Course info
Course Description and Objectives
Aim The aim of the course is to explore the role of media in constructing gender and its intersections with race, ethnicity, class and sexuality.
Course Objectives - To examine gender and media within the feminist perspectives.
- To understand the role of Media as in the gendered nature of performing literary and visual arts.
- To acquaint students with the analytic skills to evaluate social media as a tool of activism.
- To assist students understand how the media can be used as an important actor in promoting gender equality with a fair portrayal of both women and men through media.
Learning Outcomes
- To develop critical skills for analysing the media through a gendered lens.
- To become more responsible consumers and future producers of Media texts and images.
Assessment of students Coursework - 30%
Examination - 70%
Instructional methods - Online and physical lectures
- Discussions
- Seminar Presentations
- Audios and Videos
Aim The aim of the course is to explore the role of media in constructing gender and its intersections with race, ethnicity, class and sexuality.
Course Objectives - To examine gender and media within the feminist perspectives.
- To understand the role of Media as in the gendered nature of performing literary and visual arts.
- To acquaint students with the analytic skills to evaluate social media as a tool of activism.
- To assist students understand how the media can be used as an important actor in promoting gender equality with a fair portrayal of both women and men through media.
Learning Outcomes
- To develop critical skills for analysing the media through a gendered lens.
- To become more responsible consumers and future producers of Media texts and images.
Assessment of students Coursework - 30%
Examination - 70%
Instructional methods - Online and physical lectures
- Discussions
- Seminar Presentations
- Audios and Videos
- Lecturer: Tabeth Kanhukamwe