Construct a simple chart that shows the following for both girls/women and boys/men.

Content Analysis:
Decoding Gender Roles and Dynamics in Television or Film
CULT 248 Women and Popular Culture Collaborative Assignment (25%)
6 pages in length, double spaced, 12 point font, 1 margins
Professor: Angela Aujla angela.aujla@humber.ca

PART A: Research and Data Gathering (2 marks for submission of your viewing notes, does not count toward 6 page length)

1. Decide on 4-5 episodes of a television/Netflix series, or a series of movies that has a 1, 2, and 3 (for example Star Wars, The Terminator, Batman, Madagascar, Rocky, etc) that your group will view. Of course, the movie option is more time-intensive, so take that into consideration.

2. View the episodes as a group or individually, and make notes during your viewing to help answer the questions/sections of the project outlined below. Each group member must hand their notes as a required part of the project. Some marks will be given for the submission of your individual notes. Groups should discuss their notes with each other before going onto step 3 in this section.

Make observations about how the characters are represented. What patterns do you observe? Look at their behaviour, dialogue, gender performance, presentation of self, clothing, body language, their profession, interests, their relationships with or to others, etc.

3. Write up a one paragraph summary of the media you viewed that includes the year it came out, the title of the show/movie, the individual episode names if available, and the main premise or plot of the series or movie.

PART B: Organizing your Findings (4 marks)

Construct a simple chart that shows the following for both girls/women and boys/men. You may add additional categories which you feel are pertinent to your subject:

The number of female/male characters (with speaking roles)
Roles of each of those characters (main character, supporting role, friend, love interest, villain, hero, store clerk, etc.)
Character traits/personality (shy, timid, bold, aggressive, violent, troubled, mentally ill, comedic, intimidating, and so on)
Age (approx.)
Race/ethnicity of the character (specify if possible, if not, note whether they appear as white or person of colour)
Occupation
Sexual orientation
Class status
Body type/body image (ideal body type, obese, etc.)
Ability/disability

PART C: Summary of Research Findings for the Male and Female Characters (4 marks, approx. 1 page)

Write a summary of your research findings/observations of the male and female characters.

PART D: Academic analysis and Discussion with the application/use of course materials (10 marks) In this section, you create a thesis statement, and treat it like a regular essay. (5 pages)

What overarching themes and tropes/patterns emerge? Identify and explain.
oi.e. would you say that women/men are underrepresented or overrepresented?
oAre there issues of hypersexualization or objectification? Stereotypes? Archetypes? What are the power dynamics?

Does the media you examine attempt to refute or critique stereotypes (gender, racial, sexual orientation, etc) in any way? Perpetuate them? Does this series have any similarities to other media in this or other genres?

What does this series/films reflect about our society and culture? Explain.

Does the series/films pass the Bechdel Test? Explain.

What are the possible effects of this series/film on the audience?

*Do not give a simple surface level responseexplain and give examples to support your points, and do not overlook how things like race, sexual orientation, class, etc intersect with gender in different ways.

**Note: you must engage with course concepts and theories (ie Hall, Adorno, Goffman, McRobbie, or others in this section) and reference each of them in APA format.

Overall Writing, Organization, Mechanics and Development of Paper (5 marks)

Writing:
Label each section of your paper with a heading, except for the notes from part A which will be handed in as a hard copy no need to type up rough notes
Clear and precise examples are given to support your ideas.
Clear organization and development of ideas.
Thorough, attentive and creative use of class readings and discussions.
Words are chosen carefully to convey exact shades of meaning.
Sentences are free of grammatical errors and misspelled words.
No slang or abbreviations are used.
No point form.
APA reference style
You must have at least 4 references from different sections of the textbook in your paper or from other Cultural Studies academic sources (books or journals).

Organization: Is there a clear-cut thesis statement in the analysis section that focuses the discussion in the essay? Are the ideas presented in an orderly sequence that makes sense? Does the essay have a definite conclusion that draws the ideas together?

Analytic development: Does the essay integrate themes and concepts from course readings? Does the essay offer sufficient detail to clarify major points and make them convincing? Is the language accurate and effective in making ideas and evidence clear?

Mechanics: Does every quote include a page number? Does the essay demonstrate skillful use of grammar? Are all sentences coherent and clear? Have you checked the essay for spelling? Is your essay about 6 pages in length, double-spaced, in 12-point font, with 1-inch page margins? Did you include your name and a chosen title for the title page of the paper? Is the essay turned in by the deadline?

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