DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES: Women & Hip Hop At the conclusion of the semester students will be able to 1. Develop interdisciplinary research skills and familiarity with feminist theories and modes of inquiry. 2. Describe women’s historical and contemporary contributions to culture and society. 3. Demonstrate oral communication, writing, and critical thinking skills. […]
Discuss with your peers (each 150 words) whether you agree or disagree with Mouffe’s approach to gaining political power for social change.
Hegemony & War of Position 1. Summarize (a minimum of 300 words) Chantel Mouffe’s argument on hegemony, war of position, and agonistic politics. (Lecture Notes/videos). 2. Discuss with your peers (each 150 words) whether you agree or disagree with Mouffe’s approach to gaining political power for social change. Reflect a balance between quotations and/or paraphrasing […]
How legitimate do you find cultivation theory to be and do you agree with its basic theorems, or do you find the assumption that the audience is “passive” to be flawed?
Critiquing Cultivation Cultivation theory proposes that, over time, heavy users of media/television develop or cultivate views of the world similar to what they see on television/media. The “Anti-Authoritarian Politics of Harry Potter” video proposes that the films (or books) potentially cultivate a “skepticism of authority.” It could be argued that, conversely, shows such as The […]
Name something you saw in the “Lego Movie” clip that you feel demonstrates hegemony, and explain how it does so.
Hegemony “The most potent effect of mass media is how they subtly influence their audiences to perceive social roles and routine personal activities.” (Lull) “To the extent that those in the target group internalize the images that the dominant group reflects back to them, they may find it difficult to believe in their own ability.” […]
How does individual and social performance work to maintain a community? What is the relationship between individual and community?
TEXTS Noë, Alva. “Air Guitar Styles” Tolentino, Jia. “Always be Optimizing” Ho, Karen. “Biographies of Hegemony” PROMPT In essays two and three, we looked critically at terms community, belonging and performance. In essay four,combine the above three terms with a new key notion of the “individual” in community. Alva Noë in his essay Air Guitar […]