EMN U1 – Sexism in society

Sexism in society

 

Reading list:

  • Margaret Atwood (1976) The Edible Woman
  • Naomi Wolf (1990) The Beauty Myth

 

Session 1 (Sept. 18th)

Assignment group A:

  • Read Margaret Atwood, The Edible Woman, Chapter 5, pp. 39-40 (PDF)
  • Read Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Chapter 1, “Playing pilgrims”, pp. 6-7 (PDF)
  • Watch the 2012 KFC ad:

Question: Has sexism evolved between Little Women and 2012? If yes, how so? Compare and contrast between the sources.

  • Divide the work individually and then discuss together
  • During the tutorial, split in two sides: ‘yes’ and ‘no’

Assignment group B:

  • Read and watch the assignments of group A, plus:
  • Read Margaret Atwood, The Edible Woman, Chapter 5, pp. 39-43 (PDF)
  • Read Louisa May Alcott, Little Women, Chapter 29, “Call”, pp. 284-286 (PDF)
  • Analyse the 2012 Bosch ad:

Question: Has sexism evolved between Little Women and 2012? If yes, how so? Compare and contrast between the sources.

  • Divide the work individually and then discuss together
  • During the tutorial, split in two sides: ‘yes’ and ‘no’

Assignment groups C & D:

  • Read and watch the assignments of groups A & B, plus:
  • Read Margaret Atwood, The Edible Woman, Chapter 3, pp. 21-25 (PDF)
  • Watch the Channel 4 segment on Serena Williams;

Question: Was Serena Williams victim of sexism? Draw parallels with Little Women and The Edible Woman to support your position.

  • Divide the work individually and then discuss together
  • During the tutorial, split in two sides: ‘yes’ and ‘no’

 

Session 2 (Nov. 7th)

Assignment:

  • Read Margaret Atwood The Edible Woman (the entire novel)
  • Read Chapter 1 of Naomi Wolf (“The Beauty Myth”)

 

Session 3 (Nov. 21st)

Assignment:

  • Read Chapter 2 of Naomi Wolf (“Work”)

Presentation:

  • Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex. “Introduction”.

 

Session 4 (Dec. 5th)

Assignment:

  • Read Chapter 3 of Naomi Wolf (“Culture”)
  • Watch the documentary Miss Representation

Presentation:

  • Erving Goffman, Gender Advertisements, “Gender Commercials”

 

Session 5 (Dec. 12th)

Assignment:

  • Read Chapter 8 of Naomi Wolf (“Beyond the Beauty Myth”)

Presentation:

  • Linda Scott, Fresh Lipstick – Rethinking Images of Women in Advertising.