COMS 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cultural Hegemony, Intersectionality, Racialization
4 Oct 2017
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Week 5: Race and Gender
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Race and Gender
● Feminism: the other “F-Word”
● DO not be afraid of feminism. If you are a feminist, you believe in equality for women
● Feminist studies: feminist studies are critical examinations of aspects of gender
inequality
● Intersectionality: the intersection of critical aspects of identity such as race and gender
● Mainstream media is hegemonic, structures our society
● Media is institutionalized. It is embedded in our social, political, economic, and cultural
life
● Hijri: Are media racist? Yes, but not all the time, and not always intentionally
● Points to complexities of understanding racism and processes of racialization
Preferred Readings
● Adhere to stereotypes
● “Whitewashed” media: minimizing and erasing depictions of race and gender
● Years of minimizing racialized violence against Aboriginal People and MMIW
Racism
● Assumptions, beliefs and attitudes flowing from stereotypes, misunderstanding and
misinformation
● Generalized, often simplistic prejudicial ideas that doesn’t reflect the authentic reality of
the people they demean
● 4 key problems with media
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Document Summary
Do not be afraid of feminism. if you are a feminist, you believe in equality for women. Feminist studies: feminist studies are critical examinations of aspects of gender inequality. Intersectionality: the intersection of critical aspects of identity such as race and gender. Mainstream media is hegemonic, structures our society. Media is institutionalized. it is embedded in our social, political, economic, and cultural life. Hijri: are media racist? yes, but not all the time, and not always intentionally. Points to complexities of understanding racism and processes of racialization. Whitewashed media: minimizing and erasing depictions of race and gender. Years of minimizing racialized violence against aboriginal people and mmiw. Assumptions, beliefs and attitudes flowing from stereotypes, misunderstanding and misinformation. Generalized, often simplistic prejudicial ideas that doesn"t reflect the authentic reality of the people they demean. Social construction of the femininity and masculinity. Normative constructs about appropriate behaviour or performance . Social norms which dictate established ssexual identities.
