FEM 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Cultural Analysis, Lindy West, Janet Mock
11 Apr 2018
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Fem 2111 class #2: tuesday, january 16, 2018. Idea that individuals are taught to conform (e. g: personal style is mass produced) Stuart hall and cultural studies: stuart hall groups different schools of thoughts into reflective, intentional or constructionist, reflective, meaning is fixed (e. g: picture or word is real) Intentional: engagement with culture where there is the exploration of what the intended speaker is trying to say, relevance in terms of intention, constructionist: Instead of language reflecting meaning, there is a truth that language tells us. Individuals believe anything that pop culture throws at the person: there are many ways that individuals contest. What are the advantages or drawbacks of having (cid:498)feminist celebrities? (cid:499) feminist world where it can be literal things or ideas). What do these tools allow the author to enjoy, cope with, survive or resist? (e. g: in shrill, west outlines deep relationship with comedy - one of the paradoxical tools is comedy)
