Women's Studies 1020E Lecture Notes - Sesame Workshop, Femininity
13 Aug 2013
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L. thielen-wilson lecture slide points for media and normative femininity 2009. Categories of difference are key to every system of oppression. Rsd = category of gender difference key to gender oppression in western society (rigid sex dualism) Naturalizes rsd: daily practices announce gender: dress, bodily comportment, linguistic behavior , routine, repetitive, ritual creates bodily habits and desires, gender difference feels natural (vs. socially constructed) Sex marking is equally compulsory for men and for women . Slide example: magazine article: evolutionman two page spread and are much larger, woman has half or less. S2: rsd is intimately interrelated with other western dichotomies: S4: (l. davis) sports illustrated swimsuit issue si . How is gender difference and the assumption that there are two and only two biologically distinct sexes/gender: S6: (l. davis) features of the si text. Normative signifiers of women"s sexuality : feminine & heterosexual. Design of photo: backdrop, captions, model placement.
