CMN 3104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Saartjie Baartman, True Women, Close Reading

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 3104
• Professor: Dina Salha

Document Summary

7. 6 gender and race as meaning systems: understanding. Of sexualized imagery in rap music: kiana cox. The author analyzes the songs on billboard"s hot rap singles charts, and explores implications of the sexualization of african. The author explores some theoretical, historical, and policy implications of the sexualization of african american women in rap. African american women"s daily lives; and ultimately, how media play a role in reflecting, constructing, and maintaining these systems of meaning. Aside form being axes of stratification that differentially affect people"s life chances, race and gender are also systems of meanings that are applied to bodies and actions. These systems of meaning are not random sets of race and gender signifiers. Rather they are organized components of hegemonic ideologies. Collins advances a theory of hegemonic femininity which will serve as the theoretical foundation for this article. Hegemonic femininity is a set of characteristics, behaviours, and interactions that represent the totality of normal womanhood.