CYB103 Communication Theory and Practice

Topic "Media Representations of Gender- women"

These are the links to the lessons that need to use. Please load the links and watch these to get the information: https://rise.articulate.com/share/DRuiK-53vb7G8AWwWOCMCKStcWc7Jlyz#/lessons/0zD5RdJFfVXNhxeXBmW14brA1kA1Q6hp Media representations of women: https://rise.articulate.com/share/NeXTpn5Cqe1KyY0cs48agdIjaqnCtmQf#/lessons/9qghOi0jBVW8G1CUDmSL-092lp9oLrDU

Description: Essay

You will choose a cultural group (e.g. young people LGBTIQ+ people, women) and analyse how this group is represented using at least two media texts as examples.  In your essay you will identify the key ways the text represent the group you have selected and discuss how these representations relate to broader ideological perspectives discussed in lectures and tutorials.

Your essay must compare the chosen texts, examining how they are indicative (or not) of changes to how these cultural groups have been constructed in the media. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate your understanding of the CYB103 unit content and the wider media and cultural context of your examples.  As such, you should aim to draw upon the concepts introduced in the readings and lectures throughout the semester, as well as any additional research that supports your argument.

You can define “media text” broadly.  For example, you might want to focus on two advertisements, two websites, or two TV shows.  Alternatively, you could focus on two characters from TV shows, or celebrities.  You can, of course, choose a combination of texts and / or genres (e.g. a website and a TV show, an Internet meme and an ad).  Choose texts that interest you and make you think.  You can choose texts in languages other than English, if you provide a translation.