The Figure of the Feminist from Postcards to Memes

Abstract

The sociology of gender relies heavily on feminist scholarship, yet college students bring a wide array of beliefs about feminism to the classroom. Because of this, professors of gender might find that they face numerous misconceptions around the material, and they must work to address these misconceptions in order to increase student willingness to...

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Details

Subject Area(s):

Sex and Gender

Resource Type(s):

Class Activity

Class Level(s):

College 100

Class Size(s):

Any

Usage Notes

Feminism has been an important framework in the sociology of gender since the 1970’s (Rosenberg and Howard, 2008), and feminist work on gender is increasingly important, even in general introduction classes (Manza and Van Schydnel, 2000). Because of this, feminism is often present throughout courses in sociology in both implicit and explicit ways....

Learning Goals and Assessments

Learning Goal(s):

1. Goal 1: Students will be able to identify the values hidden in media images, specifically related to feminism.
2. Goal 2: Students will be able to critically evaluate how current beliefs about feminism are rooted in historically anti-feminist ideologies.

Goal Assessment(s):

1. Assessment 1: Through group discussion, students will identify symbols within each image and connect these symbols to particular beliefs about the feminist movement.
2. Assessment 2: Through an in-class activity, students will gather current images associated with feminism or anti-feminism and will discuss how these relate to historical anti-feminist beliefs.