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==All groups== | ==All groups== | ||
| − | #According to Kaplan, feminists have taken two approaches in their analyses of the "Madonna phenomenon": | + | #According to Kaplan, feminists have taken two approaches in their analyses of the "Madonna phenomenon" (MP): |
| − | ##"A feminist identity politics" | + | ##'''Groups 1 & 2:''' "A feminist identity politics" |
| − | ##"A feminist politics of the signifier" | + | ##'''Groups 3 & 4:''' "A feminist politics of the signifier" |
#In your own words, what characterizes these two approaches? | #In your own words, what characterizes these two approaches? | ||
==Group 1 == | ==Group 1 == | ||
#Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as liberal/bourgeois feminism? | #Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as liberal/bourgeois feminism? | ||
| − | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about '' | + | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them? |
| − | #Do you believe that | + | #Do you believe that ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why? |
#Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | #Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | ||
#*If you were a researcher interested in feminist identity politics, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore identity politics and Spears? | #*If you were a researcher interested in feminist identity politics, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore identity politics and Spears? | ||
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==Group 2== | ==Group 2== | ||
#Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as Marxist feminism? | #Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as Marxist feminism? | ||
| − | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about '' | + | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them? |
| − | #Do you believe that | + | #Do you believe that ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why? |
#Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | #Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | ||
#*If you were a researcher interested in feminist identity politics, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore identity politics and Spears? | #*If you were a researcher interested in feminist identity politics, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore identity politics and Spears? | ||
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==Group 3== | ==Group 3== | ||
#Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as radical feminism? | #Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as radical feminism? | ||
| − | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about '' | + | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them? |
| − | #Do you believe that | + | #Do you believe that ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why? |
#Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | #Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | ||
#*If you were a researcher interested in feminist politics of the signifier, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore the politics of the signifier and Spears? | #*If you were a researcher interested in feminist politics of the signifier, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore the politics of the signifier and Spears? | ||
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==Group 4== | ==Group 4== | ||
#Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as post-structural feminism? | #Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as post-structural feminism? | ||
| − | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about '' | + | #What would your brand of feminism have to say about ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them? |
| − | #Do you believe that | + | #Do you believe that ''Mad Men'' and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why? |
#Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | #Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears. | ||
#*If you were a researcher interested in feminist politics of the signifier, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore the politics of the signifier and Spears? | #*If you were a researcher interested in feminist politics of the signifier, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore the politics of the signifier and Spears? | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/tvcritgallery/main.php/v/chapter13/ Chapter 13 illustrations] | *[http://www.tcf.ua.edu/tvcritgallery/main.php/v/chapter13/ Chapter 13 illustrations] | ||
| + | *[http://music.aol.com/video/express-yourself/madonna/1102444 "Express Yourself" on AOL music] | ||
[[Category:TCF311]] | [[Category:TCF311]] | ||
[[Category:TCF311 Discussion]] | [[Category:TCF311 Discussion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 14 August 2019
All groups
- According to Kaplan, feminists have taken two approaches in their analyses of the "Madonna phenomenon" (MP):
- Groups 1 & 2: "A feminist identity politics"
- Groups 3 & 4: "A feminist politics of the signifier"
- In your own words, what characterizes these two approaches?
Group 1
- Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as liberal/bourgeois feminism?
- What would your brand of feminism have to say about Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them?
- Do you believe that Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why?
- Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears.
- If you were a researcher interested in feminist identity politics, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore identity politics and Spears?
Group 2
- Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as Marxist feminism?
- What would your brand of feminism have to say about Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them?
- Do you believe that Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why?
- Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears.
- If you were a researcher interested in feminist identity politics, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore identity politics and Spears?
Group 3
- Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as radical feminism?
- What would your brand of feminism have to say about Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them?
- Do you believe that Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why?
- Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears.
- If you were a researcher interested in feminist politics of the signifier, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore the politics of the signifier and Spears?
Group 4
- Do these two approaches to the MP qualify as post-structural feminism?
- What would your brand of feminism have to say about Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class? Would it approve or disapprove of them?
- Do you believe that Mad Men and the Madonna videos viewed in class are pro-feminist or anti-feminist? Why?
- Another sexually potent woman featured in music videos and elsewhere on television is Britney Spears.
- If you were a researcher interested in feminist politics of the signifier, what might you have to say about her work? How might you fashion a research project to explore the politics of the signifier and Spears?
All groups -- as time permits
- What is the concept of "pastiche," as based in Fredric Jameson's theories and explained by Kaplan? Why is it significant to Kaplan's feminist understanding of MTV?
Bibliography
- Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Critical Methods and Applications. Mahweh, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2007.
- Robert C. Allen, Channels of Discourse, Reassembled, second edition (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1992).
