Week Two - Feminism & Semiotics in Pop Culture (Sept 3 & 5)

NO CLASS for LABOR DAY - Sept 3 (M)

• Labor Day History: 11 Facts You Need To Know 
• For more on the real 'labor day'

Feminism and Popular Culture, Part I - Sept 5 (W)

Readings for today:

• Feminism & Popular Culture, Chaps 1-2

In class:

• Discuss Ziesler's book and some terms associated with the politics of media representation
• Lecture on semiotics

For further reading and research:

• Sut Jhally, The Codes of Gender (film)
• "The All-White World of 'Girls'" - Audio story on The Takeaway.
• Dave Zirin & Sherry Wolf, "Stop the Savage Sex Scare in Sports," Edge of Sports, Sept 14, 2009.