WGST 210: Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Media (Revision 1) Report a Broken Link

WGST 210: Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Media introduces students to the important field of critical media studies with a focus on how gendered and sexual identities are represented in advertising, comics, popular film and television, social media, and transmedia franchises. It also considers engagement with media by viewers and fans.

Unit 1: Media Representation, Identity, and Reception


Unit 2: Miss Representation—Women in the Media


Unit 3: Eye on the Guy—Masculinity in the Media


Unit 4: Queering the Media


Unit 5: Consumer Cultures


Unit 6: Celebrity Cultures


Unit 7: Participatory Cultures


Unit 8: Social Media and Selfie Culture