Create a paper that examines gender within society using a piece of popular media. Each student will select a topic from the list provided (see below) and present a 5-7 page paper.
Presentations will examine gender presented in one of the following:
• Movie/movie series
• Book/book series
• Television/Streaming show
• Comic book series/Manga series/graphic novel
• Video game
Papers will contain the following project objectives:
• Brief summary of the media item (do not assume the instructor has familiarity with it) and its current place in society
• Why did you select this media?
• What are 5-8 concepts from the course that are demonstrated in this media selection (provide examples)? These should be bolded in the text so they are easily identifiable to the instructor
o 2 concepts are required:
How does your media address issues of gender strain?
What gender stereotypes are present in your media?
• How might your media influence men? women? Transgender/nonbinary individuals?
• What are the mental health implications of how your media presents gender?
• As a future mental health (or other) professional, how might you help an identified character within the media if they were a client?
• Scholarly, Peer Reviewed References Provided and correctly sourced