In my first blog post I defined “Feminism” as the movement which advocates women’s rights to break gender inequality , whether socially , economically , legally and politically. After learning more about media and gender , I would redefine feminism as the movement for equality for all , focusing on the ways intersectionality differs and differentiate between women’s ability to participate in society. Feminism seeks to abolish any systems and disrupt normative ideologies and concepts that oppress women and male as well. In addition, i wrote in my first blog post “Nowadays the system our world functions in is masculine and patriarchal mostly . Therefore , feminism is fighting against the system which oppresses certain group of people , and achieve equality for all. ” which through this course i got to dive deep into the ways patriarchy and capitalism manipulates and oppresses women to remain in power. Media is an important resource , as it shapes ideologies of the society. Therefore, studying the relation between media and gender
This course opened my eyes to even the ways feminism can be misused , things i used to view as empowering women , now I am aware it creates the opposite. I am able to wear a feminist lens with all the concepts I gained in this course while viewing multiple media platforms.
“Feminist media studies” it is the study of media from feminist principles , theories and ideologies, study the media content , distribution and company. How the representation of women in media define women. This is my definition from my first blog post, i would add to it the study of the influence of media ownership , content and structure on the audience
This course expanded my knowledge in media studies and got to know authors , concepts and skills to use to fight against gender inequality in media. I am grateful for the resources i know have access to , especially in Palestine. I look forward in the future to apply all i have learned to write research papers and produce campaigns.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion for this course
Media and People 