Gender Representation in the Media

Overview

In this Gender Representation in the Media course from University of Strathclyde by FutureLearn , develop critical skills for analysing the media through a gendered lens.

From Beyoncé performing in front of a lit up ‘Feminist’ sign to the #MeToo movement, feminist issues have never seemed so popular in the media. However, research still consistently highlights the under-representation of women in the media, especially amongst marginalised groups.

On this course, you’ll be introduced to key gender issues. You’ll explore female representation in areas from news to sports to feature films, and discover why equal representation still looks a long way off.You’ll also consider what can be done to offer alternative depictions of women to the mainstream media.

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Develop an understanding of key concepts for studying gender in the media, with a particular emphasis on how we understand gender in relation to other structural inequalities including race, age, sexuality and disability.

• Develop critical skills for analysing contemporary media texts through a gendered lens.

• Explore how the approaches considered in this course play out in your own regional contexts.

• Investigate how feminist and women’s organisations have worked to challenge and change mainstream media representations.