Ideas for topics/approaches

Hi all,

Based on your evaluation comments last week, some of you would like more guidance on the blogging. I'll be giving you some personalized observations and feedback, but also wanted to offer some ideas for those of you who may be stumped on topics and approaches.

Some tactics you might take:

1. Respond to the film/TV screening from the previous week, or the readings for the upcoming week. What did you find relevant, interesting, important? What would you like to talk about more in class?

2. Connect course material to what's happening in the community or on campus. The feminist group SHADOW, for instance, will hold a "Take Back the Night" event on April 8, and the Vagina Monologues was performed on campus and will be performed in the community. How do such events make feminism relevant, interesting for a new audience? What can we do to raise awareness about violence?

3. What's happening in media news this week, and how does it concern gender/feminism? (You can go to Yahoo Entertainment news for starting points)

4. What media did you consume this week, and how did it affect your thinking about feminism/gender? Offer some examples and analysis.

5. What about the men? As our class tends to focus more on women, what do you think the media is conveying about masculinity? Post your ideas and observations here.

6. Write about your own research paper in progress. What are you learning? What questions is this raising for you?