Reading for 03/24/06: "Cinergi'a"

Hi Culture Club and happy break!

Your reading for this week is on reading and interpreting gender in film, as you will be working with the children on identifying gender representations in film (and magazines) this next week. Please consult and surf the website http://www.mediaandwomen.org/

Please go through especially the four links on the homepage (take the quiz and read "girls, women and media," "get the facts," and "what can i do?" and discuss. You may choose to respond to some or all of the following questions:

What is the site's objective?

What is "media literacy"?

Have you observed the children in the culture club either conforming to or resisting media stereotypes and gender?

How do you think that schools can become more involved in promoting "media literacy"?