This film holds to the argument that wealthy, rather conservative, independent companies own the leading news outlets for our media and therefore dictate the opinions and political stances of these media outlets
What is Myth of The Liberal Media
100
The focus of Dreamworlds 3 is on this type of media outlet
What is Music Videos
100
A backlash against feminism
What is postfeminism
100
In this film, we are meant to sympathize with a white lead character who becomes the "savior" for troubled, marginalized teens
What is Dangerous Minds
100
In Merchants of Cool, this is a process in which the media observes teens, they market their behaviors, and then teens mirror this and reproduce it in new ways
What is feedback loop
200
This film by Naomi Klein argues that big business is a bad thing. It features three categories which Klein infers big businesses take advantage of: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs
What is No Logo
200
In Merchants of Cool, this musical group sells the idea that their music and concerts are a safe haven for teens trying to get away from marketing schemes that steal their ideas and resell them
Who are Insane Clown Posse
200
This idea of postfeminism has the predisposition that women must balance work and her family needs (lecture on postfeminism from class)
What is the work-family dichotomy
200
Through the lenses of this social construct, we are taught how to respond to race and how we interact within different social situations where racism is present.
What is the social construction of whiteness
200
the last music video we watched and analyzed in class featuring Drake
What is Nicki Minaj's Anaconda
300
Frontline’s idea in this video is that teenagers are being marketed by the slightly adjusted, yet same ideas and creations they themselves have created.
What is Merchants of Cool
300
In this film we learn that women's bodies are sold to us as the most important aspect of their person, and perhaps the only part of a woman worth noting (Limp Bizkit is mentioned in this film for throwing meat at women...)
What is Dreamworlds 3
300
In this film, Beth and Alex are women of two different lives, one a stay at home mother whom we are meant to sympathize with, and the other a career driven woman who becomes the antagonist of the film.
What is Fatal Attraction
300
Although we did not view these films, we have talked of how both are problematic for creating a "white savior" for a marginalized race (you must name both for the points)