UNC Charlotte: English 1102

Annotated Bibliography
Jada S Morrisey 3/19/2013

How has feminism change the way that people are seen through the media?

Walby, Sylvia. The Future of Feminism. Cambridge, UK: Polity, 2011. Print.

There have been many attempts to declare that feminism is over, and has been thought by many that feminism is dead. Angela McRobbie suggest that we are living in the aftermath of feminism, however The Future of Feminism offers a provocative response to the notion of feminism being dead, or anything other than being alive and vibrant. Although, the first and second wave of feminism has bought many successful milestones to our country, like having the right to have an abortion, and women stop being claimed as property of their husband or father. Gender inequalities still exist extending across the domains of economy, polity and violence, as well as civil society (6). Sylvia Walby, part of the Order of the British Empire, is one of the worlds leading authorities on gender. She is currently a Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University, and is most noted for her work in the fields of domestic violence, patriarchy, gender relations in the workplace, and globalization. This source helps to provide me topic with details of what people consider feminism now; current battles that we are fighting (For example, the images of women being allowed in playboy magazine); how the media portrays feminism; and the possible future of where it may go. There are also many other opinions and research, by credible researchers, on multiple subjects; for example, why is it that many people thing that feminism is dead, and how the media reacts to women within the media; that helps provide different perspective of my topic.

Bowden, Peta, and Jane Mummery. Understanding Feminism. Stocksfield [U.K.: Acumen, 2009. Print.

Similar to The Future of Feminism, Understanding Feminism also addresses the thought of feminism being dead. However, its main purpose is to give insight to what is feminism. Focusing on the complex strands of feminist thinking by analyzing some of the central practical and theoretical problems (from the first and second wave of feminism) feminists have sought to address in their diverse and sometimes conflicting attempts to understand the forms and mechanisms of womens subordination, how feminist resistance is possible and how women can lead lives that are fulfilling to them (9). Each chapter focuses on a different cluster of concerns: Oppression, Embodiment, Sexuality and Desire, Differences among and within Women, Agency, and Responsibility. Peta Bowden is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Murdoch University in Australia, and Jane Mummery is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Ballarat, also in Australia. This source is used as a guide to the diverse and evolving nature of feminism, giving clear and reliable insight to the ideas of many important feminist. It helps put into words what is the problem that has no name (feminism).

Adams, Katherine H., Michael L. Keene, and Jennifer Campbell. Koella. Seeing the American Woman, 1880-1920: The Social Impact of the Visual Media Explosion. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2012. Print.

From 1880 to 1920, Women, especially young ones, found their lives (transforming into the person that they wanted to be) being shaped by their participation in the visual culture that was emerging. Leaving behind the idea of the domestic wife that reigned in the

nineteenth century and was giving in to the rise of the new "types" of women based on a single feature (like the type of hair, skin, dress, or prop); this including the Gibson Girl, the stunt girl, and the bearded lady. Investigating from the circus and film to newspapers and magazines, this source examines depictions of women at the emergence of "mass media," and that would remain influential throughout the twentieth century. All three of the authors (Adams, Keene, and Koella) are distinguished English professors at University of Tennessee-Knoxville. This source provides information for a particular part of my topic, since I am examining how feminism has changed the way women (and men) are seen through the media; this source is directly affiliated with the very first of feminism (where it all began).

Johnson, Merri Lisa. Third Wave Feminism and Television: Jane Puts It in a Box. London: I.B. Tauris, 2007. Print.

Just like how Seeing the American Woman, 1880-1920 is used as justification of how gender was portrayed within the media during the first wave of feminism; Third Wave Feminism and Television is used to support evidence in how gender is being seen through the third wave of feminism. The third wave of feminism is considered to have started in 2011 and is still occurring into 2013, as in now. This source offers an exuberant and accessible discussion of what television and other media outlets have to offer todays feminist fans. Merri Johnson is the Director of the Center for Womens Studies at the University of South Carolina-Upstate. She has also published widely on the subject of female sexuality in literature and popular culture. This source is the only reliable source I

could find that demonstrated the ways in which the third wave of feminism has approached and illuminated mainstream media.

Carilli, Theresa, and Jane Campbell. Challenging Images of Women in the Media: Reinventing Women's Lives. Lanham, MD: Lexington, 2012. Print.

A collection of fifteen articles, each addressing the status of women through an examination of depictions of women in the media, and challenging the status quo of those media images of women. This source studies the displays of how mixed messages from the media attempts at breaking the glass screen, causing women to repetitively question themselves and their role in their culture. Like having cake ads followed by diet commercials, the medias interpretation of women is both confusing and contradictory. More and more women have begun to provide to media institutions as respected anchors, talk show hosts, and commentators, these progressions are often counteracted by music videos with half naked women wrestling in Jell-O-pudding and reality television shows such as Jersey Shore. Both Carilli and Campbell are professors at Purdue University Calumet; Carilli is a Professor of Communication and Campbell is a Professor of English. This source analyzes these depictions (as talked about before) and the effects that they have on women, culture, and what we are teaching our society about gender.

"Educational Videos About Media, Culture, and Society For The Classroom." Media Education Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013.

The professor of my Womens and Genders Studies class uses this website, and material from this website, a lot for her lessons in class. Recently we have watched Tough Guise which is also a source I will be using for my topic, but also they offer many other videos, summaries, and study guides based on images shown within the media, and challenging those images, and seeing how they have evolved over time. This site also offers blogs by different users, which can be helpful when looking for multiple perspectives on a subject.