hey group i think that we should do Heteronormativity or reproductive rights. we should have videos and surveys. i dont know it just a thought. let me know.
Group 2 Claire Manas Ally Scofield Grace Wilson Demarcus Mcclain Kristen Franklin
University of Alabama’s Beauty Myth
We plan to use Naomi Wolf, Excerpt from “The Beauty Myth.” The excerpt argues “that modern beauty ideology is based on a mythical perception of beauty- socially constructed set of ideas about how females bodies should appear and behave- that has become more rigid and restrictive even as women have gained political and economic ground.”
“From the text it states 33,000 American women told researches they would rather lose 10-15 pounds than achieve any other goal.” (pg.146) We are going to make a movie and interview women around campus at places such as the rec, library, ferg, and dining halls. We plan to ask a series of questions in order to find out what the women of the University of Alabama feel is beauty.
“The beauty myth tells a story: the quality called “beauty” objectively and universally exists. Women must want to embody it and men must want to possess women who embody it. This embodiment is an imperative for women and not for men, which situation is necessary and natural because it is biological, sexual, and evolutionary: strong men battle for beautiful women, and beautiful women are more reproductively successful (pg 148). We plan to interview men on campus to demonstrate how the society places this idea of beauty on women. We plan to ask questions such as: guys would you rather your girlfriend lose 15 pounds or make straight A’s? And what is your ideal girl?
The concept that all women exists to please men is incorrect because not all women like men, and we plan to interview homosexual women to prove this.
We plan to explore the differences between the black beauty myth and white beauty myth by incorporating the article by Sirena J. Riley,”The Black Beauty Myth.” We plan to ask black women what their ideal image of a black and white woman is and vise versa, and compare the notes to determine what beauty is thought of on this campus.
Schedule: Monday April 4th meet and work at 10:00 am and start making the video Tuesday April 5th meet and work at 6:30 until- From then on we will decide how much more work we need to finish
Individual Group Member Tasks: Ally Scofield- videographer Claire Manas- Interviewer Kristen Franklin- “Movie maker” Grace Wilson- Introducer/ speaker in class DeMarcus McClain- Interviewer We will all work together to produce this project!
Great Project proposal...well thought out. Please make sure you nail down your questions and place them in conversation with course readings for your final presentation. Nice work, good luck!
hey group i think that we should do Heteronormativity or reproductive rights. we should have videos and surveys. i dont know it just a thought. let me know.
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ReplyDeleteClaire Manas
Ally Scofield
Grace Wilson
Demarcus Mcclain
Kristen Franklin
University of Alabama’s Beauty Myth
We plan to use Naomi Wolf, Excerpt from “The Beauty Myth.” The excerpt argues “that modern beauty ideology is based on a mythical perception of beauty- socially constructed set of ideas about how females bodies should appear and behave- that has become more rigid and restrictive even as women have gained political and economic ground.”
“From the text it states 33,000 American women told researches they would rather lose 10-15 pounds than achieve any other goal.” (pg.146) We are going to make a movie and interview women around campus at places such as the rec, library, ferg, and dining halls. We plan to ask a series of questions in order to find out what the women of the University of Alabama feel is beauty.
“The beauty myth tells a story: the quality called “beauty” objectively and universally exists. Women must want to embody it and men must want to possess women who embody it. This embodiment is an imperative for women and not for men, which situation is necessary and natural because it is biological, sexual, and evolutionary: strong men battle for beautiful women, and beautiful women are more reproductively successful (pg 148). We plan to interview men on campus to demonstrate how the society places this idea of beauty on women. We plan to ask questions such as: guys would you rather your girlfriend lose 15 pounds or make straight A’s? And what is your ideal girl?
The concept that all women exists to please men is incorrect because not all women like men, and we plan to interview homosexual women to prove this.
We plan to explore the differences between the black beauty myth and white beauty myth by incorporating the article by Sirena J. Riley,”The Black Beauty Myth.”
We plan to ask black women what their ideal image of a black and white woman is and vise versa, and compare the notes to determine what beauty is thought of on this campus.
Schedule: Monday April 4th meet and work at 10:00 am and start making the video
Tuesday April 5th meet and work at 6:30 until-
From then on we will decide how much more work we need to finish
Individual Group Member Tasks:
Ally Scofield- videographer
Claire Manas- Interviewer
Kristen Franklin- “Movie maker”
Grace Wilson- Introducer/ speaker in class
DeMarcus McClain- Interviewer
We will all work together to produce this project!
Great Project proposal...well thought out. Please make sure you nail down your questions and place them in conversation with course readings for your final presentation. Nice work, good luck!
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