Gender in the News: 08.30.12 (Republican Edition)

Anne Romney woos women voters at the 2012 Republican convention in Tampa

•  A look at the "legitimate" children of rape NEW YORKER
• Crackdown: The 2012 Republican platform promises to "vigorously" prosecute pornography REUTERS
• Is the real "War on Women" being waged by ... Democrats? FISCAL TIMES
• Why I am pro-choice and Republican CNN
• Some GOP women wish the men would just shut up YAHOO!
• Gay Republicans are optimistic despite setbacks LOS ANGELES TIMES

Reflection 01: I Love You, Man—Exploring "Bromances"

One interesting phenomenon over the past decade has been the rise of so-called "bromances," intimate, but non-sexual, relationships between straight men. Affectionate male bonding has a centuries-long tradition around the world, yet American society has generally drawn rigid lines between two heterosexual males who are friends. Bromances are said to break down many of those barriers, allowing a man to be more expressive of both his own feelings and his feelings toward his male friend. Just why American male friendships are seemingly more open these days is up to debate. Some argue these bonds have been shaped by everything from feminist mothers raising more emotionally open sons to the gay rights movement to younger generations of men simply disregarding old societal taboos. But are younger men today really more open to intimate male friendships? Is this truly a new phenomenon or have men always been free to express themselves emotionally with other men? Finally, if you are a man, what has been your experience been with bromances?

Include at least three of the following in your discussion:

• "Are You in a Bromance? (Or is it Just a Man Crush?)" DETAILS
• "The Ten Biggest Bromances in Sports" BLEACHER REPORT
• "Bromances Aren't Uncommon as Guys Delay Marriage" SEATTLE TIMES
• "Study: A Guy’s Bromances May Help Keep Sex With His Wife Alive" TIME
• "I Love You, Man (as a Friend)" NEW YORK TIMES
• "The Collective Mind: Affectionate Men" SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Requirements:

• Must be in MLA Style
• Must be two full pages in length
• Must include a works cited page

Due: Thursday, Sept. 6th

Week 02

"Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable."

—Plato, The Republic

Week 02

Tu 08.28

Class: Introductions; Lecture—“A PowerPoint Presentation How-to”

Th 08.3

Read: eR—“Father's Letter Disowning Gay Son James after Coming Out Goes Viral” (Huffington Post), “Nicki Minaj’s Retroactive Feminism” (Salon), “Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Feminist Bet: Does a Princess Need Prince Charming?” (Hollywood Reporter), “Red Sex, Blue Sex” (New Yorker)

Class: Lecture—“Writing as a Process”

Upcoming:

Week 03
Tu 09.04
Read: DELUSIONS—“We Think, Therefore You Are” – “XX-clusion and XXX-clusion”

Th 09.06 

Read: DELUSIONS—“Gender Equality Begins (or Ends) at Home” – “The ‘Fetal Fork’” 

Class: DIAGNOSTIC ESSAY 

Due: REFLECTION 01 

Powerpoint Presentation, Pt. I (Sec. 19)

Actor Steve McQueen helped define the cool image of the 20th century American male

As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By midnight on Friday, August 31st, you and a partner should be signed-up for a topic and date.  All topics and dates are first-come first-served. Topics will be crossed off as they are chosen. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave the group's names (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per group is required.

Example: David Cortez and Kerry Clancy: Women in Advertising, 10.16.12

Follow these are the guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

1. The work distribution is up to each pairing, though it should be somewhat equitable
2. The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length
3. There should be approximately 10 slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
4. Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 
5. On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

The best presentations will:

• Open with cover and introduction slides
• Begin by contextualizing the topic, then presenting relevant information
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a simpler visual style (illustrations are highly recommended)
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube*
• Conclude with a summary of the information presented 

*Here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into PowerPoint 2007. Embedding clips can save time during a presentation.

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. Title IX: History and Impact
2. How the Pill Changed Everything
3. Long Promised: Arranged Marriages in America
4. The Legend of Amelia Earhart
5. The Boy Scouts of America: Then and Now
6. Alcohol and Women: What Everyone Should Know
7. Introducing the 21st Century Dad
8. Homosexuality: The Nature vs Nurture Debate
9. One for the Girls: The History of Wonder Woman
10. Midwifery in America: An Overview 
11. Swimsuits and the American Woman: A History
12. Emerging Voices: Asexuality and Polyamory
13. Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen
14. Challenging Tradition: Women at the Citadel
15. Inside the Men's Rights Movement
16. Women Rockers: Janis Joplin, Heart, and The Go-Go's
17. Going Steady: Dating in the 1950s
18. Look Good Now: Inside the Weight Loss Industry
19. The History of Home Economics 
20. Taking Charge: The Seneca Falls Convention
21. The Stonewall Riots: The Start of a Revolution
22. Uncovering Issues of Male Sexual Abuse
    
23. Barbie: Then and Now
24. The Battle of the Sexes: Bobby Riggs v. Billie Jean King
25. Gender and the Salem Witch Trials
26. Alfred Kinsey and the Kinsey Scale
27. Underwear in America: An Evolution
28. Why We Cheat: Exploring Infidelity 
    
29. Just for Now: Understanding Situational Homosexuality
30. Men's Hairstyles: 1900 to Present

Choose from these dates:

Week 05
Tu 09.18
1. Kirk Cichocki & Michel Nguyen: Why We Cheat - Exploring Infidelity
2. Kristine Cariaga & Ramone Farrier: Emerging Voices - Asexuality and Polyamory

Week 06
Tu 09.25
1. Eli Komai & Vincent Yeung: How the Pill Changed Everything
2. Kennith Johnson, Jennifer Yeung, and Tyler Meeken: Barbie - Then and Now

Week 07
Tu 10.02
1. Shane Nath: Look Good Now - Inside the Weight Loss Industry
2. Rachelle Murti & Larissa Fetu: Swimsuits and the American Woman - A History

Week 10
Th 10.25
1. Nia Belvin & Soraya Hemzeh Soltani: Underwear in America - An Evolution
2. James Nacino & Allison Lee: One for the Girls - The History of Wonder Woman

Week 11
Tu 10.30
1. Ashley Parks & Justin Almogela: Introducing the 21st Century Dad


Week 13
Tu 11.13
1. Wing (Yiuki) Chan & Connie Chen: Going Steady - Dating in the 1950s
2. Bryan Nguyen & Jarrus Tsang: Homosexuality - The Nature vs Nurture Debate

Th 11.15
1. Stephen Cheung & Veronica Dang: Just for Now - Understanding Situational Homosexuality
2. Ashley Nathan & Genesis Flores: Long Promised - Arranged Marriages in America

PowerPoint Presentation, Pt. I (Sec. 06)

Wonder Woman has remained an American icon for over 70 years

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As you know, this semester you and a classmate will be responsible for a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation and a class hand-out.

By midnight on Friday, August 31st, you and a partner should be signed-up for a topic and date.  All topics and dates are first-come first-served. Topics will be crossed off as they are chosen. Anyone that has not chosen by this time, will automatically be assigned a partner, topic, and date.

Follow these steps:

1. Click on "Comments" at the end of this post.
2. In the "Post a Comment" box, leave the group's names (first and last), section, topic, and the preferred date—only one entry per group is required.

Example: David Cortez and Kerry Clancy: Women in Advertising, 10.16.12

Follow these are the guidelines for the presentation:

Requirements:

1. The work distribution is up to each pairing, though it should be somewhat equitable
2. The presentation must be approximately 10 minutes in length
3. There should be approximately 10  slides, including at least one video clip (no more than 2-3 minutes in length)
4. Must include a handout outlining your presentation (25 copies) 
5. On the day of your presentation, email both your presentation and handout to me at dhdelao@gmail.com.

The best presentations will:

• Open with cover and introduction slides
• Begin by contextualizing the topic, then presenting relevant information
• Avoid a heavy use of animation and effects, choosing instead a simpler visual style (illustrations are highly recommended)
• Engage the class through a conversational style, utilizing questions and/or activities
• Utilize multimedia, such as YouTube*
• Conclude with a summary of the information presented 

*Here is a quick video explaining how to embed a YouTube clip into PowerPoint 2007. Embedding clips can save time during a presentation.

Remember, you are responsible for providing your own laptop.

Choose from a list of topics, then dates, below:

1. Title IX: History and Impact
2. How the Pill Changed Everything
3. Long Promised: Arranged Marriages in America
4. The Legend of Amelia Earhart
5. The Boy Scouts of America: Then and Now
6. Alcohol and Women: What Everyone Should Know
7. Introducing the 21st Century Dad
8. Homosexuality: The Nature vs Nurture Debate
9. One for the Girls: The History of Wonder Woman
10. Midwifery in America: An Overview 
11. Swimsuits and the American Woman: A History
12. Emerging Voices: Asexuality and Polyamory
13. Men's Men: Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Steve McQueen
14. Challenging Tradition: Women at the Citadel
15. Inside the Men's Rights Movement
16. Women Rockers: Janis Joplin, Heart, and The Go-Go's
17. Going Steady: Dating in the 1950s
18. Look Good Now: Inside the Weight Loss Industry
19. The History of Home Economics 
20. Taking Charge: The Seneca Falls Convention
21. The Stonewall Riots: The Start of a Revolution
22. Uncovering Issues of Male Sexual Abuse
    
23. Barbie: Then and Now
24. The Battle of the Sexes: Bobby Riggs v. Billie Jean King
25. Gender and the Salem Witch Trials
26. Alfred Kinsey and the Kinsey Scale
27. Underwear in America: An Evolution
28. Why We Cheat: Exploring Infidelity 
    
29. Just for Now: Understanding Situational Homosexuality
30. Men's Hairstyles: 1900 to Present

Choose from these dates:

Week 05
Tu 09.18
1. Julie Bui & Duy Ngo: Look Good Now - Inside the Weight Loss Industry.
2. Jack Dawson & Derrick Arbiol: Alfred Kinsey and the Kinsey Scale

Week 06
Tu 09.25
1. Elizabeth Cuilan & Tamera Chew: Barbie - Then and Now
2. Liz Ann Garcia & Brenda Ma: Alcohol and Women - What Everyone Should Know

Week 07
Tu 10.02
1. Seling Chen & Susan Nguyen: One for the Girls - The History of Wonder Woman
2. Medina Dautovic & Jessica Lee: Gender and the Salem Witch Trials

Week 10
Th 10.25
1. Eric Tam, Sammuel Babu, and Amit Nand: Men's Hairstyles - 1900 to Present
2. Christina Mantoura & Julie Anne Corpuz: Going Steady - Dating in the 1950's

Week 11
Tu 10.30
1. Shaban Rexha & Olivia Amaya: The Legend of Amelia Earhart

Week 13
Tu 11.13
1. Gurnit Ghardhora & Jherell Rabanal: Title IX - History and Impact
2. Blake Peterson & Mike Simonini: Swimsuits and the American Woman: A History

Th 11.15
1. Vincent Yeung & Randy Traipakdeekul: Why We Cheat: Exploring Infidelity

Gender in the News: 08.20.12

Does marriage lead women to drink more?

• Study: Marriage increases a woman's drinking, lessens a man's ABC NEWS
• Backlash: Is Rihanna "sanctioning" domestic violence? DAILY MAIL
• College survey: Men getting judged more harshly for too much casual sex CBS NEWS
• Teen pregnancy in US is down, but still room for improvement NPR
• Why I cry in public HUFFINGTON POST
• Are men shaping the debates over women's issues? MSNBC

Week 01

"I love him so much it just turns to hate."

—Hole, "Doll Parts"

Week 01
Th 08.23

Class: Syllabus review

Upcoming:

Week 02

Tu 08.28

Class: Introductions; Lecture—“A PowerPoint Presentation How-to”

Th 08.3

Read: eR—“Father's Letter Disowning Gay Son James after Coming Out Goes Viral” (Huffington Post), “Nicki Minaj’s Retroactive Feminism” (Salon), “Pixar’s ‘Brave’ Feminist Bet: Does a Princess Need Prince Charming?” (Hollywood Reporter), “Red Sex, Blue Sex” (New Yorker)

Class: Lecture—“Writing as a Process”