Media and film studies

Feminism and Digital Culture

Module code: P5017
Level 6
30 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Coursework

You will explore the politics of digital media culture, with a grounding in debates in feminist media studies to inform this.

Issues may include:

• misogyny and sexism in digital culture
• selfies, sexting and sexuality
• new feminist movements and fan cultures
• migration and mobiles.

The module engages debates about intersectionality, post feminism, heterosexuality, racism, violence and sexism across a range of media forms including mainstream mass media forms and alternative media production.

Module learning outcomes

• Systematically understand key challenges in feminism and digital culture
• Critically assess contemporary challenges in relation to a longer history of debates in feminist media studies
• Develop established techniques of inquiry to open up research questions
• Demonstrate an ability to critically analyse an appropriate example of media texts or practices
• Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate literature in the field
• Demonstrate skills in written communication and research design