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Presentation
Presentation
This unit intends to give students the needed tools to understand issues around communication and gender. It will also frame how and why these debates are fundamental in democracy.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Optional | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT449-23434
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Gender: definitions and modes of analysis Language, communication and gender The role of media in the social construction of gender Media and journalism and products and producers of culture Media in a social context: the way media are interpreted and used How to analyze media and journalism, and reflect on it
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Objectives
Objectives
To be able to critically articulate a scientifically sound discourse on gender. To know the main works around gender theory. To be able to critically engage with media sources from a gender perspective. To be able to understand the role of gender in constructing our relationship to media. To be able to analyze a media corpus with a gender perspective. To be able to consider and implement gender equality initiatives in media settings.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Use of multimedia materials and discussions about media content in the classroom
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References
References
Barker, M.-J., Gill, R., & Harvey, L. (2018). Mediated intimacy: sex advice in media culture. Medford, MA, USA: Polity Press. Butler, J. (2024). Who’s afraid of gender? Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Butler, J. (1999). Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity. New York: Routledge. Byerly, C. M. (2011). Global report on the status of women in the news media. Washington, DC: International Women¿s Media Foundation (IWMF). Gill, R. (2007). Gender and the media. Malden, MA, USA: Polity. Kearney, M. C. (Ed.). (2012). The gender and media reader. London: Routledge. Pereira, M. do M. (2012). Fazendo género no recreio: a negociação do género em espaço escolar. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais. Silveirinha, M. J. (2004). As mulheres e os media. Lisboa: Livros Horizonte.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
