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You will answer the following question through completing tutorial tasks in weeks two-four: QUESTION: 1. Select one image (from newspapers, magazines, advertising billboards, advertising on your facebook feed etc) that circulates in YOUR everyday life from THIS YEAR to analyse how representations of femininity and/or masculinity reinforce or challenge common sense assumptions about gendered identities. Make sure you use Barthes' terminology you learned in classes to illustrate your answer. NB: very detailed instructions for competing assignment are given in lectures and tutorials in the first four weeks. Make sure you attend. HOW TO APPROACH ASSIGNMENT The question is designed to give you practice in identifying a PRIMARY SOURCE (original source of information created under time of study: In this assignment, it will be an IMAGE taken from your own dealings with cultural representations) to which you can apply a KEY CONCEPT that will help you ANALYSE how sex/gender relations are represented. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CONDUCT RESEARCH FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT. The goal of this assignment is to help you move from a familiar world, where many opinions and images are circulated about gender relations, to an academic environment where you will learn to analyse and present an explanation for why some opinions and images seem to be more popular and ‘natural’ than others. You will learn to question opinion and what appears as ‘natural’; you will begin to look at images in a way that contextualises their relations to gendered and sexualised roles (girlfriend, boyfriend, mother, father, partner, lover, etc), where such roles are tied to classificatory procedures and institutional arrangements that position all of us in terms of power and (in)equality. You will learn to analyse your image using the terminology of textual analysis that moves from a denotative meaning (literal meaning), to a connotative meaning (what is associated with the literal level). Finally, you will reflect upon how that image reproduces or challenges (or perhaps both reproduces AND challenges) a dominant ideological level of meaning (ie, something that has become naturalised) regarding femininity or masculinity. GSD1SGI: ASSIGNMENT ONE SELF-ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST. The first assignment is structured to assess your ability to apply a key concept to a set task. Do not conduct research in the library for this essay. You are, however, expected to show that you have done relevant readings (weeks two and three) for this question and you must attempt to use relevant key concepts to answer the question. Use the following checklist to assess whether YOU think you have answered the question and structured your assignment well. STRUCTURE OF ASSIGNMENT (CIRCLE YES OR NO) 1. You have an introduction that identifies what you will be discussing, and you indicate some sense and direction as to how you will approach the question (TIP: write introduction AFTER you have written rest of essay). YES/NO 2. Each paragraph is based around one central idea and is connected to answering the overall question. YES/NO 3. Each paragraph follows logically from one section to the next. YES/NO 4. You have attempted to use key concepts introduced in the course to answer the questions. YES/NO 5. You have expressed your ideas clearly. YES/NO 6. You have a conclusion, which ties all of your points together in a way that demonstrates that you have answered the set question. YES/NO 7. You have formatted references appropriately YES/NO 8. You have provided correct bibliographical details from where your image was circulated, and correct bibliographical details from your readings for key concepts. YES/NO 9. You have used either the Oxford or Harvard system for referencing. YES/NO FORMAT OF ASSIGNMENT 1. You have used at least 12 point font for this assignment YES/NO 2. Your assignment is double spaced YES/NO 3. You have wide enough margins for comments YES/NO 4. You have proof read your essay YES/NO 5. You have attached a cover sheet and signed declaration for originality of work YES/NO 6. You have attached this self assessment sheet to your assignment YES/NO 7. You have attached your advertisement to this assignment. YES/NO Assessment Task Criteria N D C B A Understanding of key concepts Demonstrated comprehension of the key concepts and importance in applying to images Clear and convincing analysis Description and Evaluation of three levels of analysis (denotation, connotation, ideology [cultural beliefs and values]) in a clear reasoned response Written expression Ideas explained clearly and coherently using proper presentation style, spelling and grammar Referencing and formatting Provided source of image and contextualised its circulation. Correct formatting of in text and bibliographical referencing Graduate Capabilities Not Met Met Exceeded Writing Responded to the task in a clear and coherent way Critical Thinking Points are relevant, evidence is appropriate, reasoning and conclusions are coherent Problem-solving Clearly Identified issue, and produced plausible assessment of its significance. Comments: Mark: Signature: Date: