Topic:
How does media (ads, commercials) influence women's status on the society?
Reason why I choose this topic:
- Last year (11th grade) for English class, I choose to investigate women in media. Therefore I am very interested in topics concerns with women's rights and raising women's status in the society. I think this senior project allows me to start to actually go out and do something instead of just writing or discussing about this issue. Also, I want to incoorporate graphic design skills that I will learn in my internship experience with making posters to raise awareness of women's status.
I want to examine things such as:
- What is the current status of women in media?
- How women being portrayed as objects in media?
- What are people's thoughts about idealized beauty?
- Explore stereotypes or limitations being put on women in different culture (or at least in some Asian countries)
Methods I can go out and gather information:
- survey: How women/girls feel about themselves?
- survey: How men view women in media?
- interviews: models, fashion industries, advertising companies
- get in contact with DOVE - Campaign For Real Beauty: http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.com/
My "actual production" will be creating ads to:
- raise women/girls self-confidence
- portray women in healthy, non-sexual, positive angle
These are just my very first outline of what I want to do. Feel free to give any suggestions! :)
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3 comments:
Wow. You have some pretty sweet ideas! Why didn't you bring all this up at your internship site the other day? I don't remember you talking about the role of women? Its a really good idea. I think you will have so much information whether it be interviews, surveys, online research, personal experience etc. The things you are looking to do also seem pretty fun. I think one good idea could be interviewing Beetle nut girls. Ask them what they think of their job and why they do it. Obviously you don't want to be discriminating and make them feel uncomfortable. You don't want them to go tell their gangster boyfriends on you! :P Anyways, when I read your post that was one of the first things that came to mind because its local and I see it everyday. If you need help with these interviews, just let me know! :D You're mentor seems pretty neat and I can tell she is excited to get started with you girls. Great ideas so far!
Your post was very specific and detailed! I am very interested in what the answers to your question will be!
But I still have a question though, where are you going to post your ads? (on the internet, streets in Taiwan, or where?)
You have put a lot of thought into this and have some very detailed ideas already. Great! I agree with Tyler, you should have brought this up at your internship interview!! Like I said in Roxanne's blog, you will need to do more than just create awareness, because people have been doing that for decades and it is not working (pretty hard to work against Mother Culture!). I am excited to see what you come up with for our community. I really think you can do it!
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