Hi all, welcome back from your well earned break.
Today you're going to do some re-cap on language and gender (Paper 2) and look at how this can link with language and representation (Paper 1). When you're done, post all your notes on your blog for some handy revision.
Task 1: Read this link to familiarise yourself with some language and gender terminology.
Task 2: Find 3 (or more if you like) texts where gender is presented in a particular way. You can choose any text, for example looking at the way in which Roosh V represents men and women, and why people want him banned from the country. Similarly, you could look at the controversy surrounding Dapper Laughs etc. Or going for a different angle you could look at how the same product (razors/deodorant/pens/skincare etc) is marketed to men and women - what are the differences in the language used? Or go for popular culture, for example the debate over the adjective "bossy" to describe women. These are just suggestions so you could look at anything you like.
Task 3: Do some analysis of these texts on your blog; don't forget to apply as much terminology as you can. Look closely at the connotations of language choices that the text uses.
Good luck and have fun with this one, remember you can use any text you like so get creative!
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