Last week’s SHINE session focused on ‘Gender Representation’.
SHINE pupils discussed what they already knew about the Media and definitions of Gender. The topic promoted some really interesting conversations, with one pupil suggesting that ‘Gender is the way in which you define yourself” and another stating that ‘I had not realised the depth of the term media.’
Pupil volunteers then began to explore how different genders are representation through their anticipated behaviour such as, ‘Run like a girl’ compared to ‘Run like a boy.’ The demonstrations were quite amusing.
The session moved to independent exploration of how the media influences the representation of gender, by examining some print adverts. The conclusions drawn, prompted further discussion and a realisation of the impact of bias upon media texts.
Thank you to all the members of the English Department who helped to support this session.
