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Representation of Issues

Representation of Issues. Sexualisation of Children Third World Poverty . The mainstreaming of the sexualisation of girls.

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Representation of Issues

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  1. Representation of Issues Sexualisation of Children Third World Poverty

  2. The mainstreaming of the sexualisation of girls For better or for worse, the discourse of adolescent desire is no longer missing. It has been splashed all over MTV, thoroughly commodified by the market, and repetitively performed in popular culture. (Fine and McClelland 2006:300)

  3. Who needs protecting? Daily Mail – May 10th 2006

  4. Historical continuity …

  5. Rhianna – S&M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdS6HFQ_LUc

  6. Shakira – She Wolf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=booKP974B0k

  7. Why the panic now?

  8. Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball http://youtu.be/My2FRPA3Gf8

  9. Miley Cyrus – Disney to Deviant

  10. How pop became porn

  11. Some food for thought… • Girls have always had to negotiate the ever-present possibility that they will be sexually objectified • Being a girl and becoming a woman is harder in new times with new technologies and a ubiquitous porno-aesthetic embedded in mainstream culture • Contemporary paradox: girls as sexual subjects AND sexual objects

  12. Developing Nations…

  13. In groups… • List words that represent ideas or images that you associate with the subject of developing nations… • Incorporate these words into visually graphical mind-map (turn the words into pictures).

  14. Sources? • Where do you encounter images or information about developing nations? • What does the term ‘developing nation’ mean? • “A country with a low standards of living, generally indicated by severe poverty, low income and education levels, high birth rate, and poorlydevelopedsocial, economic, and technological infrastructure”.

  15. Amenities • Plumbing • Clean drinking water • Education • Health care • Reliable electricity • Public sanitation • These basic amenities are what DEVELOPING nations lack

  16. Examples of DEVELOPING nations • South Korea – Economically • India – Democracy • Bhutan – Transition into modernity

  17. DEVELOPING NATIONS • This is a relatively new term… it replaced the older term ‘Third World’ • What negative stereotypes does the older term have?

  18. Global South • Newer term that is often used when talking about ‘developing nations’ and ‘third world’ • What does the term global development mean? • When might developed countries assist less developed countries? • Food aid • Disaster relief • Promoting women’s rights • Building infrastructure • Ensuring access to clean water

  19. Save The Children Website

  20. Self Help Africa

  21. Slumdog Millionaire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q

  22. City of God http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioUE_5wpg_E

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