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With Eyes Open : Framing Teen Pregnancy in the Media. Darragh Dandurand Friedman. A bit about me…. Temple University – Undergraduate Junior Fields of Study: Media Literacy / Theory Women’s Studies: Feminist Theory, Human Sexuality, Gender Identity Active feminist - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Framing Teen Pregnancy in Framing Teen Pregnancy in the Mediathe Media
Darragh Dandurand Friedman
A bit about me…
0Temple University – Undergraduate Junior0 Fields of Study:
0Media Literacy / Theory0Women’s Studies: Feminist Theory, Human
Sexuality, Gender Identity
0Active feminist0Love public speaking, chocolate, total cat
person0Want to meet everyone on the planet
0A website devoted to deconstructing media and media culture around us
0An academic project and personal pursuit0Some previous media reviews:
0 The Princess & the Frog0 Saturday Night Fever0 Brave
ABC news – teen pregnancy
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Workshop Itinerary
0Reflections of Womanhood, Pregnancy & Youth
0Understanding Media0Literacy
0 Media & Body0 Deconstructions & Conversations
0What is Feminism?
What does it mean to be a…
0woman?0pregnant woman?0teenager?0mother?0sexy?0loved?0respected?0successful?0famous?
What does it mean to be…
Normal?
We’ll come back to this…
Media is…
Music Books
Music Videos Clothing
Commercials Television
Advertisements
Digital Academic Video Games Mobile Social Networking Magazines Internet
Media LiteracyDefinition
0What is “literacy?”
0What is “media literacy?” (or ML)0 authorship &
critical consumption of media
0Key Concepts:0 Communication0 Media0 Analysis0 Literacy0 Art
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Media LiteracySignificance
0Helps to define ideas of:0 Normality
0Body Image0Cultural Expectations0Success0Truth0Politics0Branding / Advertising0Representation0Gender & Sexuality0Violence
Media Literacy Affects/Effects
0“Spheres of Influence”0 Child: Family, Media0 Tween: Family, Media, Peers0 Teenager: “Super Peer” Media, Peers0 Young Adult: Media, Peers, Politics0 Adult: Media, Peers, Politics, Finances
Media Literacy Framing
SocietyMedia
Sense of Normality &
Reality
DefinesControls Conforms
Young,Gender-Socialized
Female Demographic(women)
Media Messages,Conglomerates & Power
Sexual Behavior,Scripts & Agendas
The Funnel of Dramatized Reality
“Commercial Realism”Goffman, Erving. Gender Advertisements. New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Print.
Media LiteracyPurpose
0Being critical of the world and how it is presented through media in order to comment on and improve it
0Helping to filter, construct, educate and investigate the trends and ideas perpetuated by media
Media LiteracyConflict
0 Can you still appreciate work while analyzing it?
0 Does everything need to be analyzed?
0 What is “art?” What is its deeper meaning?
0 Is “art” ever just “art?”
0 Can something be entertaining and educational?
0 When is media just entertainment? When is it more?
0 Does education lose clarity and value if it is entertaining?
…Walking the Fine Line…Entertainment vs. Education Appreciation vs. Analysis
Media ExamplesKe$ha, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lady
GaGa
Media Examples16 & Pregnant
Media ExamplesTeen Mom
Media ExamplesThe Secret Life of an American Teenager
Pregnancy Fame
0Kim & Kanye0The Pregnancy Pact0 Jamie Lynn Spears0Bristol Palin
What does it mean to be a…
0woman?0pregnant woman?0teenager?0mother?0sexy?0loved?0respected?0successful?0famous?
“Is The Media Glorifying Teen Pregnancy?”
2010, PROWL Blog0 “[Teen Mom] is the #2 most watched television series in MTV
history, second only to The Jersey Shore. The show is reaching a huge audience, but not without controversy.”
0 “The stars of the show (“typical teen moms”) have been made into celebrities overnight and are now featured on dozens of magazine covers. Many people think MTV and the media are being extremely irresponsible by glamorizing teen pregnancy. Others think that the show sets a good example, showing the consequences of premarital sex. The debate goes back and forth, but with teen pregnancy on the rise in the United States, many want a clear answer about the impact of the media.”
0 “According to Family First Aid, the United States has the highest rates of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world. Teen pregnancy costs the United States at least $7 billion annually. Thirty-four percent of young women become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20, and eight in 10 of these pregnancies are unintended. The statistics are staggering, but with all of the sex displayed across televisions everywhere, why wouldn’t teenagers be influenced by it?”
“MTV shows glorifying teen pregnancy?” The Massachusettes Daily Collegian,
GEMMA SANTAMARIA, 2011
0 “These recent breakout stars have taken over magazine covers, news stories, even Facebook and Twitter pages; they’re our new celebrities.” – “MTV shows glorifying teen pregnancy?” The Massachusettes Daily Collegian, GEMMA SANTAMARIA
0 “The premiere of “Teen Mom” in February of last year had 3.4 million viewers, most of which were assumingly teenage girls.”
0 “All the efforts made by the media trying to discourage girls from teen pregnancy and unprotected sex seem to be contradicted by these two successful series.”
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Media LiteracyApplication
Begin the Conversation!What is the
medium of the media?
What is the purpose of this piece?
How does it make me
feel?How do I think
it should make me
feel?
Do others react in the same way that
I do?
What is the cultural context it was created in?
What cultural context am I
using it analyze it?
Media LiteracyApplication
0How to Deconstruct & Discuss:0 Encourage yourself and others to push the
boundaries of the messages they see in media by creating media of their own
0 Articulate how the media you consume makes you feel about how the world functions and why it functions the way it does
0 Never settle for ideas, images or messages you think are negative or wrong about people, places or things
Conclusion
0Have sex or do not have sex, but be SAFE, COMMUNICATE and do not be pressured by MEDIA
0Be critical of MEDIA at all times, it can define you if you are not careful
0Create the MEDIA you want to see! Be your own author!
0Be proud that you are a WOMAN! Women are awewsome!