Feminism & Pop Culture

In this 8-week course, students will be introduced to a wide range of feminist theories, which we will apply to pop culture trends.

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Completed by 23 learners

50 minutes

per class

Once per week

over 8 weeks

11-14

year olds

3-10

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Oct 4 - Nov 22 (8 weeks)

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2pm - 2:50pm

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Description

Class Experience

Feminism & Pop Culture are intertwined! Pop culture influences feminism, and feminism influences pop culture. In this class, we will discuss several feminist theories and how they can be applied to analyze pop culture, including movies, TV, music, YouTube, social media apps like TikTok, and more. 

This is an Intro-level course where students can join regardless of how much experience they have with feminist theory. 

Each week will involve: 
-short, discussion-driven presentations of 1-2...

Students will understand the basics of feminist theory and be able to apply those to the pop culture texts of their choice.

I have been an English professor for 10 years and have taught on diversity and feminist theory in numerous classes. On Outschool, I teach courses on Feminism & pop culture. My writing about feminist issues has been published by Jezebel.com, Everyday Feminism, Role Reboot, The Shriver Report, Salon.com, and more.

2-3 short writing assignments spread out over the course of the class + 1 option to write a 3-4 page paper on feminist theory at the end of the course. 1 weekly reading assignment.

These readings will be online, free, and available to access for all students.

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:The New Statesman article
FiveThirtyEight article about the Bechdel Wallace Test
Council on Foreign Relations article about social media and feminism
Youtube
Playbill.com article about feminist empowerment musicals
Google Doc listing links to pop music videos on YouTube

Students who submit a paper at the end of the course will receive individualized written feedback.

50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class.

I teach from an intersectional feminist perspective, which means that I view gender as just ONE aspect of the world where equality has not yet been attained. We may address additional areas of social injustice, including racism, classism, ableism, and more. I also teach from a non-binary perspective. Although I periodically use gendered language including "boys" and "girls," I also use language like "all genders" and avoid promoting a gender binary. Transgender and non-binary children should feel welcome in this course, and we will do our best to use gender-inclusive language.

Teacher

Liz Boltz Ranfeld

🇺🇸

Lives in the United States

Professional writer, independent educator, and intersectional feminist. she/her

179 total reviews

189 completed classes

About Me

Hi! I was an English professor for 11 years before becoming a full-time professional writer and independent educator. I started teaching on Outschool in February 2020 so that I could teach young writers and feminists in addition to my university...