Cinderella: Ideology, Race and Gender

Required readings:

Van Zoonen, "Gender, Representation and the Media"
Corea, "Racism and the American Way of Media"

Desjardins, "Cinema and Communication"
Thomas, "Myths in and About TV"
*Articles are from Downing et al (eds), Questioning The Media: A Critical Introduction (Sage, 1996)

Here are a couple of articles that many of you could use to integrate the readings in light of your different projects. Remember that the assigned readings are also integral in helping you develop your project and paper.

Kellner - Advertising and Consumer Culture
Apologies as the pages for this last article are in inverted order.
Peggy Orenstein - What Wrong With Cinderella?
This last one is not an academic article but it nonetheless raises a number of good questions and issues. From the New York Times, free registration might be required.