GWS 418: Gender, Sexuality and the Media (Fall 2024) : Online
This research guide will help those looking for resources on gender and sexuality in media, specifically those in GWS 418.
Organizations
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Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media Founded in 2004 by Academy Award Winning Actor Geena Davis, the Institute is the only global research-based organization working collaboratively within the entertainment industry to create gender balance, foster inclusion and reduce negative stereotyping in family entertainment media.
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International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) The Strong’s International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) collects, preserves, studies, and interprets video games, other electronic games, and related materials. A major goal for ICHEG is to examine the ways in which electronic games are changing how people play, learn, and connect with each other, including across boundaries of culture and geography.
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Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) uses film to shatter stereotypes and bias, reveal the lived truth of inequality, and build community around art and activism.
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Women's Media Center The Women’s Media Center is a progressive, nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to raise the visibility, viability and decision-making power of women and girls in media and, thereby, ensuring that their stories get told and their voices are heard.
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Women and Hollywood Women and Hollywood educates, advocates, and agitates for gender diversity and inclusion in Hollywood and the global film industry.
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Women in Film Founded in 1973 as Women In Film Los Angeles, WIF advocates for and advances the careers of women working in the screen industries—in front of and behind the camera, across all levels of experience—to achieve parity and transform culture.
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Women In Media Women In Media promotes gender balance in the film and entertainment industries through networking, professional development, and advocacy for women, women-identifying, and gender-nonconforming filmmakers who work above and below the line and the people who love to collaborate with them.
Toolkits
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BBC Gender and Media This site gives practical advice on women’s rights and gender equality to project managers and programme makers. The overarching aim is to equip users to challenge gender stereotypes and serve both men and women equally.
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Content Creators' STEM Toolkit As a content creator, you have the power to change lives by promoting storylines that elevate the voices of those who are often unheard. The purpose of this toolkit is to help you create media that encourages girls to imagine a world of STEM possibilities.
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GLAAD Media Reference Guide GLAAD's Media Reference Guide is intended to be used by journalists reporting for mainstream media outlets and by creators in entertainment media who want to tell LGBTQ people's stories fairly and accurately.