Media,journalism and culture

Media,journalism and culture Fin" rel="nofollow">inal Essay: Methodology Question：Are there new forms of gendered violence onlin" rel="nofollow">ine? 2500 words The essay requires you to apply the knowledge in" rel="nofollow">introduced in" rel="nofollow">in the lectures and discussed in" rel="nofollow">in the semin" rel="nofollow">inars. The essay needs to provide evidence of research and will detail in" rel="nofollow">inter alia: methodological background; method and its application; discussion and conclusion. The essay will provide you with the opportunity to critically engage with different approaches to the research process. You need to select two research methods and explain" rel="nofollow">in why you want to choose them. Question: Choose a theme/debate/issue/concern in" rel="nofollow">in regards to gender and digital media (e.g. sextin" rel="nofollow">ing, onlin" rel="nofollow">ine abuse, parentin" rel="nofollow">ing, work, femin" rel="nofollow">inist activism, etc.) and write a methodology to in" rel="nofollow">investigate this, explain" rel="nofollow">in why you are choosin" rel="nofollow">ing the approaches you are (suitability) and why you are not choosin" rel="nofollow">ing others (limitations/unsuitability). You will need to begin" rel="nofollow">in with a research question to guide your methodology, which you will prepare with your semin" rel="nofollow">inar leaders in" rel="nofollow">in class. Here are some examples: What are the femin" rel="nofollow">inist possibilities and constrain" rel="nofollow">ints in" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">intersections between gender and digital cultures? How has digital media changed the experience of parentin" rel="nofollow">ing for women or men? Is digital media changin" rel="nofollow">ing the experience of gender in" rel="nofollow">in the workplace? What are the gendered patterns of in" rel="nofollow">inequality in" rel="nofollow">in digital media production? What are the gendered patterns of in" rel="nofollow">inequality in" rel="nofollow">in digital media consumption? What are the Practices, Attitudes and Influences of Sextin" rel="nofollow">ing for young women and men? In what ways has digital media changed the experiences of masculin" rel="nofollow">inity/femin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">inity? Does digital media have liberation possibilities for women from margin" rel="nofollow">inalised backgrounds? How is gender performed in" rel="nofollow">in a networked era? Are there new ways to challenge gender stereotypes and gendered violence onlin" rel="nofollow">ine? Is digital media engin" rel="nofollow">ineerin" rel="nofollow">ing a male domin" rel="nofollow">inated field? Why or why not? In what ways do people gender their mobile phones and why? Tip: for examples of how to write a methodology read the methodology section of research articles about gender and the digital media in" rel="nofollow">in peer-reviewed journals. Length: 2500 words Due date: 24th January, 2017 Topic: Are there new forms of gendered violence onlin" rel="nofollow">ine? Research methods: 1.Quantitative&Qualitative Key Readin" rel="nofollow">ing: Bryman, A. (1988) Quantity and Quality in" rel="nofollow">in Social Research. London: Routledge. Read chapters 2 & 3. (Ebook available from Library) Stokes, J. (2003) How to do Media and Cultural Studies. 1st ed. London: Sage. Read ‘Content Analysis’ pp. 56-67. (Ebook available from library) 2.Critical discourse analysis Key Readin" rel="nofollow">ing: van Dijk, T.A. (2001) Critical Discourse Analysis, in" rel="nofollow">in Schiffrin" rel="nofollow">in D, Tannen D and Hamilton H E (eds.) The Handbook of Discourse Analysis. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishin" rel="nofollow">ing, pp. 352-371. (E-book available from library)