MA in Gender and Media  MA in Gender and Media University of Sussex ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1534153195University-of-Sussex.jpg

This MA focuses on the production, circulation and reception of media representations of masculinity, femininity and sexuality. It also explores the ways in which questions of gender and sexuality might shape and inform media relations more generally, for example in the negotiations of the publicprivate divide. This programme engages with a substantial intellectual area to address some of the key social, cultural and political issues of the present day. Undoubtedly, the media have been extremely influential in shaping and reflecting gendered power relations, and processes of identification in relation to the politics of gender, sexuality and the body. This unique MA brings these issues to the fore, and allows you to address them in depth. Drawing on Sussex?s team of recognised scholars in the fields of both media and film and gender studies, the interdisciplinary programme allows you to combine approaches from the social sciences, cultural studies and the humanities. You will be introduced to the key concepts in feminism, postfeminism, queer theory, ?crip? theory, masculinity studies and body image studies, as well as a wide range of media and cultural theory. The media texts addressed throughout the MA are drawn from a wide range of historical and national contexts and will include print and online media, film (both Hollywood and non mainstream), and radio and television genres such as soap operas, dramas and make-over shows. However, you are encouraged to set your own agenda throughout the programme, culminating in a research-led dissertation. Assessment All courses are assessed by 5,000-word term papers. You are also required to submit a dissertation of 18,000 words. Structure Autumn term: Media Theory and Research I, which introduces a range of conceptual, institutional and methodological perspectives on the media ? Gender and Representation, which interrogates mediations of masculinity, femininity and sexuality. Spring term: two options from a list that has previously included Approaches to Film Noir ? Culture, Experience, History ? Emotion, Representation and Culture ? Feminism and Film ? Gender, Technology and Embodiment ? Latin American Cinema ? Media Audiences ? Media Theory and Research II ? Queering Popular Culture ? Rethinking European Cinema ? Science, Technology, Culture ? The Cinematic Body ? Women and Human Rights. Summer term and vacation: you undertake work on the MA dissertation under faculty supervision.

A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree in media, film or another relevant discipline. We also welcome applications from those with relevant professional experience. The latter applicants will be shortlisted on the basis of their CV anerall, wItemalue+oSn++???A????#? ?+???????????????????????????????????+S?++??????,???@#iItem??????????