Describe, Examine, and Articulate what you are Learning.
YOU must read the article “The male gaze is more relevant and more dangerous than ever”
from New Review of Film and Television and “What is the male gaze? Definition and examples
in film” by Kim Leonard.
For each of these categories consider reflecting on the following:
Describe:
– What cultural and/or social phenomenon was most striking to you in the reading? Why or
why not?
– Was this phenomenon something new or something you had already encountered in your
study of race/ethnicity, history, socialization, power, and society? If so, how? If not,
where had you already encountered this?
Examine (from an academic perspective):
– How does this experience enhance your knowledge of a specific reading, theory, or
concept? Does it challenge or reinforce your prior understanding?
– Does it relate to topics in other courses or experiences you have had? How so?
– What do you disagree with? Be sure to provide counterpoints.
Examine (from a personal experience):
– How did this phenomenon make you feel? How did you react to it?
– What assumptions or expectations did you bring to the situation? To what extent did they
prove true? If they did not prove true, why was there a discrepancy?
– How have past experiences influenced the manner in which you responded?
– Did your observations of this phenomenon reveal any of your own attitudes or biases?
Articulating your Learning:
– What did you learn? How did you learn it? Why does this learning matter and how
important is it? How will it affect the way you understand and interpret society and
culture in the future?
