Examining theories of labor, creative economy, and media industries, this course explores the various entanglements between labor, media, and gender. It examines why certain kinds of creative labor—from filmmakers to social media influencer—have become gendered and to what end. The course also studies how media industries have understood and represented gendered labor. Rather than view media work as a static entity, it determines how industrial shifts, technological developments, and economic reforms have shaped creative labor. Pre/corequisite: ENG 203. Occasionally.

Labor, Media, and Gender