Multimodal Rhetoric in a Digital World: (i)dentity, Gender and (Re)action: Learning Community Theme

About Our Theme

This course theme explores how digital technology is an active agent in gender creation, maintenance, change, and expression through multimodal communication. Discussed are the multiple ways communication across digital media perpetuates gender roles and expectations in society.

Some Gender Issues Today

• Ageism and Gender
• Athletics and Gender
• Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
• Beauty Standards Around the World
• Body Image
• Date Rape
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Employee Rights
• Gay Marriage
• Gays in the Military
• Gender and Artificial Intelligence
• Gender Identity
• Gender and Pop Culture (film, TV, music)
• Gender and Gaming
• Gender and Hacker Culture
• Gender and Performance
• Gender and Politics
• Gender and Sexuality in Art
• Gender and Technology
• Gender and Activism
• Gender and Social Media
• Gender Conditioning (toys, reality shows, kid pageants)
• Gender Roles
• Human Rights
• Marriage & Family
• Military Suicides
• Parenting
• Prostitution
• Sex and Sexuality
• Sex Crimes
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Veteran's Issues
• Women's Community Organizing & Activism
• Women's Health
• Working Mothers