Inverting the Inverted Pyramid: A Conversation about the Use of Feminist Theories to Teach Journalism

Walker, Danna; Geertsema, Margaretha; Barnett, B

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“…Women entering male-dominated professions are often expected to act like their male counterparts, or become 'pseudo-men'. Walker describes her experience as a young journalist where she 'often adopted the ways of journalism with enthusiasm' (Walker, Geertsema & Barnett 2009: 178) but later, as a feminist academic, saw 'those traditions … as gendered -not an exciting test of mettle for "equal" entry into the boys' club but a patriarchal structure built on the language and ideology of the powerful' (178). Similarly, Taber in her autoethnography about serving in the Canadian Forces says it is essential to prove that you can not only do your job but participate in or put up with masculine activities… This included behaviours such as drinking, swearing, making sexual innuendos, and watching pornographic movies.…”

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Autoethnography as creative expression: What my story could have been…

Baker

2014

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This paper explores how I am using creative expression combined with autoethnography and feminist theory to fulfil my PhD project objectives. My television drama series examines sexism, gender roles and gender-assigned occupations. Autoethnography uses the researcher's story and often stories of others alongside theory to encourage social change, and forms part of the writing methodology for my project. Autoethnographic stories rely on memory and discretion, therefore 'truth' is not necessarily essential or possible, and so I discuss 'truth' in relation to belief and knowledge, as discussed by current researchers of the theories of Heidegger and Foucault. Spurred on by writers who desire to create work that is inclusive and accessible, I chose creative expression in the form of a fictional television series to attract a wider audience and encourage social change. I refer to current feminist writers who critique post-feminism, with its questionable claims that equality has been achieved, its tendency towards individualism rather than group activism, and its lack of political content. Butler's concept of performativity in relation to fictional female business owners is discussed in relation to my female protagonists who, as a motivated group, enter a male-dominated industry.

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Autoethnography as creative expression: What my story could have been…

Baker

2014

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“…A few years ago I participated in a panel, "Feminist Ways of Teaching Journalism," and afterward, the three of us put our ideas together for publication. 2 On campus, I teach with members of Butler's Collaborative for the Critical Inquiry into Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Class. As a group, we decided to write for publication about our experience developing and teaching "Resistance and Rights: Global Women."…”

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Stoking the Research Fire: Three Views

Self¹,

Geertsema‐Sligh²,

Weiss³

2012

American Journalism

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Most academics are fired up for research right after graduate school, but after a few years on the job, the flame might wane. Perhaps you are over-burdened with service or administration and can't imagine finding time for a research project. Budget cuts may have you feeling overworked or uninspired. Perhaps you've achieved your goal of becoming tenured and you wonder what comes next. The purpose of this collection of essays, presented originally at a 2011 midwinter conference, is to share ways to stoke a passion for research. The perspectives included here represent three stages of academic life: tenure-track assistant professor, tenured associate professor, and full professor. 1

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An activist in the field: Social media, ethnography, and community

Danley

2018

Journal of Urban Affairs

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Inverting the Inverted Pyramid: A Conversation about the Use of Feminist Theories to Teach Journalism

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Autoethnography as creative expression: What my story could have been…

Autoethnography as creative expression: What my story could have been…

Stoking the Research Fire: Three Views

An activist in the field: Social media, ethnography, and community

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