This guide will help you locate, evaluate, and cite both primary sources and secondary sources for your Feminist Media Analysis
Assignment. Your goal is to investigate a debatable issue connected to your chosen texts using feminist theory, synthesize sources effectively, and support an original argument in your documentary video essay.
Your research must include:
Primary Sources
These are the actual texts you will analyze:
Films
TV episodes
Comics/graphic novels
Music videos
Advertisements
Artwork / photography
Interviews with creators
Social media posts
Secondary Sources
Support your argument with:
Scholarly feminist theory articles
Media criticism
Journalistic reviews and cultural commentary
Biographical sources
Historical context
Feminist theoretical frameworks
Your argument must come primarily from analyzing the texts, not just repeating what secondary sources say.