Description: This video is a great icebreaker for a class discussion and project on sexism and the use of tropes in videogames. Much respect to the important and powerful work of Anita Sarkeesian and her blog Feminist Frequency. Just one of the great quotes in this video: “it’s undeniable that popular culture is a powerful…
Analyzing Music Videos
Description: This lesson provides strategies for analyzing music videos and the messages, themes, lyrics and symbols they use. The lesson is influenced by the the work presented in Press Pause: Critically Contextualizing Music Video in Visual Culture and Art Education by Pamela G. Taylor. Thank you Pamela! http://www.questia.com/library/1P3-1261926661/press-pause-critically-contextualizing-music-video LESSON PLAN: Grade: 9-12 or College Level…