Feminist Theory in the Classroom

As a Women and Gender Studies minor, Nancy Barile's blog post entitled, " Film and Feminist Criticism in the High School Classroom" shows that feminist theory can be taught in the classroom without stirring up controversy. Barile demonstrates a great way to incorporate technology into the class even if showing movies was one of the first techniques. By discussing gender stereotype and its use in media, she is starting a discussion about topics that are much discussed in college. A broader view of stereotypes opens up a variety of topics for papers and discussion. In addition, since students in this century are use to entertainment in the form of film and television, incorporating film into the topic of feminist criticism ensures that a connection between the two subjects is made.
Barile points out that once the connection was made, her students told her that watching television is just not the same, it was ruined. She feels that she did her job because now her students will not blindly watch anything and gain wrongful perspectives on men and women. They are left to produce their own opinions of the world.

website used: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/classroom-solutions/2010/08/film-and-feminist-criticism-high-school-classroom