ANTH/SOC 334: Women’s Experience in America - Professor Hanawalt

Brainstorm on the all the key words and phrases that define your topic.

• WHO? 
  • feminists
  •  journalists, media makers
  • writers, editors, filmmakers, artists, illustrators
  • professors and researchers in feminist and gender studies
• WHAT?
  • What does feminist media look look like?
  • What kinds of media are used in organizing and/or communicating feminist ideas.
• WHERE?
  • ​United States
  • Where do you find feminist media? Websites, podcasts, zines etc.
• WHEN​?
  • Time period
    • third-wave feminism
    • 1990s to the present
    • contemporary
    • would be helpful to a know something about the history feminist media leading up to the current moment 

Think about Your Topic

 Consider some of the following questions to help you develop your topic and keywords:

• WHO?
  •  is affected by your topic? 
  • makes decisions about your topic?
  •  would write or talk about your topic?
• WHAT?
  • do you want to find out about your topic?
  • are the different issues involved?
  • do you already know about your topic?
• WHERE?
  • ​what geographic areas are involved?
• WHEN​?
  •  is there a history to your topic?
  • are there particular time periods you want to focus on?

Use Subject Encyclopedias 

If you need help developing your topic and brainstorming on keywords, take a look at one or more subject encyclopedias.