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  Introduction to feminism: blog tasks Everyday Sexism Watch the Everyday Sexism TED talk from Laura Bates (linked above) and answer the following questions: 1) Why did Laura Bates start the Everyday Sexism project? to catalogue the spectrum of sexism faced day-to-day by women , from the "niggling and normalised" to "outrageously offensive". In encouraging people to share their stories, the project aimed to show the world that sexism exists in many guises and is a valid problem. 2) How does the Everyday Sexism project link to the concept of post-feminism? Is feminism still required in western societies? It links to the idea that we're in  post-feminism  as people continuously say that women are equal now and they shouldn't be making a fuss about it, therefore confirming that  feminism  is still required in western societies.  3) Why was new technology essential to the success of the Everyday Sexism project? She didn't have any source of funding to keep t

  1) Why is representation an important concept in Media Studies?                                                                                  Representation-   It refers to how aspects of the real world, such as people, events, cultures, and ideas, are presented and constructed in media texts. e verything that appears in the media is a  representation . They carry particular meanings or values. 2) How does the example of Kate Middleton show the way different meanings can be created in the media? The writer discusses how the power to create  representations  has been in the hands of  media producers  working within media  institutions . In the paparazzi photo above of Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, Middleton has very limited control of how she is  represented . The outfit she is wearing is the only thing in her control but the location of the image, her pose and facial expressions aren't as she was not expecting the photo. News and photo  editors  decide which photo