Preliminary questions<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe previous chapters establish that culture is political \u2013 connected to the economy, social class and issues related to production and consumption. Culture has also been discussed so far in relation to signs systems, language, discourse and the visual. In this chapter, gender and sexuality enter the frame. Beginning with the connections between gender, culture, politics and feminism, Chapter 8 of Cultural Theory and Popular Culture<\/em> discusses film (see also Chapter 5 of this website), soap operas, reading and adverts. We consider how post-feminist theory informs an understanding of some of these. Masculinities and queer theory are also addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSome issues that are worth thinking about as you read these discussions and related Reader<\/em> extracts are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- To what extent does sexuality or gender relate to the production and consumption of cultural texts?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Is it possible to ignore feminist responses to cultural theory and popular culture?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Is feminism just for women?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Is queer sexuality really just about lesbian and gay texts and practices?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Do we read and consume texts solely on the basis of gender or sexuality?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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After you read: Important ideas <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe concept of <\/em>gender unravels a variety of cultural moments and movements that have defined and reflected upon a number of social changes. The cultural trajectories of those changes have been outlined in Chapter 8 in relation to ideas, theorists, and cultural texts. With quizzes 8.1 and 8.2 follow those trajectories and revise their routes.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Quiz 8.1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Which is correct? (Choose between true<\/em> or false<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n