When you see an article with a title of, “The Changing Face of Feminism” you know
just from the word “feminism” that the article will in some way explain that
word. That word in the title is framing the
way you will read it. Framing is
selecting some aspects of a perceived reality and making them more salient in a
communicating text. In a way, it is allowing your mind to bring up all you know
about that certain word it could be a stereotype
of what you know about feminists and then you end up reading the article with a
lens of what you believe a feminist thinks acts or looks like.
Maybe when you saw that word an image of what you think a feminist
looks like popped into your head. You now end up reading the article with that
picture in your mind, not being open to what another person who calls themselves
a feminist looks like.
One word has now set out how you will read the article. Who knew that words had that sort of power?
Well I challenge you to rid your brain of the stereotypes
that come from certain words or phrases so that you can read articles in the
news with an open mind, it may be hard but I believe in you. You are able to
read feminism with an open mind you
have achieved the first part of what the article is trying to do, which is
promote a particular problem/definition.
Click on the link to
read the article:
After reading the first couple of paragraphs you can tell
what the cause of the article is, they want you the reader to understand that
feminism is becoming more of a widely used term in today’s society. Everyone
from celebrities like, Beyonce to high school teachers who are quoted in the
article are using the term. Then the article takes a turn to show you the moral
evaluation of how others are thinking of the word. This puts you as the reader
in a place where you wonder how that makes you feel. Then the article lays out
plain and simple what the next steps are to take regarding the word feminism.
The article tries to change the preconceived notions and negative connotations that you knew or learned about the word feminism and it pushes to recreate it into a more positive way and a more inclusive understanding of the word.
Check out my next post to get a better understanding of media frames
I found this blog post to be very thought provoking. Words are incredibly powerful and can frame our perceptions and emotions toward countless thoughts and ideas. Many times we have made judgments about what we read just by the title rather than taking the time to really understand the deeper meaning of someone's writings and ideas. Overcoming the schemas and stereotypes already ingrained in our minds is no easy task. However, being as open-minded as possible to more views and possibilities seem to frequently play in your favor.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment, Drew! I wrote a new post about framing titled, Frames in a News Article, maybe you could check that one out too and leave some feedback? Thanks!
DeleteI really liked this post. I thought you provided a really good example to the readers as to what framing looked like in the media. I think you made a really good connection here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Stephanie! Check out my post "Frames in a News Article" for a better way to understand framing. Maybe you could leave a comment there too? Thanks!
DeleteThis post was really good. It shows us how our schemas shape the way we think about something we might not have the full knowledge or understand about. I think your example made a clear connection to the frames in the media
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Dj! Could you leave some feedback on my post titled, Frames in a News Article? Thanks!
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