Making my ethnography movie has so far been going really well. I have already conducted two of the interviews and only have one left to tape. In regards to the interviews I have a good amount of material to work with. I really have enjoyed getting this type of hands on experience by interviewing the female fashion bloggers at Emory. I think that making this movie has actually been a very fun learning experience for me, especially because I feel that I can relate to the people I am interviewing. I think they all are very talented fashion bloggers and I am really interested in learning about their opinions; and I especially want to find out what their views on the ways women are portrayed by both the fashion industry and the media. I plan to ask what type of message they think this sends to all women of society.
I have also done some research about some of the gender inequality in the fashion industry, which is what one of my critical mini-essays is about. So far in my research I have learned about how much women have come to dominate the fashion world, especially in modeling. Furthermore, my research has focused on how male models are extremely underrepresented and sometimes even discriminated against in the realms of fashion. For the other one of my critical mini essays I have decided to research and write about how fashion affects a persons’ gender identity. We live in a society in which our clothing can say a lot about who we are, especially when it comes to gender. Almost all of clothing, shoes and accessories are either designed to be gender specific. Articles of clothing are made distinctly for men or distinctly for women. Therefore, clothing has come to influence the way a person defines him or herself. This, many times, causes a problem for people who do not fit a certain gender definition or know what exactly their gender identity is. These are the people who are discriminated against by the fashion industry. People who consider themselves transgender or gay fall victim to who they want to be and who society wants them to be. I have asked the two people I have interviewed about this and I am extremely excited to share their points of view.
I have also done some research about some of the gender inequality in the fashion industry, which is what one of my critical mini-essays is about. So far in my research I have learned about how much women have come to dominate the fashion world, especially in modeling. Furthermore, my research has focused on how male models are extremely underrepresented and sometimes even discriminated against in the realms of fashion. For the other one of my critical mini essays I have decided to research and write about how fashion affects a persons’ gender identity. We live in a society in which our clothing can say a lot about who we are, especially when it comes to gender. Almost all of clothing, shoes and accessories are either designed to be gender specific. Articles of clothing are made distinctly for men or distinctly for women. Therefore, clothing has come to influence the way a person defines him or herself. This, many times, causes a problem for people who do not fit a certain gender definition or know what exactly their gender identity is. These are the people who are discriminated against by the fashion industry. People who consider themselves transgender or gay fall victim to who they want to be and who society wants them to be. I have asked the two people I have interviewed about this and I am extremely excited to share their points of view.