Moseley Sample Primary Sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcech3F-Fvl In this clip, it shows some of the men's stereotypical views of love. It explains how men only want sex and feel that being important and having expensive things is all that matters. http://superbowlads.fanhouse.com/2011/godaddycom-danica-patrick/ In this super bowl Go Daddy clip, they make the views think that the girls were naked because the writers knew that the target audience of the super bowl was men. They did this because they know that to get the attention of men, a good way is to use sex.

Lu Sample Primary Sources

Katy Perry Hot n Cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTHNpusq654

In this source, katy perry discusses the mercurial nature of a man she loves. In her lyrics, she indicates how "you change your mind like a girl changes clothes", "you over think, always speak cryptically". She is trying to say that the man she is referring to cannot make up his mind, and talks in an indirect manner. This frustrates katy perry, as she knows exactly what she wants, but the man does not.

Taylor Swift Love Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vls5WXTusfU

In this source, Taylor Swift is talking about her deep love for someone else. This example puts into the perspective the common stereotype that women are fragile and helpless while men are the dominant ones that are expected to help the women. She said she was "crying on the staircase, begging you please don't go". This shows her emotional fragility in her love. She also says "romeo save me I've been feeling so alone", which indicates her love requires her to always be near the one she loves, and that she requires his assistance."

Corrigan Sample Primary Sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTdzRaw55zo&feature=related
This video clip is of a miller lite commercial. The commercial plays on the stereotype that men are not good at expressing their feelings. The man is talking about how he has finally found something he loves, and the background video is of him and his girlfriend. However, at the end, it is shown he is talking about his beer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMPWWrCbDN4
This video clip is a beer commercial that deals with the stereotypical "man". The guy orders another light beer, but the bar tender tells him to stop being a "momma's boy" and order a miller lite. The guy's mom is also at the bar watching over him. This ties into the article "The Feminization of Love" where boys are supposed to become detached from their mothers and become independent men.

Perry Sample Primary Sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLw_YkpYT2A

The relationship between stu and melissa in the hangover shows a complex dynamic of one man, Stu, at first thinking he is in love but then realizes the mistake. This is shown by the interactions in the clip above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vNDkUahdPw

Chuck Bartowski and Sarah Walker (Tv Series "Chuck")
The clip shows the complex progression of the relationship between sarah and chuck. They start by having trouble communicating their feeling before confessing their love to each other.

Dahlem Sample Primary Sources

What Not to Wear- http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/what-not-to-wear-best-transformations/

This show really shows what we talked about in class with stereotyping people and labeling them based on what society has told us to. What Not to Wear is primarily based on telling women and men what is appropriate for them to wear in order to be "successful" or be "sexy." This clip in particular takes a woman that in societies eyes, dresses like a man and because she's a woman she needs to be wearing dresses and skirts.

Subway Commercial- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmuTGFusIs

This commercial has a beautiful woman that goes up to a stereotypical "nerdy" guy and he is blown away by her beauty and thinks she's becoming his girlfriend when really she just wants what he has. This shows that when women in our society have a sort of control over men when they are what society labels as beauty. This commercial is all over the T.V. and millions of people have seen it, so obviously this sells the product.

Summe Sample Primary Sources

http://www.oncoffeemakers.com/lavazza-ad.html

This coffee advertisement shows how sex can be used in advertisements for just about any product. I thought it was interesting they would make an ad like this for coffee. But, it probably works if the company used it.

http://www.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/psychology_articles/men-women-emotions.html

Men, women and emotions - or why he never tells you how he’s feeling!

Men and women react differently to high levels of emotional arousal. The article argues that high emotional arousal in men is a cue for action, whereas women want to talk things out when emotional. This is why men may tend to leave and calm down in a stressful situation. The articles states that men are more sensitive to emotion than women and consequently avoid it.

Bean Sample Primary Sources

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2011-03-28-WalMart28_ST_N.htm

This article discusses the class-action lawsuit attempt against Walmart in the Supreme Court. The main argument this article brings up is that traditional gender stereotypes still played a role in the hiring, pay and promotion of female employees.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-03-26-libya-claims_N.htm

In this article, the inherent message is that violence against woman carried out by the Libyan government is not new and something needs to be done about it quickly to prevent any sort of event like this from ever happening again.

KLUTE Sample Primary Post

Source #1- Brad Paisley, I'm still a Guy http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/paisley-brad/im-still-a-guy-22299.html This song came on my iPod and really tied in the discussion we had in class about the article, "The Feminization of Love." This song discusses the sterotypical ways a guy is supposed to act based off of the rules that society has put in place. It illustrates the idea that women have more feeling than men do. Brad Paisley makes men out to be very practical but gives many examples of how men show love without saying things like "I love you." Sources #2- Dr. Pepper Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_KswB3SgBI&feature=related This commerical shows how men can show affection towards women as well and the feminine scale that they are judged on. He ends up leaving his girlfriend because she steals his Dr. Pepper after he did so much for her.

Johnson Sample Primary Sources

Sweet Home Alabama- Melanie is confessing that while she loves her life in New York and her fiance, she still loves her husband and that their old life fits too. She is confused on where she should be and who she should be with. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t57RmJgnfAc&feature=related (the part of the clip is from 5:50 to about 9:12) The Proposal- Andrew admits that he hates his boss. Well that was a week ago, now she's being deported and their "scam" to keep her in the US has made him fall in love with her. In order for them to date, they must marry so she can stay in the states. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIooj9qxl0w

Tang Sample Primary Sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3nZu1Wc3YQ

The song, "The Blower's Daughter", demonstrate a deep and desperate feeling of love. The lyric, "I can't take my eyes (mind) off you", is simply but pretty impressive and rememberable, which I think is the best expression of falling in love with someone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug6JeUo9B9w

Byakuyako, which means white night in Japanese, describes a cold and desperate story between a loving pair. They killed their parents, committed crimes, and destroyed other's life simply because they love each. Love is innocent, but sometimes love will make people evil.

Podolsky Sample Primary Sources

Source Text: Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone: Lyrics - Song on Youtube

In her song, When You're Gone, Avril Lavigne explains the new, somewhat surprising feelings she has noticed as a result of falling in love with the person addressed in the song. Living without this person leaves her with a sad, nostalgic tone in her life.

Source Text: Owner Loss and the Human-Feline Bond

The veterinarian, Myrna Milani, explains the importance of recognizing the delicate bond that humans and cats share. Cats naturally live and hunt alone, so when a cat comes into a human home, the human must consider the consequences of any routine that differs from normal feline behavior.

"Revenge of the Friend"- New York Times' Modern Love

The following is an example of a sample Blog Project Facilitator Group entry. Hope it's helpful!

Source text: Revenge of the Friend by Christi Clancy

I first encountered this source while reading the New York Times in print this Sunday. I enjoyed the article, so when I came from from the coffee shop where I was reading the newspaper, I went online to the NYT website to read more. This is one of my favorite sections of the Times, and I generally look out for it each week. I also saw several of my friends tweet or Facebook post about it, so I know that this column is something my peers were talking about recently.

In this article, I was drawn in especially by the authors' references to pop culture. Clancy, a spinning instructor who unexpectedly encounters a former-friend who cheated on his wife in her class (with his new partner, no less), uses pop songs to enact part of her "revenge"--

I turned away and cued the music. I like making themed playlists for my classes: Irish music for St. Patrick’s Day, songs about food for Thanksgiving. I’ve got playlists for rain, snow, summer, peace and revolution.

For this occasion, I created a new playlist: music for cheaters. I had spent the week going through my iTunes library and settled on songs like Rihanna’s “Unfaithful,” Jewel’s “Till It Feels Like Cheating,” and some classics: “Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover,” and “Tempted.”

For me, this really reinforced the way that the rhetoric of love-- even lost, or betrayed love-- can be used as a tool. It has arguments that are meant to have effects, even if (as in the case of Clancy's former friend and his new lover), these are largely ignored. The humor of this piece rests on the author's point-of-view: she assumes that the new lovers will have certain reactions to her attempts at sadistic "punishment"-- the punchline occurs when their reactions are surprisingly opposite.

I'd like for the class to think about the ways that even pop culture--something that is supposedly "easy" to get or "obvious" assumes a level of literacy, or the ability to interpret it correctly. Do you think that "reading" pop culture is something you have to learn, in the same way you might learn to read music, or a foreign language?

Secondly, what happens when your "definition" of a pop culture source is different than someone else's?

And last, what other factors might help determine this understanding, and how? I always think of age as one-- for instance, my love of contemporary music is a total mystery to my parents, so even though I thought certain bands or songs were TOTALLY deep as a teenager, they just couldn't resonate with an audience that was older than me by almost thirty years.

I look forward to hearing what you think!