FILM 335 - You’re dangerous, I’m loving it: Popular Culture’s Normalization of Toxic Romance

Description:
This course focuses on how popular culture influences our understanding of dating and romance and examines how the romanticization of toxic traits in film and literature may affect our romantic lives. FILM 335 and IDS 335 are cross-listed courses; a student may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Pre or Co-requisite: PSY 101 or WGSS 201.

Credits: (3) Contact Hours: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

apply the concepts of schemas, scripts, and tropes to analyze gender narratives in popular media;
recognize how media caters to the “male gaze” and evaluate how the male gaze impacts viewers of different genders and different sexual orientations;
explain how gender stereotypes in media might contribute with confirmation bias to strengthen negative and harmful views on gender and sex;
explain the concept of masculinity and distinguish between masculinity as an identity and masculinity as an ideology;
distinguish between Hostile and Benevolent Sexism; and
apply the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI) to a male romantic lead in a popular film and discuss how the degree of the character’s conformity to masculine norms may affect viewers understandings of gender and intimate relationships.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
10/05/23

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: OnlineSummer Locations: Online