Chapter 1. LaunchPad for Media and Culture 11e

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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.

Author Names:

Christopher R. Martin and Bettina Fabos

Activity Objective:

Students will interview their peers to gather information on, and then analyze the effects of, social media and traditional media on the social activism surrounding the gun debate following the Parkland school shooting.

Let’s get started! Click the forward and backward arrows to navigate through the slides. You may also click the above outline button to skip to certain slides.

Use the space below to answer the following question.

Visit Grammy.com and take a look at the 2018 Grammy Award nominations and winners (60th Annual Grammy Awards).

Now, count only the women and discuss your finding as a class. Are the Grammys rigged against women? Record your thoughts and notes in the box below.

Which kinds of games are most popular in your group?

Use the space below to answer the following question.

Now take a look at the Chapter 4 opener, which illustrates how pop’s top female artists (Rihanna, Adele, and Taylor Swift) are more prone than ever to control their careers through independent labels rather than major labels. Why do you think this is? Record your thoughts in the box below.

Which kinds of games are most popular in your group?