Mini Project Number One!

http://issuu.com/acraver7/docs/what_passes_the_bechdel_test?mode=window

The above link is to my photo essay on the Bechdel test and way each selection either passes or failes.

REFLECTION:

My 'question' of inquiry for this assignment is "Why are women represented the way they are and why do some not fight for themselves?" So t took me a little bit of time to decide how I wanted to construct this first project then finally I chose to do a photo essay on films, tv shows and books/authors that pass the Bechdel test. The main reason I used the Bechdel test as one of my resources was the fact that you were given reasons behind the rating that the movies got in regards to the test itself. So I found 10 examples that I thought seemed like good candidates for the test. The first five examples show strong female characters who fight for the way that they want to be seen by the men in there lives/workforce, those types of women in a real life situation is not easy to find because most times women are the ones picking up the slack from men and not getting any credit from it. Those situations are the ones that I want to figure out why the women do not fight for the representations that they deserve.  To make it easier to understand I added a section of what didn't pass the test because it really puts this topic into realization for individuals.

Passing the Bechdel Test

On Monday when I was reading the comments that Lacy made on my Project Reflection, she mentioned that I could use the Bechdel Test on the examples that I plan to use on the first Mini Project. Since my topic of choice is Women Representation in Popular Culture, this test will help me determine if certain movies, television shows and books represent women in the way that they should be represented. Along with using the Bechdel Test, I was planning on using a Photo Essay to show the results that I have come up with. Using a Photo Essay will allow me to display examples that pass the test and why they passed; personally I believe that this method will help me get my information across.

There are three rules to the Bechdel Test:

• There must at least two women
• The two women must talk to each
• The conversation can not be about men

Here is a link to the website: 

http://bechdeltest.com/

Finding the right topic

In Monday's class we were asked to expand on some of our previous topics in class that we could use for our mini projects. Lacy asked us to make a chart with four slots; we had to label them daybook, blogs, other blogs and misc., once we had finished labeling we were told to go back through everything we have done in the first half of the semester and pick out what stood out to us.

When I finally decided on two topics that I felt strongly about I knew that this was going to be easy for me to complete. The topics that I chose were Women in Popular Culture and Heroism, these were two topics that I have strong feelings towards and I feel like I could make one heck of a project on it.