An on-line magazine posting issues about feminism and the LGBTQ community. It covers psychological and sociological perspectives with articles and analyses of social issues.
Type of Material:
Open Online Journal-Articles, Blog Posts, Comics, Videos.
Recommended Uses:
For an intro class, you could create an assignment that would require students to analyze the quality of the information on a variety of websites that focus on LGBTQ issues. If you are teaching feminism or sociology of sexuality, more in-depth assignments could be created based on particular topical areas -- sex, love, race, disability, etc. The very current, almost daily articles, comics, and videos provide great resources for current event research projects, and topics and arguments for in-class debates.
Technical Requirements:
A few embedded YouTube and Vimeo videos might require Java and Flash.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
"Everyday Feminism's mission is to help people dismantle everyday violence, discrimination, and marginalization through applied intersectional feminism and to create a world where self-determination and loving communities are social norms through compassionate activism." Article tags include: Fem 101, Privilege, Trans & GNC, Race, LGBTQIA, Class, Religion, Sex, Love, Body, Disability, Violence, Videos, Comics.
Target Student Population:
Disciplines: Social Sciences, Humanities, Psychology. Anyone interested in LGBTQ issues.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Most articles define jargon within the article, but assume a basic understand of feminism, gender, race, and class.
Content Quality
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Strengths:
The work is very current, almost daily updates and offers a wide range of topics.
Concerns:
It reads like a "pop" magazine - 5 things you should do...; the connection to sociological concepts may not be obvious. The content quality varies. The format is a magazine, not an academic journal, so many articles lack citations and research support.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
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Strengths:
Good internal navigation facilitates concept reinforcement and integration into a student research project; articles use hypertext to link to previous articles to define more basic concepts or expand on concepts, and are cross-listed by topic, material, and author. Their cross-posting policy is similar to open educational resources, and the articles could be easily incorporated into courses and reading packets.
Concerns:
I think the site reduces issues and offers 5 solutions to every problem. It reads too much like a popular magazine. I would use this the same way as I would use other "popular" magazines. Many articles assume prerequisite knowledge of gender, race, and class issues and corresponding jargon.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
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Strengths:
The website is very organized and it is easy to locate information. The site could effectively engage students because of the magazine format. The design is engaging and the interface works well: the hypertext within the article and articles are cross listed by subject, material and author.
Concerns:
I like my students to dig a little deeper on issues than what is presented on this site. Some areas of the magazine seem to be updated more frequently than others.
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