Question: How is feminism and identity manipulated through the evolution of social media?

Literary sources: Go to this blog post here: Theory: Literary Sources and copy relevant key texts relating to the subject of your essay and list in alphabetical order in your bibliography. In addition, find your own key texts in relation to artists selected for in-depth analysis in your essay and list these too. These texts could be interviews with the artist, or reviews/ critique’s written by others. See useful online sites/ sources here .

• Research and identify 3-5 literary sources from a variety of media such as books, journal/magazines, internet, Youtube/video that relates to your personal study and artists references .
• Begin to read essay, texts and interviews with your chosen artists as well as commentary from critics, historians and others.
• It’s important that you show evidence of reading and draw upon different pints of view – not only your own.
• Take notes when you’re reading…key words, concepts, passages, page number to be used for in-text referencing etc.

Essay Plan
Make a plan that lists what you are going to write about in each paragraph – essay structure

Essay question: How is feminism and identity manipulated through the evolution of social media?:

Introduction (250-500 words): What is your area study? Which artists will you be analysing and why? How will you be responding to their work and essay question?

Pg 1 (500 words): Historical/ theoretical context within art, photography and visual culture relevant to your area of study. Make links to art movements/ isms and some of the methods employed by critics and historian. 

• Feminism waves

Pg 2 (500 words): Analyse first artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.

• Justine Kurland: how she has constructed her images in Girlhood:

• staging images using models/ runaways based on on her own girlhood experiences

• consider her own female gaze

• staging her staging of images taking inspiration from history painting, eg. Manet’s Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe

• female gaze on the female body

Pg 3 (500 words): Analyse second artist/photographer in relation to your essay question. Present and evaluate your own images and responses.

Conclusion (250-500 words): Draw parallels, explore differences/ similarities between artists/photographers and that of your own work that you have produced

Bibliography: List all relevant sources used

Literary sources:

Kotz, L. (1998) ‘”Aesthetics” of Intimacy’ in Bright, D. (1998) The Passionate Camera: Photography and bodies of desire. London: Routledge

van Zoomen, L. (2019). ‘Feminist Theory’ in Dixon, M. Media Theory for A-Level Students. London: Routledge.

Jansen, C. (2017). Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze. London: Laurence King Publishing.

Healy, C. M. (2023) Girlhood, London: Tate Enterprises Ltd.

Part 1

Part 2

Sontag, S. (1977) ‘In Plato’s Cave’ in On Photography. London: Penguin Books.

Bibliography:

• ‘girl on girl’- Jansen, C. (2017). Girl on Girl: Art and Photography in the Age of the Female Gaze. London: Laurence King Publishing.
• Kotz, L. (1998) ‘”Aesthetics” of Intimacy’ in Bright, D. (1998) The Passionate Camera: Photography and bodies of desire. London: Routledge

Contact Sheet

This shoot is the final shoot of my project, summarising how my parents passion for motorsport has influenced my own.

Edit One

This photo was slightly too bright to fit with the rest, so the black and white is a better option. Allowing the focus to be on the bike rather than the jacket.

Edit Two

The lighting in this one is similar to a previous photoshoot for the project, using the large sections of soft lighting with shadows creates a low contrast black and white image that works with the rest of the shoot.

Edit Three

I don’t need many photos from this shoot as it is the final, conclusion of the project. I liked this one through as the grass is flicking off the back wheel adding a sense of movement to the photo. I liked the black and white more due to the way I set up the camera and positioned the photographer. It also removes the harshness of the yellow coat.

Final Photos

These are the best photos, I only chose to edit 3 photos (one with two versions) as I only needed a couple for the book and it was a small photoshoot so I didn’t have too many photos I wanted to edit. I chose shots that showed the movement of the bike, with the mud/grass flicking up or a side on shot showing the bike moving. I liked the lighting so the colour shots did look good, however to fit the rest of the book the black and white versions were better as in the colour shots the grass and yellow coat made for vibrant photos that didn’t fit with the rest of the book. I like how the lighting adds to photos making each image slightly more dynamic with sections of shadow and sections of soft sunlight. For the book I will choose two shots that work well, as I would like to place this shoot at the end adding the idea of how the story continues, from parents to daughter.