Exam Details

Subject Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
Paper
Exam / Course P.G. Diploma in Women's and Gender Studies
Department School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Compare and contrast the portrayals of women in soap operas both in National Hindi channels and Regional channels.

2. "The pre-colonial paintings of India have set a trend of feminisation of nature/mother-land and so the 'Bharat Mata" came into existence." Discuss your view point with suitable examples.

3. What are the major concepts of Cinema that are relevant to gender studies? Explain with relevant examples.

4. Discuss the representation of the body in the context of vernacular stage and theatre.

5. Discuss structuralism theory in linguistics and literature by giving suitable examples.

6. "In the Cyber World, gender becomes fluid." Do you agree or disagree? Justify with relevant examples.

7. Why does obscenity need to be censored? Describe the process of censoring obscenity.

8. Write short notes on any four:

Ambiguity of gender on stage.

Representations of queer people in Cinema.

Divine Masculine art in the West.

Functions of Mass Media.

Pornography.

Empowering gender in public spaces.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Constructing Gender Through Arts and Media
  • Gender And Life Narratives
  • Gender And Power
  • Gendered Bodies And Sexualities
  • Gendered Nation
  • Postmodernism And Gender
  • Research Methods
  • Theories And Concepts In Women's And Gender Studies
  • Women And Political Process
  • Women And Social Structure
  • Women In The Economy