5/30 Fiske + Jordan + Omar

In “Shopping for Please,” Fiske explores consumerism, that is dominantly male/patriarchal, and shows analysis of how women can gain empowerment from shopping. Fisk argues that shopping for women is an act of cultural resistance because women find pleasure in consuming materialistic stuff. It’s also because women resist their typical role as a woman at home to being themselves. This is ironic as women want to break away from the patriarchal household of theirs, they face a private yet public space where many of the stores are owned by male executives. Nonetheless, shopping offers women pleasure and self-satisfaction so they can leave behind the responsibilities they had at home and think about themselves for once. 


In “Art of Necessity,” Jordan discusses the methods in how protesting for current political issues can be done through creative and non-violent artistic ways. Over time, the ways of protesting has changed and has become more dynamic and powerful like a flashmob, rather than the typical protest on the streets with signs. An example of a dynamic protest would be during the time when Black Lives Matter was at its peak, a group of protesters blocked off a freeway with a Black Lives Matter sign. This was powerful as it brought more attention to the public of the issue. Flashmobs seems out of nowhere, but it is is a powerful message towards the public and it motivates bystanders to be involved actively. 

Omar's lecture was intriguing and relatable. His example of how he avoided people's racist hegemonic comments of him being a person of color. He avoided that by replying with Timothy McVeigh, who is a white terrorist to counter that comment. The concepts he brought up were a good review and it helped me understand how the concepts applied can be seen in everyday situations. 

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