girlie culture

Project description
This assignment is a substantial, culminating activity that is informed by what you have learned in this class about art, gender, and culture. It requires your own, unique interpretation of one of the themes we’ve encountered this term (i.e., language; access, marginalization, & belonging; female, feminine, fertility; male, masculine, virility; customizing the body; fashion; the gendered landscape; and controversial images).
Some of us are collectors and can best study a topic by collecting examples of it. Once you have a collection, you can analyze it by identifying themes, trends, and/or generalizations. If one of the themes struck you as particularly interesting, you may want to collect objects, images, bibliographic notations, or Web site addresses that relate to the theme. Examples:
a) Collect a series of domestic articles that exemplify girlie culture (ties, salt shakers, glasses, tiles, postcards, etc.) Describe your collection and how the items relate to one another.
b) Make an annotated list of artworks (at least 20) that deal with specific, gendered pose or portrayal (e.g., reclining nudes by Titian, Manet, Rubens, etc.) Explain why you put them on this list. Give references of where these images or originals can be found.
c) Create an annotated list (at least 20 references) of Web sites that specifically deal with body modification. Write a brief description of each site, the sponsor, what it has to offer, etc. What is the purpose of your collection? How might it be used for future research?