Blog 7: Project Contract

Final Project Contract:

Name: Victoria Ballantine

Project Premise:

Last semester in my Capstone Seminar class for Psychology, we briefly discussed the depiction of women within comics. Because women are portrayed in such unrealistic ways, it had inspired me to continue to analyze how female characters are depicted, their relationships with the male characters, and their overall roles within the graphic narratives. For my final project, I propose to read 3 graphic narratives featuring women characters, that are either main characters or supporting characters. I will also examine how women are depicted in popular movies, such as Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Incredibles.

Project Texts:

Text	Author	Format
“Wonder Woman”	Azzarello and Chiang	Graphic Novel
“Catwoman”	Nocenti, Melo, & Ferreira	Graphic Novel
“Supergirl”	Green, Johnson, Asrar, & Green	Graphic Novel
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice	Directed by: Snyder Produced by: Roven & Snyder Written by: Terrio & Goyer	American superhero film
The Incredibles	Directed and Written by: Bird Produced by: Walker	American computer-animated superhero comedy film

Project Outcome/Reporting:

Using the texts and films I listed, I will compose 5 blog entries (of at least 2-3 typed pages) where I will consider the following:

Blog #1: The visual representations of women within these texts and films (comparisons and differences, if any)

Blog #2: Female characters’ roles within the texts/films compared with gender-typed roles for women in society

Blog #3: The female characters’ relationships with the male characters within the texts and films (comparisons and differences, if any)

Blog #4: Shared experiences across female characters and the texts and films (comparisons)

Blog #5: Reading a peer-reviewed journal article, “The Accidental Supermom: Superheroines and Maternal Performativity,” by Laura Mattoon D’amore and comparing it’s analysis with my analysis about the text/films stated above