Continuing to Brainstorm!

Blog post numero dos. ALRIGHT. After class, I learned whatever blog topic I choose should take a social, economic or political stance. I am intrigued to how feminism relates to my generation of women. I assosiciate the feminist movement back to the 1960’s and 70’s, so I am curious how the movement has sustained and transformed through time. As a female college student in a world where more and more females are matriculating in school then ever before, i feel this could be a relevant and interesting topic to tackle. How will I explore this theme, you ask? Feminism in the media (i.e. television, music, advertisements, etc…) as well as incorporating my own observations of behavior. How can feminism be applied to the so-called “hook up” culture that is so prominent in this generation of college students? Women’s rights are also in jeopardy if certain political campaigns are followed through. This post would be directly related to my life without writing what would seem like a diary entry. I could go even further and examine figures in popular culture that impact the feminist movement or just female thinking. I am eager to write about this ( EXIGENT, some might say) because while the role of women in the work place, home, school is constantly evolving and writing this blog will not only serve to enlighten myself to these changes but hopefully others.

My other thought for my activist blog is writing about the daily uncertainties of life as a college student. I have had the intention of pursuing acting my whole life, though as my adult life gets closer and closer, I feel the pressure to go into a “practical” field. I mean who hasn’t changed there major at least once? Let’s be serious. This topic to branch into the idea of “Academic Inflation,” which I don’t know about you but is stressing me out! Similar to the inflation that implies to money, bachelor degrees are so commonplace that their value has declined. More and more careers are asking for higher of degrees of education to make up for the lack of significance four years of education hold. How long will it be before a masters degree is equal  in worth to a high school diploma in my parents’ generation. This is also an urgent topic because it holds immediate relevance to any student.  The education system, a huge institution of western civilization, is on the verge of a change which needs to be documented.

Both my blogs are intended for a specific audience; the first for primarily female college students and the second for all college students. I hope by presenting both ideas in an interesting and cheeky fashion, readers would want to come along the journey with me as I set out to learn new things are think more critically about conventions of old systems. As curious I am about exploring these topics I am worried about hitting a road block in my research or not knowing how to research in the most effective way. Of course,  I am worried about sounding stupid or ignorant. I hope I don’t but hopefully research prevents this!  My excitement about the topics trumps the existing doubts I have and am looking forward to getting my thoughts out there.