DUT journalism joins Gender in Media Education Centre of Excellence

Journalism lecturer, Maud Blose enjoys a chat with a colleague at the 2016 FoAD Staff Recognition Awards.

Gender Links has enabled students within the Durban University of Technology’s Faculty of Arts and Design to be educated about gender related issues through the Gender in Media Centre of Excellence.
Gender links is a non-profit organisation that promotes gender equality, justice and awareness.

The organisation offers media institutions modules that enables gender related topics in the curriculum through the Centre of Excellence model which arose from the Gender in Media Education audit in 2010. This audit measured if and how gender is mainstreamed in journalism and media education and training.

Gender related topics are mainstreamed in subjects hence raising awareness and also educating students further. Students learn how to work together and treat each other as equals.
Journalism lecturer, Maud Blose, explained how gender topics has been taught in the television module.

“Broadcast III students did an assignment about the portrayal of gender in soap operas. This got students to talk and engage in the topic and also highlighted the balanced and unbalanced portrayal of gender in media,” said Blose.

Students were given the opportunity to educate their fellow classmates as the topic was very wide. It stretched to students discussing stereotypes revolving around homosexuals in media as well.

Blose understands the importance of raising awareness and teaching students about gender-related topics as she is in full support of students working together regardless of their gender or sexuality.
Graphic design students also did a campaign against gender based violence.

Third Year Journalism student, Erin Skeef said, “For New Media, we did an assignment on gender based violence and I feel it was helpful as some unanswered question were answered.”

Students feel that gender related topics are essential as it broadens their understanding on the topic.

-CARLY VAN DER WESTHUIZEN

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