Introduction

My name is Caroline Kaleda and I am an English major with a concentration in Creative Writing at Hunter College. I am taking this class because of my interest in feminism and gender issues, especially in the media. I often frequent various feminist blogs online and am constantly discussing feminist issues amongst everyone I know, especially in the classroom setting. As an English major I find that there are a lot of gender issues reflected in literature, but I have not yet taken an actual women and gender studies class. I figured this would be a great chance to discuss and learn about various issues, especially with technology, which is such a huge part of our culture today and contributes a lot to modern feminist thought.