Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Campaigns Course, student video

When posting about the workshop I offered about U.S. Campaigns many blog posts ago, I promised to upload the video submitted by one of the groups. As a reminder, the homework assignment was to create a 30-second TV ad for a candidate/party, from the U.S., Moldova, or they could create their own party. Along with the ad, students were to submit a written assignment explaining their party's/candidate's platform/message and how they intended for the ad to amplify that message.

This student group created their own party, the "Feminist Initiative Party," and submitted this ad. I am so proud of their work! Not only because of their creativity in applying lessons learned in the campaigns course to create their own television ad, but also for their commitment to promoting equal rights for women.

My impression is that traditional conceptions of the role of men and women in society still dominate here.

Here's an example from another course I am teaching this semester -- During the Senate Judiciary Committee Confirmation Hearing simulation in my Judicial Process class, the hypothetical Supreme Court nominee was a woman. One line of questioning during the hearing was "Are you married? Do you have children? How will you be able to balance your work as a Supreme Court Justice with your family responsibilities?"

Thus, I found this campaign ad to be particularly refreshing and inspiring in the present context.

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