Since my last update, I send a message to Dr. Rebecca Feasey to ask about her opinions on gender and Friends. A screenshot of the message I sent her is below.
She replied a few days later:
Although this was not the response I was hoping for, it was still a response and helps reassure me that the topic has been analysed by many experts in the field so it is a good topic for my EPQ. The book that Rebecca Feasey is referring to in the email is one I have already found through my internet research, however I have yet to read the chapter on Friends in more depth.
Because of this response, I have printed out the Friends chapter from her book "Masculinity and Popular Television" and I have started to read and highlight it. The 3 things I have highlighted for are: structure elements (for example where she has included a reference to another show, I have highlighted this so that I reference in this way or a similar way in my essay - helping me to start thinking about how to write my essay), definitions (for when there is a key term I am unsure about, I look up the definition and write it down so that I could maybe use this in my essay) and key points (which I write my own thoughts around). (See the chapter of the book below)
I think this has been a really useful way to read the chapter so far as it really makes me pay attention and focus on what I am reading (which I often find difficult) and because of this I plan to go through some more of the articles I've found and analyse them this way. It has also helped to print it out so that I can physically write and highlight it, and I plan to do this more for my research.
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