Group Presentations

Christina's presentation on the commercialization of youth was interesting and made me think more about capitalism, commodification and how we can utilize such things in public health. But it also raised for me the ethical question if we should...this also goes to the question that came up in the drunk driving group: adding girls in bikinis to get across the message that you shouldn't drink and drive. Is it worth promoting and continuing patriarchal constructs of sexism and sexualizing women's bodies in order to make people not drink and drive? What are our personal limits? What are we willing to compromise and not in order to reach a particular audience or get a certain message across? While these questions seem tangential to the larger goals of public health and communication, I think it is important to ask yourself and know where you stand before getting into campaigns.

Christy's presentation seems like it would be helpful if she could have had the time to actually lecture on it. Otherwise it was all some of a blur to me, which is not fault of her own but just due to a mere time constraint.

Again it was fascinating to see what other groups are doing. I was very impressed on the use of video in our groups. Who knew we had so many tech savvy classmates? It made me feel a little silly that we just made print ads to be used but, on the one hand it takes less time for someone to read/see/absorb our message versus watching a lengthy video and on the other hand, we at least have those pre-made youtube videos! (Monica, those were great; thanks so much for finding them).

I am still most thoroughly impressed with the drunk driving group. They seem to have completely researched their topic and really put in a lot of thought. Maybe it is just their air of confidence or presenting styles but I feel completely unstructured and dumb compared to them! (I'm talking personally here, not in terms of our group project).

Overall it seems like our class has it together and everyone is pretty creative! I've enjoyed watching the presentations and see the commonalities and where each group differs. And let's be honest, it's been a great way to be inspired and get ideas about our own project!

Lynn, have fun on your trip!