IU to offer class on 'Twilight' and the influence of girl produced media this spring

Young women will be big media corporations’ newest target audience at the box office this month with the release of “New Moon” on Friday.

Based off the second book in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer, these novels are the inspiration for the low-budget film production that turned into a multi-million dollar success.

Intrigued by this achievement is IU associate instructor Spring-Serenity Duvall, who credits the Twilight craze to the outpouring of support by teenage girls and young women around the globe.

This spring, Duvall is set to teach a gender study course called Titanic to Twilight, which will examine the culture of girls and young women as consumers and producers within pop culture.

“My hope is that the popularity of ‘Twilight’ will prompt curiosity among students to explore and take seriously the role that girls play in influencing, creating and consuming media,” Duvall said.

Check Tuesday's edition of the Indiana Daily Student for the full story.