Presentations
Gail Dines lectures across the country with two dynamic and thought-provoking slide presentations: |
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"Sex(ism), Identity
and Intimacy in a Pornographic Culture" |
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From Internet pornography to MTV, popular culture bombards us with sexualized images of idealized women and men, and conveys powerful messages that help shape our sexuality. These pictures jump off the screen and into our culture and are now so commonplace that they seep into our gender identity, our body image and especially our intimate relationships. The result is not a more liberated, edgy sexuality, but a mass produced vision of sex that is profoundly sexist – a vision that limits our ability to create authentic, equal relationships that are free of violence and degradation. In this powerful multi-media presentation, Dr. Gail Dines uses examples from pornography, magazines, television shows, and movies to explore how masculinity and femininity are shaped by a consumer- driven image-based culture, and the ways public images spill over into our most private worlds. (Download brochure) |
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"Sexy or Sexist?
Images of Women and Men in Popular Culture"
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On a daily basis we are bombarded with media images that suggest that sexual harassment is flirting, sexual assault is foreplay and rape is hot sex. Using examples from magazines, ads, films, MTV and movies, Gail Dines illustrates how images of violence against women are so commonplace that we, as a society, are becoming desensitized to the messages these images embody. Drawing upon research by sociologists, psychologists, feminists and media scholars, Dines will examine how these images affect the way we think about ourselves as males and females, as sexual beings and as potential victims and victimizers. Note: This lecture does not contain pornography.
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Testimonials
to Gail Dines' Presentations
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Gail Dines presents one of the most intelligent,
best-researched analyses of the frighteningly vast and violent industry of
pornography that I have ever seen or read. Her impassioned treatment of the
subject is matched by her intelligence, scholarship and clarity. -Robin Morgan, Author, Activist, and internationally renowned Speaker |
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Dr. Dines brilliantly
integrates feminist and sociological theory with the graphic visual images of
pornography. Her presentation clearly demonstrates the function of
pornography as violent cultural propaganda against women -Dr.
Wendy Stock, Department of Psychology, |
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This is an extremely powerful
presentation of the demeaning portrayal of women in the mainstream media
literature. Professor Dines' sociological analysis makes the show highly
appropriate for use in college settings. -Dr.
Estelle Disch, Associate Professor of Sociology, |
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With straightforward facts,
figures and pictures, Gail Dines holds her audience spellbound. -Betsy Warrior, activist and author of the Battered Women's Directory |
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