| Gail Dines received her Ph.D. from Salford
University in England. She is an associate professor of Sociology and
Women's Studies at Wheelock
College in Boston. Dr. Dines is co-editor of the
best-selling media textbook, Gender, Race and Class in Media (Sage, 1995),
used in over 15o colleges across the country. She is co-author of Pornography:
The Production and Consumption of Inequality (Routledge, 1998. Her
numerous articles on pornography, the media and violence have appeared
in academic journals and books, as well as in magazines and newspapers
such as Newsweek, Time, Working Woman, New York Times, Boston Globe, USA
Today, Daily Mail (England). Dr. Dines has also been on shows such as
Donohue, Sally Jesse Raphael, Entertainment Tonight, and is a frequent
guest on radio shows across the country. Gail Dines lectures across the country with two dynamic and thought-provoking slide presentations her speakers bureau is: Jodi Solomon Speakers www.jodisolomonspeakers.com |
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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 woman and men and conveys powerful messages that help shape our sexuality. These pictures jump off the screen and into our culture and are now sp commonplace that they seem 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 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 way public images spill over into our most private worlds.
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| "Sexy or Sexist? Images of Women and Men in Popular Culture" |
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We are bombarded daily with media images suggesting 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. 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."
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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 pornographyas violent cultural propaganda against women." -Dr. Wendy Stock, Department
of Psychology, Texas A&M University |
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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, University of Massachusetts, Boston |
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"With straightforward facts, figures and pictures, Gail Dines holds her audience spellbound. Only the most obtuse or biased could come away without being convinced of the soundness of her premise." -Betsy Warrior, activist
and author of the Battered Women's Directory |
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For information about Gail Dines or to schedule a presentation, Contact: |
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Gail Dines' Wheelock Office at (617) 879-2336 or: |
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