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Women's & Gender Studies Program
Wake Forest University
Tribble Hall, A106A
P.O. Box 7365
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Phone: 336-758-3758
Fax: 336-758-4143
wgs@wfu.edu
Sex(ism), Identity, and Intimacy in a Pornographic Culture
With Dr. Gail Dines, Leader of Stop Porn Culture
Thursday, October 30, 2008
7:00 - 9:00pm
Brendle Recital Hall
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.
This free event is open to everyone 18 years of age or older. For more information, please contact Rebecca Adams at adamrb5@wfu.edu or Dr. Patricia Willis at 336-758-3533.
