Dr. Gail Dines' talk on violence and pornography launches Women's History Month
A lecture and slide presentation on the effects of pornography on society
will launch a series of events marking Women's History Month at Salem
State College.
Dr. Gail Dines will present "Pornography and the Media: Images of Violence Against Women" at 11 a.m., Monday, March 5 at Veterans Hall in the Campus Center building on the North Campus of Salem State College.
Dines' presentation explores the relationship between commercially produced images of violence against women and real world violence. Her talk will address the following questions:
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How does pornography affect the way women and men see themselves, their sexual relationships and their bodies?
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How do pornographic images create a climate where rape and violence are legitimized, normalized and taken for granted?
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How does pornography demonize black men as rapists?
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What is the impact of changing technologies, from the VCR to the Internet, on the production, content and consumption of pornography?
Other Women's History Month events include:
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"What Makes A Family," a film starring Brooke Shileds on the true story of a legal case involving lesbian parents facing a custody battle, will be presented at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 7 in the Women's Centre Office.
- "Eighth Annual Women's History Month Dinner" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. Gathering will feature Gabrie'l Atchison, coordinator of the McNair Scholars Program.
- "Abigail Garner: 'Families Like Mine'" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 19, in Veterans Hall in the Campus Center. Garner, an adult daughter of gay parents, speaks on behalf of those who are caught in the middle of the political and moral debates.
- "Latinas Surviving the Challenges: Middle School to the Ph.D." At 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Forten Hall in the college library. A panel discussion will feature role models and youth from the Latino community.
- "28 Days" at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 21 in the Women's Centre Office. This movie, starring Sandra Bullock, deals with the complications of alcoholism and drug abuse in a young woman's life.
- "Liquor and Your Love Life" at 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 21 in the Women's Centre Office. A discussion on the negative effects of drinking.
- "Last Lecture Series: Dr. Patricia J. Ould" at 11 a.m. Monday, March 26 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Room in the Campus Center. Dr. Ould, a Salem State College faculty member, will present a lecture on women in history.
The events are free and open to the public.
For more information, call the Salem State College Women's Centre Office at (978) 542-6555.