Thursday, February 9, 2012, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m., Leacock 232, 855 Sherbrooke West
The influence of media on society has long been debated, especially with regard to the correlation between violence exposed in various communication and entertainment mediums and aggression among teenagers. However, what of the correlation between the representation of women in the media and roles of power for women in Western society?
Media@McGill and the Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies invite you to join us for a panel discussion on the theme of media representation of women which will be based on issues raised in the 2011 documentary, Miss Representation, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The panel is free and open to the public, but online registration is advised as places are limited. Screenings of Miss Representationwill also be shown throughout the day.
Panel: Francine Pelletier, journalist and founder of La Vie en rose magazine, Anne Lagacé-Dowson, journalist and radio talk show host at CJAD, and Martine Vallée, Director of Social Policy at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will make up the panel. The discussion will be moderated by Judy Rebick, journalist and co-founder of rabble.ca and current Eakin Fellow at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.
To register for the panel: www.mcgill.ca/igsf/events/missrepresentation-registration or call 514 398-3911.
Miss Representation screenings: 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., Leacock 232, 855 Sherbrooke West
All four screening are free and open to the general public. Registration for the 5:00 p.m. screening is recommended as places are limited. To register: www.mcgill.ca/igsf/events or 514 398-3911.