Killing us softly : advertising's image of women.

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Contains all four videos in the Killing us softly series by Jean Kilbourne. The first (Killing us softly (1979)) introduces the concept of gender representation in advertising. The film was updated in 1987 (Still killing us softly), 2000 (Killing us softly 3) and in 2010 (Killing us softly 4). In...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Other Authors: Alper, Loretta
Jhally, Sut
Kilbourne, Jean
Killoy, Andrew
Morris, Scott
Rabinovitz, David
Language:English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Subjects:
Women in advertising.
Body image in women.
Advertising > Psychological aspects.
Sex in advertising.
Sex role.
Sexism.
Rape.
Women > Violence against.
Communication.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users
Local Note:
MSU: 1-year streaming license to four films -- expires 3/14/18.
Physical Description:4 streaming video files (approximately 142 minutes)
Variant Title:
Advertising's image of women
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Contains all four videos in the Killing us softly series by Jean Kilbourne. The first (Killing us softly (1979)) introduces the concept of gender representation in advertising. The film was updated in 1987 (Still killing us softly), 2000 (Killing us softly 3) and in 2010 (Killing us softly 4). In each film, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The films marshal a range of print and television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes - images and messages that too often reinforce unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty, perfection, and sexuality. Each film challenges a new generation of students to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender violence.
Call Number:HF5827.93 .K54 Online
Event Details:
Four videos originally produced by either Media Education Foundation (2010 and 2000) or by Cambridge Documentary Films (1987 and 1979).
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (viewed March 15, 2017)