Featured Clip of the Month — The Mean World Syndrome
Media Violence & the Cultivation of Fear
Featuring George Gerbner & Michael Morgan
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Debates have raged among scholars, politicians, and concerned parents about the effects of media violence on viewers. Too often these debates have descended into simplistic battles between those who claim that media messages directly cause violence and those who argue that activists exaggerate the impact of media exposure. The Mean World Syndrome, based on the groundbreaking work of media scholar George Gerbner, urges us to think about media effects in more nuanced ways. March's clip of the month explains Gerbner's theories about "the mean world syndrome" and cultivation theory. Click here for more info on The Mean World Syndrome.
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New Release — The Line
Where is your line?
A Film by Nancy Schwartzman
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A one-night stand far from home goes terribly wrong. A young woman is raped. As she struggles to make sense of what happened, she decides to make a film about the relationship between her own experience and the tangle of political, legal, and cultural questions that surround issues of sex and consent. Using a hidden camera, filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman goes head-to-head with the man who assaulted her, recording their conversation in an attempt to move through the trauma of her experience and achieve a better understanding of the sometimes ambiguous line between consent and coercion. Click here for more info on The Line.
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New Release — Red Moon
Menstruation, Culture & the Politics of Gender
A Film by Diana Fabianova
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With humor and refreshing candor, filmmaker Diana Fabianova's Red Moon provides a fascinating, often ironic, take on the absurd and frequently dangerous cultural stigmas and superstitions surrounding women's menstruation. As educational as it is liberating, the film functions as both a myth-busting overview of the realities of menstruation, and a piercing cultural analysis of the ways in which struggles over meaning and power have played out through history on the terrain of women's bodies. Click here for more info on Red Moon.
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month is Coming Up
Make your plans now
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April is a time dedicated to raising public awareness about the serious issues of sexual assault and rape. To help you with these efforts, MEF offers several films that examine the links between media representations of gender and sexual violence. As an added bonus, SAAM campaign coordinators will be eligible for reduced pricing on MEF films! For more information, materials, and resources, please visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
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Attending the NASPA Conference for Student Affairs?
March 6 - 9, 2010 in Chicago
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NASPA is the leading voice for student affairs and is committed to educating the whole student and integrating student life and learning. NASPA members serve college students by embracing the core values of diversity, learning, integrity, collaboration, access, service, fellowship, and the spirit of inquiry. If you or your colleague is attending NASPA, please come visit us at booth #216.
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