Jean Kilbourne,(born January 4, 1943) is an author, speaker, and filmmaker who is internationally recognized for her groundbreaking work on the image of women in advertising and her critical studies of alcohol and tobacco advertising. In the late 1960s she began her exploration of the connection between advertising and several public health issues, including violence against women, eating disorders, and addiction, and launched a movement to promote media literacy as a way to prevent these problems. A radical and original idea at the time, this approach is now mainstream and an integral part of most prevention programs.Kilbourne’s work links the power of images in the media with current public health problems, such as eating disorders, violence, and drug and alcohol addiction. Through her lectures, films, and articles, many of her original ideas and concepts have become mainstream. These include the concepts of the tyranny of the beauty ideal, the connection between the objectification of women and violence, the themes of liberation and weight control exploited in tobacco advertising aimed at women, the targeting of alcoholics by the alcohol industry, addiction as a love affair, and many others. She has received many awards and honors recognizing her achievements. If you want to have more detail about her life and work click here.
I will give information about Killing Us Softly3 which is Jean Kilbourne's popular educational film so i wanted you to know who is jean kilbourne before i start:)
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ReplyDeleteI liked her very much after ı watched, so it's great to learn about her background.
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:) You're welcome. After watching her, i think she is the best!:)
ReplyDeleteIt's great to include information about Kilbourne, but I think you've taken someone else's words...make sure you use quotation marks and cite the source in such cases, the same way you do in your essays.
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