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Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture. 54 minutes. 2008. Thomas Keith, director/producer. Media Education Foundation. 60 Masonic Street, Northampton, MA 01060. (800) 897-0089. http://mediaed.org. $250.00 for college and universities; $150.00 for high schools, community colleges, and nonprofits.
If you have shown any of the Killing Us Softly video series by Jean Kilbourne or Jackson Katz's film Tough Guise: Violence, Media, and the Crisis in Masculinity in your classes and found them very useful for discussions on sexism, objectification, violence, and the media, you will find this video even more compelling to use. Thomas Keith is a philosophy professor who examines the "hatred of women" in the media and the effects of such cultural images on society. The video features such prominent educators on this subject such as Jean Kilbourne, Jackson Katz, and Byron Hurt.
The issues of misogyny in the media are discussed in five different sections of the film: "Female Empowerment?," "The Doll Wars," "Idealized Beauty," "The Pink-Blue Dichotomy," and "Misogyny and Double Standards." The video displays the following statistics: "5.3 million cases of domestic violence each year. 1300 resulting in death. Over 200,000 cases of rape annually. 44% of victims under age of 18. 1 in 6 American women will be victims of physical or sexual assault in their lifetimes." These are very real and very staggering statistics that show us the consequences of misogyny across a broad range of media forms.
In "Female Empowerment?," Keith explores how women, particularly young girls, are told...