The Lolita Effect: Girls, Sexuality & Contemporary Media
Meenakshi Gigi Durham
Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Meenakshi Gigi Durham's work centers on media and the politics of the body, with an emphasis on gender, sexuality, race, and youth cultures. She is a professor of journalism at the University of Iowa and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. Durham is the author of The Lolita Effect and coeditor of the text Media and Cultural Studies: KeyWorks. Her professional journalism experience includes reporting, editing, and design for various newspapers and magazines, including the Pensacola News-Journal, The Times of India, and Science Today. Before joining the faculty at the University of Iowa in 2000, she taught magazine journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.Cosponsored By:
- Women's and Gender Studies
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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