Deadly Persuasion: Advertising and Addiction
Jean Kilbourne
Thursday, 20 Oct 2005 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. She is the author of Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel. She has contributed chapters to many books, including Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders, Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, and TV and Teens: Experts Look at the Issues. Her articles are frequently reprinted in textbooks, such as The University in Your Life, Impact of Mass Media, and Gender, Race, and Class in Media.Cosponsored By:
- College of LAS
- Greenlee School
- IFC
- Panhellenic Council
- SHAC
- Sub Abuse & Viol Prevention
- Women's Center
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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