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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

Pornography and Pop Culture: Reframing Theory, Re-thinking Activism

March 23-25
Wheelock College
Boston

The so-called =93porn wars=94 that were fought over the feminist critique of 
contemporary mass-marketed pornography derailed important academic and 
activist work. It is time to move on by reframing our thinking on 
pornography, especially in light of the important changes that have occurred 
in both technology and pop culture over the past two decades. In the world of 
the internet, cell phone porn, Howard Stern and Girls Gone Wild, the central 
insights of the critical feminist perspective are more important than ever. 
What was once called soft-core pornography has become the norm in mainstream 
pop culture, while =
hard-core porn has become increasingly accepted and increasingly misogynistic. What do 
such economic and cultural shifts mean for feminist theory and activism, and how can we 
rebuild a vibrant feminist movement that addresses the harms of misogynist images that 
help define our culture, our visual landscape and our sexuality? These issues will be 
addressed at a national conference on March 23-25, 2007, at Wheelock College in Boston. 
Titled "Pornography and Pop Culture: Reframing Theory, Rethinking Activism," 
this conference will (1) feature recent feminist theory and research on pornography, 
prostitution and pop culture, and (2) provide space for collaborative discussion on how 
we can prepare the ground for building a broad-based, energized and vibrant feminist 
movement that can address the harms of pornographic images in the context of a more 
general political and cultural crisis.

For a full schedule and registration details, please go to 
http://www.wheelock.edu/ppc/


Gail Dines
Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies
Chair of American Studies
Wheelock College
35 Pilgrim Road
Boston, MA 02215
617-879-2336


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Claire N. Kaplan, Ph.D.
Director, Sexual & Domestic Violence Services
University of Virginia Women’s Center
PO Box 800588
Charlottesville VA 22908-0588
T: 434.982.2774
F: 434.982.2901

http://womenscenter.virginia.edu/sdvs