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Filled under: Events | Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 |
Tags: book reading, book tour, embedded advertising, Jenn Pozner, Jennifer L. Pozner, Jennifer Pozner, media, media criticism, media literacy, New York, pop culture, race, racism, Reality Bites Back, reality television, reality TV, reality tv; events; Jennifer Pozner; book reading, sexism, television, unscripted programming, women in media
Hey New Yorkers: are you looking for something fun and politically relevant to do after the election dust dies down? (Yes, I’m voting today…and so should you. Soapbox moment over.) Well, here are two options for you — I hope to see you at one or both of these exciting events.
Option #1: the intellectually stimulating choice…
Time: 7pm (through 8:30 or 9-ish)
Place: Bluestockings, 172 Allen St, Manhattan (nearest subway: F to 2nd Ave) (212) 777-6028
Co-hosted by WAM!NYC (the local chapter of Women, Action & Media) and Women In Media & News (the media analysis, education and advocacy org I direct), and supported by
Paradigm Shift
(scan down page).
Why is reality television built on such blatant gender and race stereotypes? Why are women and people of color represented so harmfully, and with so much bias, in popular culture? What is “Frankenbite†editing, how many hours of tape are shot for every hour of reality TV aired, and how much cheaper is it to produce a reality show than a scripted program? Is it true that networks are simply “giving people what they want,†or is reality TV really the result of media consolidation, media economics, and stealth advertising?
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