- Jean Kilbourne
Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. (born
January 4 ,1943 ) is a social theorist known for her videodocumentaries on the subject of alcohol and tobacco advertising, and the representation of women in advertising. She is a graduate ofWellesley College .Among her lectures are "Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women", "Still Killing Us Softly", and "Killing Us Softly 3".
She has also produced several videos:
Video documentaries
* Killing Us Softly 3, about advertising's image of women (with
Sut Jhally (1999), [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1993368502337678412 full video] .
* Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies, and Alcohol, created (withJackson Katz ) (2004) (2004), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqHYeCLBG6s (trailer)] .
* Slim Hopes: Advertising & the Obsession with Thinness (withSut Jhally (1995), [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7143sc_HbU trailer] .
* Pack of Lies: the Advertising of Tobacco (withSut Jhally (1992).According to her official biography, she has lectured at more than half of the colleges and universities in America.
Publications
*"Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel".
*"Advertising's Influence on Media Content" an essay from the book "Perspectives on Contemporary Issues" by Katherine Anne Ackley.External links
* [http://www.jeankilbourne.com/bio.html Jean Kilbourne biography] on her official website
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1239798/ Jean Kilbourne] on theInternet Movie Database
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