Killing us softly 4 : advertising's image of women /

In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing Us Softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kilbourne, Jean (Creator, Screenwriter)
Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm) (publishing company.)
Other Authors:	Jhally, Sut (editor of moving picture work.), Killoy, Andrew (editor of moving picture work.), Rabinovitz, David (director of photography.)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Soundtrack in English with optional closed-captioning.
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:	Advertising > Psychological aspects. Body image in women. Sex in advertising. Sex role. Sexism. Women in advertising. Advertising > Psychological aspects Body image in women Sex in advertising Women in advertising Sexism Nonfiction films. Lectures. Internet videos. Films for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

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Summary:	In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering Killing Us Softly series, the first in more than a decade, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity. The film marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes - images and messages that too often reinforce unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty, perfection, and sexuality. By bringing Kilbourne's groundbreaking analysis up to date, Killing Us Softly 4 stands to challenge a new generation of students to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender violence.
Item Description:	Sequel to: Killing us softly, c1979, Still killing us softly, c1987, and Killing us softly 3, c2000.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file, 46 min.) : ‡b sound, color
Playing Time:	00:46:10
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Flash Player.
Audience:	Grade 9+ Higher education.
Production Credits:	Edited by Sut Jhally and Andrew Killoy ; camera, David Rabinovitz.