Miss representation /

Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of powe...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Miss representation (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	Girls Club Entertainment, Representation Project (Organization)
Other Authors:	Newsom, Jennifer Siebel, 1974- (Screenwriter), Congdon, Jessica, 1972- (Screenwriter, Film editor), Holland, Eric (composer (expression)), Cvetko, Svetlana (director of photography.), Heldman, Caroline, 1972- (on-screen participant.), Rice, Condoleezza, 1954- (Commentator), Feinstein, Dianne, 1933-2023 (Commentator), Huerta, Dolores, 1930- (Commentator), Davis, Geena (Commentator), Steinem, Gloria (Commentator), Katz, Jackson (Commentator), Fonda, Jane, 1937- (Commentator), Kilbourne, Jean (Commentator), Pozner, Jennifer L. (Commentator), Couric, Katie, 1957- (Commentator), Ling, Lisa (Commentator), Durham, Meenakshi Gigi (Commentator), Cho, Margaret (Commentator), Lauzen, Martha M. (Commentator), Pelosi, Nancy, 1940- (Commentator), Mitchell, Pat, 1943- (Commentator), Maddow, Rachel (Commentator), Dawson, Rosario (Commentator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published:	[Ross, California] : Girls Club Entertainment, 2011.
Subjects:	Women in popular culture > United States. Women > United States > Attitudes. Women > United States > Social conditions > 21st century. Women in mass media. Advertising > Psychological aspects. Women in advertising. Body image in women. Mass media > United States > Influence. Mass media > Social aspects > United States. Sex role in mass media. Sex in advertising. Communication. Sex role. Sexism. Rape. Violence against women. Media representation. Femmes dans la culture populaire > États-Unis. Femmes > États-Unis > Attitudes. Femmes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 21e siècle. Femmes dans les médias. Publicité > Aspect psychologique. Femmes dans la publicité. Image du corps chez la femme. Médias > Aspect social > États-Unis. Rôle selon le sexe dans les médias. Sexualité dans la publicité. Rôle selon le sexe. Sexisme. sex role. Mass media > Influence. Mass media > Social aspects. Women > Attitudes. Women in popular culture. Women > Social conditions. United States. 2000-2099 Streaming video. Documentaries and Factual Films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Documentary > Feature. Documentaires. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Kanopy)

Published 2011

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