The Centre for Film, Media, Discourse and Culture at the University of Wolverhampton warmly invites you to a free public lecture (due to take place this week)
#MeToo, Weinstein and Feminist Theory
Professor Karen Boyle
Wednesday 9th May 6-7.30pm
University of Wolverhampton, George Wallis Building, MK045
Abstract
Since Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual abuse became a global news story in October 2017, the continuum of men’s sexually abusive behaviour embedded within a wide range of social, political and cultural institutions has received unprecedented mainstream commentary. Whilst the voices of victim/survivors, as well as those of feminist critics and commentators, have been prominent in the media coverage, these have – somewhat predictably – been accompanied by much negative commentary, with individual women, and the movement itself, accused of mounting a war on unsuspecting men unable to read the signals in a new sexual economy. Media engagement with this case thus provides a productive lens through which to explore feminist theory on men’s violence against women, in the broader context of media representations of feminism and of gender violence. This is entirely consistent with a long-standing recognition within feminist theory and activism that representation is not a sideshow in this debate, but an essential element in how survivors, perpetrators, bystanders, juries and others make sense of gender and violence. This paper will use media coverage of the Weinstein case to consider how this can help us think through – and rethink –questions around silence breaking and testimony; the continuum of men’s violence against women; the cultural value of abuse to the entertainment industry; and how to represent male perpetrators and hold them accountable.
About the Speaker
Karen Boyle is Professor of Feminist Media Studies and Programme Director of Applied Gender Studies at the University of Strathclyde. She started her academic career as a Lecturer in Women's Studies at the University of Wolverhampton and has researched & written widely on issues of gender, violence & representation. She is the author of Media & Violence: Gendering the Debates (2005), editor of Everyday Pornography (2010) & is currently writing a book on #MeToo, Weinstein & Feminist Theory for Palgrave (2019).
Free entry but please contact Dr Fran Pheasant-Kelly at [log in to unmask] to reserve a place and for any queries.
Directions: https://www.wlv.ac.uk/media/departments/marketing-and-communications/documents/ER551---Online-Map-Update---City-Campus-Molineux.pdf
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