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I stayed up past eleven again last night to edit a crucial chapter, but it was worth it. Even though I want to shorten the book by about 50 pages I don't mind that I added to it yesterday because the new material is really important. © 2016 Alline Cormier 
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I stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish editing a chapter and watch Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women. The first version of that documentary came out in the '70s, and I watched it in high school. It had a profound impact on me, and I highly recommend it. The fourth one is freely available on YouTube. I imagine the first one is as well. © 2016 Alline Cormier #JeanKilbourne #KillingUsSoftly  Although I am taking pre-orders, my book is not actually finished yet. Hopefully it will be ready soon though, and as soon as it is I will let you know. Thank you for your interest. It is nice to see some people are (almost) as excited as I am!
Congratulations to Ms. Bell and Ms. Hackett, winners of a complimentary copy of my book for being the first person to leave a comment on my blog and the first person to pre-order my book, respectively!
My book is not actually called The Sexualization of Women in the Media. I have got something much snappier, but I won't be unveiling it until my book is ready to publish. The working title is a good description of what it is about though.
© 2016 Alline Cormier The book I started writing in September 2015 is almost ready to share. It is nearly 400 pages long now, and I have started editing it. I am Canadian and the book does have a Canadian focus but because I am also a citizen of the world and media (particularly the cultural output of the United States) is far reaching and affects us all there is also a global focus.
How are women and girls currently portrayed in the media? How has this portrayal evolved over the years? What are the effects and consequences of these portrayals? How do women fare in today's society, and what part does the media play in women's life conditions? These are the main questions my book addresses. Originally I had considered doing a Masters in Women's Studies but then I decided that what I really wanted was to share my findings with the widest audience possible and a dissertation just wouldn't have had the reach I was looking for. I look forward to hearing from you and sharing the results of my research! © 2016 Alline Cormier |
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