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Warning, the media may be hazardous to your health : an evening with Ann J. Simonton / produced and directed by Jenai Lane.
Annenberg Library Videorecording 2
Mixed Availability
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexism in mass media--United States.
- Sexism in mass media.
- Women in mass media--United States.
- Women in mass media.
- Violence in mass media--United States.
- Violence in mass media.
- Sex role in mass media--United States.
- Sex role in mass media.
- Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
- Mass media.
- Mass media--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videocassette (approximately 38 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in. + 1 instructor's manual
- 1/2 in.
- Other Title:
- Media may be hazardous to your health.
- Evening with Ann J. Simonton.
- Media literacy primer.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Cruz, Calif. : Media Watch, [1990]
- System Details:
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Exposes the dangers of media models that glamorize violence, fear and hatred between the sexes. This video encourages the life-affirming tendencies in both genders. Images of commercials, Madonna, Pee Wee Herman, MTV, and media protestors are woven together to create a humorous, yet sobering look at sexism in the United States in the 90's.
- Credits:
- Script by Jenai Lane and Ann J. Simonton ; edited by Jenai Lane and Jon Silver.
- Notes:
- Documentary.
- Based on a slide presentation by Ann J. Simonton.
- On container: "Media Watch presents a media literacy primer."
- VHS.
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