Admission to this talk is by donation.

Gail Dines will be in Sydney as special guest of the Sydney Writers Festival where she will be involved with many events. She is also hosting a special talk sponsored by Collective Shout. She will also be talking in Melbourne.

At the forefront of the study of pornography and its effects, US author and researcher Gail Dines will talk about her new book Pornland: How porn has hijacked our sexuality. She argues that the spread of pornography has become a public health concern we can no longer ignore.

As porn culture has become absorbed into pop culture, and with the average age of first exposure now at 11 years old, a new wave of entrepreneurs are creating porn that is even more hard-core, violent, sexist and racist.

“Dines follows the extensive money trail, uncovering the role of corporate duplicity and greed, while showing how steadily pornography has infiltrated into everyday life from almost cradle to grave.” – Diane Levin, co-author, So Sexy, So Soon.

SYDNEY
When: Tuesday May 24
Where: Jubilee Room, NSW Parliament House
Time: 12.45 for 1pm – 2.00pm
RSVP: admin@collectiveshout.org by May 23
Entry: by donation

MELBOURNE
When: Wednesday May 25
Where:  Faculty Function Room, John Medley Building, University of Melbourne (no bookings required) FREE EVENT
Time: 5.30-7pm

Warning: Please note the presentation and discussion will cover material that some may find disturbing.

Gail Dines is professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College, Boston. The author of two previous books and a regular commentator on TV and radio, Dines has been covered in Newsweek, Time, USA Today, the New York Times, Boston Globe, and Philadelphia Inquirer and writes for The Huffington Post and Ms Magazine.

Proudly sponsored by:
Collective Shout
Spinifex Press
Catwa
Parliamentary Sponsor: Greg Donnelly MLC

Writer Helen Splarn. Editor Dr Ramesh Manocha.
Source: Collective Shout