2009-2010 Convocations Schedule
The weekly convocation series is a shared experience that is at the foundation of Carleton values. Students, faculty and staff from across campus gather for one hour for a lecture, presentation or performance from specialists in a variety of disciplines. The goal of the convocation series is to stimulate thought and conversation outside the classroom on a broad range of subjects. Convocations are open to the public and free of charge.
Recordings of past convocations have been archived here. Videos of many past convocations are also in the Gould Library collection.
Carleton students, faculty, and staff may follow this link to make suggestions for future convocation speakers.
Convocation: Susan Douglas
Susan Douglas is a media critic whose book "Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media" reveals how television and advertising target images of women. A professor of communication studies and chair of the department at the University of Michigan, she has also written for The Nation, The Village Voice, Ms., The Washington Post and TV Guide, and was the media critic for The Progressive from 1992-1998. She has appeared on The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNBC's Equal Time, NPR's Fresh Air, Weekend Edition, Talk of the Nation, Michael Feldman’s Whad’ya Know and various radio talk shows around the country. "Where the Girls Are" was widely praised, and chosen one of the top ten books of 1994 by National Public Radio, Entertainment Weekly and The McLaughlin Group. Her book "Listening In: Radio and the American Imagination" won the Hacker Prize in 2000 for the best popular book about technology and culture. Her new book, "Enlightened Sexism," is a follow up to "Where the Girls Are" and will be released March 1, 2010. The book chronicles the widening gap between the images of women in the mass media and the everyday lives of girls and women in the United States.
Date: Friday, January 8th, 2010
Time: 10:50 am
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Skinner Memorial Chapel
Sponsored by: College Relations
Contact: Kerry Raadt, College Relations, x4308
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Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, General Public, Families, Prospective Students, New Students