Jean Kilbourne
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Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. (born January 4, 1943) is a social theorist known for her video documentaries on the subject of alcohol and tobacco advertising, and the representation of women in advertising. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.
Among her lectures are Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women, Still Killing Us Softly, and Killing Us Softly 3.
She has also produced several videos:
[edit] Video documentaries
- Killing Us Softly 3, about advertising's image of women (with Sut Jhally (1999), full video.
- Spin the Bottle: Sex, Lies, and Alcohol, created (with Jackson Katz) (2004) (2004), (trailer).
- Slim Hopes: Advertising & the Obsession with Thinness (with Sut Jhally (1995), trailer.
- Pack of Lies: the Advertising of Tobacco (with Sut Jhally (1992).
According to her official biography, she has lectured at more than half of the colleges and universities in America.
[edit] Publications
- Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel.
- Advertising's Influence on Media Content an essay from the book Perspectives on Contemporary Issues by Katherine Anne Ackley.
[edit] External links
- Jean Kilbourne biography on her official website
- Jean Kilbourne on the Internet Movie Database
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