The Dictatorship of the Perfect Body: Italian Women in the Media
October 9, 2017
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Lorella Zanardo
Watched by millions of people, the scathing documentary “Women’s Bodies” denounces the pervasive, manipulative exploitation of the woman’s body in Italian TV and on the Web. In Zanardo’s words, “it all started with the observation that women — real women — are an endangered species on television, one that is being replaced by a widespread grotesque, vulgar and humiliating representation”. Reflecting on Italian women’s collective image in the media, Zanardo challenges a dominant model of femininity that damages Italian women’s identity. Her current project, the Media Education Program “New Eyes for the Media”, aims at raising awareness among students and teachers, of gender stereotypes and sexist languages in the media.
Cosponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute at Chicago, the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies, Moving Image Arts, and the Institute for the Humanities at UIC. Light refreshments will be served.
Date posted
Jun 16, 2020
Date updated
Sep 25, 2020