Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women

Synopsis: New version (1991): STILL KILLING US SOFTLY
Takes advertisements from magazines, newspapers, record covers and shopfront windows to present specific examples of the ways in which advertisements reinforce sterotypes. Questions how far the use of women in advertising is connected to the sexual exploitation of women and the increasing incidence of child abuse.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Film; Video; Film. 16mm. col. 30 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1979
Availability: Hire or sale
Uses: Groups discussing the impact of advertising on society’s view of women.
Subjects: Women’s studies
Keywords: advertising; women

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