February 27 - March 10
Bailey Exhibition Hall
College of Architecture
Exploring representation of body image
UV & U: SKIN CANCER AWARENESSInteractive display
March 6-10 Union Lobby
Stop by the interactive display and learn more about the risks of skin cancer and how to protect yourself. Learn why you should cover up for life, not just for looks!
"KILLING US SOFTLY 3"
This important sequel to Jean Kilbourne's pioneering work on the study of gender representation in advertising reviews how the image of women in advertising has changed over the last 20 years.
Feature Film
March 6 and 10
7-8 PM and 8-9 PM Union Theatre
"THIS AIN'T UGLY"
Panelists discuss the societal and cultural standards of ideal beauty for women in the United States and how those standards are normalized and racialized.
Campus/Community Panel
March 8
Noon - Union East Ballroom
Cultural Performances
March 8
7 PM - Kingsbury Hall
One of the preemiment jazz vocalists in the world today. Reeve's singing draws upon a world of influences tied to a powerful storytelling instinct, her virtuosity and improvisational gifts are breathtaking.
FREE ADMISSION WITH A TICKET
Reserved seating. Tickets are available at the Kingsbury Hall Ticket Office, 1395 East Presidents Circle, University of Utah, by calling (801) 581-7100, or online at www.kingsbury.utah.edu
VIRGINIA BLUM
When did cosmetic surgery become common practice, the stuff of everyday conversation? Blum combines a provocative ethnography of plastic surgery with a penetrating analysis of beauty and feminism to search out the social conditions and imperatives that have made ours a culture of cosmetic surgery. Blum is author of Flesh Wounds: The Culture of Cosmetic Surgery and professor of English at the University of Kentucky. A book signing will follow.
Keynote Address
March 9
Noon - Union Saltair Room
WOMEN'S WEEK 2006 MARCH 6-10
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