"Miss Representation" Begins LVC's Colloquium Film Series on Sept. 1

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ANNVILLE, PA (08/29/2014)(readMedia)-- Lebanon Valley College's Gender Colloquium Series will present the film "Miss Representation" (2011) Monday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. at Annville's Allen Theatre. Discussion with Dr. Cathy Romagnolo, associate professor of English, will follow immediately after the film. Admission is $3 for the public, $1 for non-LVC students, and free for LVC students with student ID.

The film, a challenge of the media's limited portrayal of what it means to be a powerful woman, explores the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. Written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, "Miss Representation" received an Audience Award at the Sonoma Film Festival in 2011.

Gender is a year-long integrated series of keynote presentations, guest speakers, films, and academic courses. Gender actively and passively shapes our shared destinies. More than an idea, its practice and performance unfold within the constellations of biology and culture, bodies and institutions. In the face of powerful social conventions and the culturally constructed binaries of "male" and "female," "masculine" and "feminine," the complexities of gender challenge us to think beyond the genus, to reach beyond the type and category, and to step into the spectrum of being and becoming. For more information, visit: http://www.lvc.edu/colloquium.