University of the West Indies: Presentation Abstract

13 October 2009 | Trinidad: Gender Studies | Vincent Porfirio

The Institute of Gender and Development Studies Presentation Abstract:
http://sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar/event.asp?id=1011
Presentation Date(s):
(Monday, November 16 and Tuesday, November 17, 2009)
Title:
“Women and Media: Gender, Consumerism, & Marketing in the Developing World”
Abstract:
The main trajectory of the presentation will analyze how female image(s) are represented through media in developing nations. Moreover, I will question whether or not the image shares an equal [...]

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Mississippi: Refocusing the Nation

13 October 2009 | Teach for America | Vincent Porfirio

I was fortunate enough to be able to spend some time in Memphis, Tennessee while chaperoning students attending a conference. During the days spent in Memphis I was able to coordinate some time in Clarksdale Mississippi to visit Clarksdale High School located in the impoverished northernmost delta region of the state. Here I was given [...]

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