tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67213699818966791832012-02-16T21:44:13.071-06:00devoted to honoring and mobilizing girls' media-makingMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-88550541527212284312012-02-03T22:26:00.001-06:002012-02-03T22:30:11.492-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Re-js3iu8dw/Tyy0RqK8UkI/AAAAAAAAAIE/u1NDRzaoCRM/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2012-02-03%2Bat%2B10.29.19%2BPM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="122" width="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Re-js3iu8dw/Tyy0RqK8UkI/AAAAAAAAAIE/u1NDRzaoCRM/s200/Screen%2BShot%2B2012-02-03%2Bat%2B10.29.19%2BPM.png" /></a></div><br />Great animation from Jean Yi, who produced it at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Video and more info about Jean <a href="http://www.cartoonbrew.com/brewtv/nicegirl.html">here</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-8855054152721228431?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-24699038131280880302012-01-11T13:03:00.000-06:002012-01-11T13:03:44.196-06:00Deb Tolman's organization, SPARK, has launched a petition against LEGO's new line, LadyFigs, which trivializes girls: Instead of providing girls with interesting projects to build, projects that ultimately DO things, these sets give girls the "opportunity" to play in stereotypical ways: shopping, wearing make up, lounging in a hot tub, etc.<br /><br />The petition has had an amazing groundswell of support, with nearly 28,000 signatures, at <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-lego-to-stop-selling-out-girls-liberatelegos">http://www.change.org/petitions/tell-lego-to-stop-selling-out-girls-liberatelegos<br /></a><br />If you've missed the controversy, Peggy Orenstein's NY Times op-ed from Dec 29 offers a good overview: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/opinion/does-stripping-gender-from-toys-really-make-sense.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/opinion/does-stripping-gender-from-toys-really-make-sense.html</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-2469903813128088030?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-3774970910890420932011-12-01T22:15:00.000-06:002011-12-01T22:15:03.453-06:00The Women’s Media Center invites girls from all over the United States, ages 14-22, to create a 1- 5 minute <a href="http://womensmediacenter.com/blog/girls-state-of-the-union/">Girls’ State of the Union video</a>. Five finalists will be highlighted on the Women’s Media Center’s YouTube channel and a group of diverse and talented celebrity and new media influencer judges will choose the winner.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-377497091089042093?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-16347413208542144182011-09-16T12:13:00.000-05:002011-09-16T12:13:47.345-05:00<a href=" http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/dga-report-assesses-director-diversity-in-hiring-practices-for-episodic-tv/">More sad news from the media industry regarding gender and ethnic inequities at the director level.<br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-1634741320854214418?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-85667888248265895902011-04-12T21:29:00.001-05:002011-04-12T21:31:03.429-05:00edited by Mary Celeste Kearney<br /><br />available via <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mediated-Girlhoods-Explorations-Girls-Culture/dp/1433105616/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302661741&sr=8-1">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=58287&cid=448">Peter Lang Publishing</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-8566788824826589590?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-68110520827544883212011-01-19T13:30:00.000-06:002011-01-19T13:30:00.089-06:00edited by Miriam Forman-Brunell and Leslie Paris<br /><br />JUST RELEASED!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-6811052082754488321?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-27584892330962225782010-09-22T09:02:00.000-05:002010-09-22T09:02:10.085-05:00<a href="http://kotaku.com/5644122/">Read about it here</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-2758489233096222578?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-32918745090638184402010-09-04T22:08:00.000-05:002010-09-04T22:08:03.378-05:00<a href="http://www2.cortland.edu/centers/CGIS/GSC/index.dot">Reimagining Girlhoods: Communities, Identities, Self-Portrayals</a><br />Oct 22-24 - Cortland, NY<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-3291874509063818440?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-80382267680439605322010-08-30T22:42:00.003-05:002010-08-30T22:43:09.824-05:00I'm doing a new study of girls' film training. I'm especially interested in girls' transition into college-level production programs. If you're interested in participating, please <a href="mailto:mkearney@mail.utexas.edu">email me</a>. Thanks!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-8038226768043960532?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-23887862076805021872010-06-16T11:09:00.002-05:002010-06-16T11:09:40.275-05:00<a href="http://jukeboxheroines.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/joan-jett-cindi-lauper-debbie-harry-barbie-dolls/">Check them out</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-2388786207680502187?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-11099454222712503952010-06-06T11:44:00.003-05:002010-06-06T12:55:21.846-05:00<a href="http://mcma.siu.edu/news/girls-make-movies-summer-camp-july-25th-to-july-30th">Girls Make Movies</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-1109945422271250395?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-41073694974814602502010-06-06T11:39:00.003-05:002010-06-06T11:42:03.640-05:00<a href="http://www.sfccnm.edu/programs/film/girls_make_media">Girls Make Media</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-4107369497481460250?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-55127432676938242102010-06-06T08:56:00.002-05:002010-06-06T08:56:31.960-05:00<a href="http://thefbomb.org">The F Bomb</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-5512743267693824210?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-37715140093779791242010-05-23T17:20:00.002-05:002010-05-23T17:20:53.826-05:00<a href="http://rtf.utexas.edu/cinemakids/">deadline is 1 July 2010</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-3771514009377979124?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-30970754410032834072010-05-22T09:46:00.002-05:002010-05-22T09:46:55.346-05:00<a href="http://www.writegirl.org/">WriteGirl</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-3097075441003283407?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-6347695239042455702010-05-21T14:43:00.000-05:002010-05-21T14:43:05.877-05:00<a href="http://www.thegeenadavisinstitute.org/">Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-634769523904245570?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-26818547865139038422010-05-20T08:39:00.000-05:002010-05-20T08:40:08.199-05:00<a href="http://www.lunapads.com/about-us/donate-pads">Luna Pads 4 Girls</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-2681854786513903842?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6721369981896679183.post-57924034467705020272010-05-03T07:59:00.001-05:002010-05-03T08:00:24.490-05:00<a href="http://www.chipchicklets.com/2010/02/barbie-video-girl.html">weirdest video contraption for girls</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6721369981896679183-5792403446770502027?l=girlsmakemedia.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11133618576177580540noreply@blogger.com