Public Lecture
Introducing the Guardian Princesses
Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: Cal Poly Pomona Library, Room 1807
Find out how parents and educators can respond to the negative influence of the mass media and strategically utilize media to teach children ethical principles.
Prof. Shigematsu will discuss the work of the Guardian Princess Alliance (GPA)--a group of educators, parents, students and artists--who have formed to transform the cultural meaning of the princess. The GPA aims to redefine the princess into racially diverse leaders who protect the people and the planet through nonviolence.
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Setsu Shigematsu
Setsu Shigematsu is an Associate Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside.
She is the author of Scream from the Shadows: The Women's Liberation Movement in Japan. She directed and produced, Visions of Abolition, a documentary film about the prison-industrial-complex. She is the founder of the Guardian Princess Alliance
She received her doctorate from Cornell University.