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In the context of the profound presence of popular culture in the lives of college students, this webinar will explore how gender-violence advocates, prevention coordinators, and educators can illuminate the workings of power, privilege, and oppression in the media to raise social consciousness. Rachel Griffin, assistant professor of Speech Communication at Southern Illinois University, and Shira Tarrant, associate professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at California State University, will deconstruct numerous popular culture images to illustrate how survivors’ experiences are often dismissed since they remain entrapped in media images that objectify their bodies, dismiss their intelligence, and deny their worth and humanity. Attendees can anticipate multiple examples to inspire progressive programming on college campuses that addresses how popular culture fuels violence against women.