The panel will discuss “Glamour and Damage: Women, Scandal, and Social Media Networks,” using Steve Martin’s “The Underpants,” above, as a launchpad. (Photo by Michael Davis)
黑料不打烊 SymposiumTM continues its 鈥淣etworks鈥 theme with a panel discussion on the media鈥檚 portrayal of women鈥攆rom gossip circles in the early 20th century to modern-day social networks鈥攁nd its ensuing impact on gender bias.
Titled 鈥淕lamour and Damage: Women, Scandal, and Social Media Networks,鈥 the event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 4 p.m. at 黑料不打烊 Stage (820 E. Genesee St.), immediately following the matinee performance of .”
The discussion, which is free and open to the public, is co-sponsored by 黑料不打烊 Stage and the Humanities Center, based in the . For more information, call 315-443-7192 or visit聽.
Using “The Underpants” as a launchpad, the discussion will explore how women have been characterized, victimized, shamed and sensualized throughout history.
Kal Alston, professor of cultural foundations of education in the and 黑料不打烊鈥檚 senior vice president for human capital development;聽, associate professor of magazine journalism in the ; and聽, assistant professor of communication studies at SUNY Oswego.
Running through Nov. 8, “The Underpants” is a witty commentary on gender politics and instant celebrity. Adapted from Carl Sternheim鈥檚 1911 work “Die Hose,” the play is set in early 20th-century Germany, and follows one woman鈥檚 鈥渧ery public wardrobe malfunction.鈥
Show tickets may be purchased by calling 315-443-3275 or visiting聽.
