TVO The Agenda, May 06 2011: "Slut Walks" and Modern Feminism

TVO - The Agenda with Steve Paikin, May 06 2011: "Slut Walks" and Modern Feminism

The Debate: "Slut Walks" and Modern Feminism

What started as a Toronto protest has become a global protest. It's called the "slut walk." Are these demonstrations the newest frontier of feminism?

Guests:

Susannah Breslin is a freelance journalist and blogger.

Jaclyn Friedman is the executive director at Women, Action and the Media. Visit her personal website.

Gail Dines is a professor of sociology and women's studies at Wheelock College and author of Pornland.

Heather Jarvis is co-founder of The Slut Walk.

Kate McPherson is a professor of history and women's studies at York University.

For more information on this episode, including information on the guests and various other resources and links, visit the episode webpage:

http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=7&bpn=109156&ts=2011-05-06%2020:00:00.0

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Size: 145MB
Runtime: 00:35:46
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 480x270
Audio: AAC 32000Hz mono 48Kbps

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