Lecture on manhood and violence against women planned at Bradley

Peoria, Illinois . . . September 12, 2003 . . . Jackson Katz, a nationally recognized educator and activist, will give a lecture titled "More than a Few Good Men: A Lecture on Manhood and Violence Against Women," on October 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Marty Theater in the Michel Student Center at Bradley University. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program and the Intellectual and Cultural Activities Committee, it is free and open to the public.

Katz has been one of the nation's leading anti-sexist male activists since the 1980s. He has lectured on college campuses and has published numerous academic articles on topics including white masculinity, advertising, feminism, violence, juvenile prisons, sports, and media. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs including Good Morning America and 20/20. His award-winning video, "Tough Guise: Media Images and the Crisis in Masculinity," is shown on college campuses across the nation. He is the founder and director of MVP-Marine Corps, the first worldwide gender violence program in the history of the U.S. Marine Corps. He has trained thousands of Division 1, 2, and 3 college athletes in gender violence prevention. He holds a masters degree from Harvard University, where his research concentration was the construction of violent masculinity in sports and media.

Katz's program, "More than a Few Good Men: A Lecture on Manhood and Violence Against Women,' inspires men and women to confront one of the most serious problems facing college students, menÕs violence against women. He covers rape, sexual harassment, abuse in college dating relationships, and other forms of gender-based discrimination and violence. This lecture focuses on the lives and attitudes of boys and men. In a provocative presentation that interposes irreverent humor with unpleasant realities, he stimulates dialogue between the sexes by helping to illuminate how the problems of individual women and men are linked to larger social forces. The program is timely and appropriate because violence among athletes continues to make headlines. He addresses the problem from the perspective of a former athlete and a scholar, thus offering an approach that will appeal to a wide audience.