Jean Kilbourne

Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. (jkilbourne@aol.com) is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. Her films, slide lectures and television appearances have been seen by millions of people throughout the world. She was named by The New York Times Magazine as one of the three most popular speakers on college campuses today. Her book, Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, won the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology in 2000. She is also known for her award-winning documentaries Killing Us Softly, Slim Hopes, and Calling the Shots. Click here for a high quality scan of Kilbourne photo for reprinting purposes.

"Jean Kilbourne's work is profoundly important. She's one of those people who makes a difference in how we see the world."—Arlie Hochschild, author (The Time Bind and others)

"I have enjoyed seeing and hearing Jean Kilbourne wrestle with the issues that beset us all. Her intelligent probing and the deductions she has made are of use to all her listeners and readers."—Maya Angelou, author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and others)

"Jean Kilbourne's work is pioneering and crucial to the dialogue of one of the most underexplored, yet most powerful, realms of American culture – advertising. We owe her a great debt."—Susan Faludi, author (Backlash and others)

"Hearing Jean Kilbourne is a profound experience. Audiences leave her feeling that they have heard much more than another lecture, for she teaches them to see themselves and their world differently."—Carole Beebe Tarantelli, Member of Parliament, Italy

Jean Kilbourne is sober, shocking, serious and hilarious, intense and enlightening. ... She illuminates the ads with a piercing light. —Mary Barrett, DRAW (Newsletter of the Art Director's Club of Boston)

“This was, by far, one of the best attended and received lectures I have ever been to at Mount Holyoke College. She was magnificent.” —Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA

“Having Jean Kilbourne to keynote a program is catalytic. Once she's on stage, everything else pauses as if suspended in time. Having experienced her presentation, no one is ever the same person . . . for throughout the experience, growing happens.” —Maine International Women's Year Committee


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Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. (jkilbourne@aol.com) is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. Her films, slide lectures and television appearances have been seen by millions of people throughout the world. She was named by The New York Times Magazine as one of the three most popular speakers on college campuses today. Her book, Can’t Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel, won the Distinguished Publication Award from the Association for Women in Psychology in 2000. She is also known for her award-winning documentaries Killing Us Softly, Slim Hopes, and Calling the Shots. Click here for a high quality scan of Kilbourne photo for reprinting purposes. New Book! Jean's new book So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids, co-authored with Diane E. Levin, is available now. For more information go to, www.sosexysosoon.com. Praise for Jean Kilbourne "Jean Kilbourne's work is profoundly important. She's one of those people who makes a difference in how we see the world."—Arlie Hochschild, author (The Time Bind and others) "I have enjoyed seeing and hearing Jean Kilbourne wrestle with the issues that beset us all. Her intelligent probing and the deductions she has made are of use to all her listeners and readers."—Maya Angelou, author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and others) "Jean Kilbourne's work is pioneering and crucial to the dialogue of one of the most underexplored, yet most powerful, realms of American culture – advertising. We owe her a great debt."—Susan Faludi, author (Backlash and others) "Hearing Jean Kilbourne is a profound experience. Audiences leave her feeling that they have heard much more than another lecture, for she teaches them to see themselves and their world differently."—Carole Beebe Tarantelli, Member of Parliament, Italy Jean Kilbourne is sober, shocking, serious and hilarious, intense and enlightening. ... She illuminates the ads with a piercing light. —Mary Barrett, DRAW (Newsletter of the Art Director's Club of Boston) “This was, by far, one of the best attended and received lectures I have ever been to at Mount Holyoke College. She was magnificent.” —Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA “Having Jean Kilbourne to keynote a program is catalytic. Once she's on stage, everything else pauses as if suspended in time. Having experienced her presentation, no one is ever the same person . . . for throughout the experience, growing happens.” —Maine International Women's Year Committee
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