An exhibition and film screening that will examine positive and negative images of women in the media will take place in Armenia on April 11th at The Club.
The exhibition will critique and examine current print advertising appearing in Armenian publications for their use of women's images. These often physically revealing or sexual images are often overlooked as simply being appealing; the exhibition seeks to question these images, to identify the ways in which they present women as objects or worse, and to suggest more positive, complex and full portrayals of women. The failure to show women in positive ways is relevant to all Armenians while there is a current law on the books that protects the dignity of human beings as they appear in advertising. The exhibition will be accompanied by a brief talk by Gayane Vermishyan about the exhibit's aims, as well as a lecture by Araks Markosyan which will help to underline the psychological impact of advertising images on society.
The film by critically acclaimed director Nika Shek will be shown after the lecture. This film examines the plight of female football players in Armenia and provides many examples of positive images of women. As the women featured in the film directly question and confront stereotypes of women, they provide inspiration for the general public to constantly question the images they are bombarded with every day in the Armenian media. A discussion will follow the screening.
This event is organized by the Women's resource center.
Public Radio of Armenia
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