Actor, Advocate Geena Davis to Speak at U of A on Women, Diversity in Media
Geena Davis
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Academy Award-winning actor Geena Davis, founder of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, will give a free public lecture at the University of Arkansas on the ways women are represented in the film industry – both onscreen and behind the camera. She will also discuss the Bentonville Film Festival, which she helped create last year to promote and champion women and diversity in media.
The lecture will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. A reception will follow in room 523. The event is sponsored by the Department of Communication's Film Appreciation Society.
About the University of Arkansas: The University of Arkansas provides an internationally competitive education for undergraduate and graduate students in more than 200 academic programs. The university contributes new knowledge, economic development, basic and applied research, and creative activity while also providing service to academic and professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Arkansas among only 2 percent of universities in America that have the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the University of Arkansas among its top American public research universities. Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas comprises 10 colleges and schools and maintains a low student-to-faculty ratio that promotes personal attention and close mentoring.
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Lauren J. DeCarvalho, assistant professor
Communication Department
479-575-5956,
ljdecarv@uark.edu
Steve Voorhies, manager, media relations
University Relations
479-575-3583,
voorhies@uark.edu
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