Shelby Knox, the subject of a 2005 documentary and Sundance award-winning film profiling her as a teenager who joins a campaign for comprehensive sex education in the high schools of Lubbock, Texas and struggles to reconcile her newfound political beliefs with her conservative religious views will speak at Suffolk County Community College’s Eastern Campus on Wednesday, March 26.
Knox will appear as a featured speaker at The Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus Feminist Film Series that began in February and continues through the spring 2014 semester. Three of the series’ eight films will be screened in March during Women’s History Month.
The Education of Shelby Knox will be screened at 11am on March 26 in the Montaukett Learning Resource Center, Room 108 prior to Knox’s talk.
Students, faculty, staff, and the broader community are all welcome at each event. Admission is free. Reservations are not needed unless a group of 10 or more is attending. Groups of 10 or more must contact the Eastern Campus Activities office at 631-548-2522.
The Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus Feminist Film Series:
· Miss Representation (Tuesday, March 10, 11 a.m., Shinnecock Bldg. 101)
· The Bro Code: How Contemporary Culture Creates Sexist Men (Thursday, March 12, 11 a.m. Shinnecock Bldg 101)
· The Education of Shelby Knox (Wednesday, March 26, 11 a.m., Montaukett Learning Resource Center 108)
· Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture (Wednesday, April 9, 11 a.m., Shinnecock Bldg. 101)
· Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity For Women Worldwide
(April 14 & 16 – in two parts, 11 a.m., Montaukett Learning Resource Center 108)
· The Invisible War (May 7 at 7 p.m., Montaukett Learning Resource Center 108)
The film series is made possible through The Lyceum Grant Program from the Office of Campus Activities and Student Leadership Development.
For more information about the Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus Feminist Film Series contact Susan Wood at 631-548-2544. The Suffolk County Community College Eastern Campus is located at: 121 Speonk-Riverhead Road, Riverhead, NY 11901.
The Education of Shelby Knox from Ford Foundation on Vimeo.
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