http://www.newschool .edu/lolitaconference/
I was thinking of getting a Master's degree in Media Studies. I like what the Media Education Foundation does, so I attended an info session at the New School today, hoping that the New School's Media Studies program would help me. After the info session was over, I saw these "Lolita" conference posters all over the building, so I took one home so I could examine it.
The link for the conference is above. I haven't read Lolita, so I don't know exactly what it's about, but from skimming wikipedia, I get the impression that this is a book that portrays girls as "nymphets" and "sexually precocious".. basically, it's a book written from the perspective of a pedophile lusting after a 12 yr old stepdaughter.
I think we live in a messed up world when a school would dedicate a freaking CONFERENCE to the "genius" of a pedophile. I didn't see anything about pedophilia on the conference description. I work at a mental health clinic for severely emotionally/psychologically disturbed kids and pedophilia isn't an academic topic for an essay to pad one's resume with... What pisses me off about academics sometimes is that they forget how they are in positions of power. They're in positions of power to make a positive difference and instead they twist it up and cheer on pedophiles in the name of Art. seriously. Oh, and I'm not getting a Master's degree in Media Studies from this school anymore. Seeing Lolita posters on many walls set off my alarm bells. I'm not giving money to an institution that would promote a conference like this. No Thanks!