Speaking Engagements -- 2004 -- Joanne Cantor's Home Page

January 15:

    West High School Alternative Education Program, "From Psycho to Scream: Why Media Violence Doesn't Die."

February 21:

    Kids' Expo, Madison, WI.  Reading of Teddy's TV Troubles.

March 18:

    Workshop on Children and Television, Goblin Fern Press, Madison, WI.

March 23:

    Nazareth College, Rochester, NY, "From Psycho to Scream: Why Movie Horror Doesn't Die.

March 27:

    UW Platteville Early Childhood Conference, "Creating a Healthy Media Environment."

April 15:

    Mass Media Class, University of Wisconsin-Madison, "From Psycho to Scream: Why Movie Horror Doesn't Die."

April 21:

    Invest-in-Yourself Bookstore, Middleton, Wisconsin, " Helping Children Cope with our Scary Media Environment."

April 27:

    Woods Hollow Children's Center, Fitchburg, WI, "Coping with Scary Media." (10 a.m.)

April 28:

    PLATO (Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization), Madison, WI, "What We Can Do About Media Violence."

May 4:

    Barnes and Noble East, Madison, WI, Story Time. (10:30 a.m.)

May 5:

    Barnes and Noble East, Madison, WI, Pajamarama

May 7:

    Heritage Elementary School, Waunakee, WI, "Creating a Storybook to Help Children Cope with the Media." (8-11 a.m.)

May 20:

    United States House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, Washington, DC, "Statement on the Media's Impact on Children."

June 14:

    International Research Colloquium on Children and War News, Munich, Germany, "Helping Children Cope with News Reports of War."

June 15:

    Prix Jeunesse Competition, Munich, Germany, "What News Producers Should Know About Children's Responses."

July 2:

    Action Coalition for Media Education, San Francisco, CA, "What Our Scary Media Environment Does to Kids -- and How We Can Help Them Cope."

September 12:

    Lake Edge United Church of Christ, Monona, WI, Parent Forum (10-11 a.m.)

October 5:

    Chaos Faculty Forum, University of Wisconsin-Madison.  (12:05 p.m.)

October 16:

    Wisconsin Early Childhood Association, La Crosse, WI, "Creating a Media Environment That's Healthy for Children and Helping Them Cope in Scary Times." (2-3:15 p.m.)

October 20:

    Midwest Conference on Sexual Abuse, Middleton, WI.  Plenary presentation: "The Double-Edged Sword of Media Violence." (8:30 a.m.)

October 28:

    Louisiana State University, Shreveport, LA, "From Psycho to Scream: Why Movie Horror Doesn't Die." (7 p.m.)

November 10-13:

    National Association for the Education of the Young Child Conference, Anaheim, CA, "Helping Children Cope with Our Disturbing Media Environment." (day and time pending)