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The 27th Konopka Lectureship – The Panic Over Girls
Lecturer: Mike Males
February 11 – 10:00 AM
Neighborhood House at the Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street East, St. Paul
Free and open to the public.
A reception follows the lecture.
No RSVP required for the lecture or reception.
This year’s lecturer, Mike Males, is a senior researcher for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco, a columnist for Youth Today and the principal investigator/content director for the online information service – YouthFacts.org. In addition to several other titles, Mr. Males is the author of The Scapegoat Generation: America’s War on Adolescents and Framing Youth: Ten Myths About the Next Generation.
Mike Males shares Gisa’s [Gisela Konopka’s] passion for promoting the needs of young people as well as her willingness to be controversial and provocative. In this lecture, Mike will challenge the media myths about modern American girls.
You can learn more about Mike Males’ work at www.youthfacts.org