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"Living in the Mirror" with Val Steeves and Jane Bailey

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We are pleased to be hosting Val Steeves and Jane Bailey, authors of eGirls, eCitizens at the University of Winnipeg this Friday, September 30 for a public lecture from 12:30-1:20 in 2M70. The lecture "Living in the Mirror" will draw upon their research on the experiences of girls with social media.
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Our concern about the exploitation of children's lived experiences and the lack of respect for their privacy and human rights by parents has been realized with18-year old Austrian child suing parents for posting embarrassing childhood photos and images of her on Facebook. The case will be heading to court in November. In article about the case the daughter says, "They knew no shame and no limit - and didn’t care whether it was a picture of me sitting on the toilet or lying naked in my cot - every stage was photographed and then made public." The report notes that "The photos were shared on Facebook with her parents' 700 friends. Despite her requests, they have refused to delete the photos - prompting her to sue them." She also says, "I'm tired of not being taken seriously by my parents." As other parents have noted, her father believes he has the right to publish the images because he took the photographs.  France has a strict