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Venus, Priests, and Superwomen
Venus, Priests, and Superwomen captures the tumultuous
climate that exploded on Providence College’s campus when
President, Father Brian J. Shanley, proclaimed that the Vagina Monologues,
did not reflect the college’s Catholic mission. Eve Ensler’s
The Vagina Monologues, performed by college students as a way to
raise awareness about sexual violence, has become a potent feminist
icon for many women around the world, but for others, the play has
fueled controversy. In December 2006, Father Shanley’s decision
to ban the production sparked a large protest at Providence College.
Venus,
Priests, and Superwomen:
View online trailer | Images
from protest | Reviews
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DVD | Providence College Update | Premiere
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College Vagina Monologues 2008
Images
from protest at Providence College |
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| Edmund
Eddings and Frances Ford protesting the banning of the Vagina
Monologues from Providence College’s campus |
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Providence
College students protest the banning of the Vagina Monologues
at their campus.s |
Members
of the Providence College’s Vagina Monologues cast and
crew |
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| Priests and Superwomen |
Fr.
Ken Gumbert, Film Studies at Providence College, speaks about
his views of the
Vagina Monologues. |
