VIDEOS

 

Aspen Ideas Festival | July 2011

In her closing remarks at the 2011 Aspen Ideas Festival, “What can I do?” Courtney Martin issued a call to action for the Aspen Institute community to demand and create more diversity. (Video starts at minute 19:53.)

 
 

TEDWomen | December 2010

In her TEDWomen talk, “Reinventing Feminism,” Courtney Martin examines the perennially loaded word “feminism.” In a personal and heartfelt talk, she describes the three paradoxes that define her generation’s quest to define the term for themselves.

 
 

Do It Anyway Book Trailer | September 2010

Courtney Martin’s fourth book, Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists, explores the lives and motivations of eight activists–not superhuman heroes, but ordinary young people searching for their own way to make a difference. Click here to watch videos of the seven other living activists profiled in Do It Anyway or visit www.doitanywaybook.org.

 
 

The Shriver Report | November 2009

Courtney E. Martin, contributing author to The Shriver Report: A Womans Nation Changes Everything discusses how couples are sharing the load. Courtney contributed to conclusion to the groundbreaking report, which explored how the world is changing now that women are officially over half of the workforce. The report was commissioned by Maria Shriver and was featured on Meet the Press, MSNBC, CNN, Good Morning America, and the TODAY Show–among other national media.

 
 

 
The O’Reilly Factor | May 2009

Courtney Martin appeared on The O’Reilly Factor, discussing O’Reilly’s sexist comments about veteran White House Press Corp member Helen Thomas. Click on the image below and scroll down to access the video. A version of the video, with commentary, was subsequently published on YouTube.

 
 

The Brian Lehrer Show | September 2008

Courtney Martin appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show, discussing Sarah Palin and feminism.

 
 
GRITtv with Laura Flanders | June 2008

Courtney Martin discusses the veepstakes in the 2008 election.

 
 

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters Book Reading | June 2007

Courtney Martin reads from her first book, Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: How the Quest for Perfection is Harming Young Women