Elayne Rapping is a Professor of Women's Studies and Media Studies at SUNY Buffalo and a nationally known media critic and analyst, whose work has appeared in The Village Voice, Newsday, The Nation, Cineaste, and other publications. Her recent books include Media-tions: Forays into the Culture and Gender Wars and The Culture of Recovery: Making Sense of the Self-Help movement in Women's Lives. She lives in Buffalo and Manhattan.