Author Christine M Knight’s Blog
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Bad role models - what to do about them?
Who comes to mind when you hear the phrase bad role model? Do you think of a celebrity? Do you worry about the influence a celebrity has over your child’s values?
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Do celebrities have a right to privacy?
The right to privacy refers to a person’s right to have a private space, be it around the body (aka personal space) or associated with the home and personal property or having private matters in the person's life staying private. The right to privacy also refers to the right a person has to control the degree of access by others to a person’s private domain.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
How important are male role models in shaping what girls and young women value?
Male role models are critical in shaping what girls and women value and what they reject. Girls and young women learn how to interact in a variety of situations from the male role models in their lives just as they do their female role models. What men appear to value influences how a young woman shapes herself, her behaviour, and her aspirations. So men have an extraordinarily strong influence over what girls and young women value just as the entertainment industry does. That is why the Robin Thicke / Miley Cyrus 2013 performance brought such criticism.
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Looking outside the box for role models for girls
Recently, Taylor Swift said she looks to no one – at least in her own industry – as a role model. During a Time magazine interview, she wondered with open embarrassment what her grandchildren would think if she behaved public more like her peers, such as Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus, exposing herself and selling her image through her body.
Friday, March 20, 2015
BELONGING: PART A - The Quest to Belong
This blog entry is an excerpt from BELONGING: A RELATED TEXT COMPANION to 'IN AND OUT OF STEP', on sale through Amazon.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Q and A for fans
Growing up, were you an avid reader? If so, what did you read?
Sunday, February 1, 2015
'Song Bird' excerpt - Chapter 1
The stretched limousine slowed as the chauffeur looked for the entrance into the designated parking area at Sydney International Airport Terminal — the QANTAS end. “Wow!” Zoey Blake absorbed the long stretch of fans squeezed into a cordoned off area that extended beyond the taxi rank. Fans also lined the carpark side of the road. Many of them held placards with WELCOME BACK TO OZ painted on them. Bemused travellers filed in tolerant humour past the exuberant fans. Taxis came and went. “Did you ever think Nikki Mills would get this big?”
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Take It off - A Song from SONG BIRD
'Take it Off' is a song developed by Christine M Knight for her novel 'SONG BIRD'. In that novel, the lyrics and music are the outcome of a collaboration between Nikki Mills (the protagonist) and Rick Brody (rock star). When the song was produced, the song title changed to 'Masque'. The word masque refers to the
Thursday, December 11, 2014
'IN AND OUT OF STEP' excerpt
Chapter 1As she drove south from Sydney, Cassie Sleight wondered, How many people make decisions based on the emotion of the moment? Fed up with her impossible situation, when she had seen a means of escape the year before, she had taken it.
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