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.