Michele Zive, PH.D.

Telling My Story

Hello Rebels, Click here to find the SD Voyager article featuring my story and our work on Representation Rebellion.  As I mentioned, it was not an easy story to tell, but I’m glad I did.  I hope you are inspired to tell your own story, join the Representation Rebellion Facebook page, sign up for the…

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What is Representation?

Here’s the truth, I didn’t pay much attention to representation until it affected me.  I was born a heterosexual, cisgender, white, middle-class woman.  I have my health.  I gave birth to three robust and wonderful children.  I earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees.  I had a job as a director at a prestigious, world renowned…

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Face Off: Part I*

Justine Bateman is embroiled in a scandal.  Bateman is best known for her role as Mallory Keaton from the television sitcom Family Ties, a role she had from 1982 to 1989 (ages 16 to 25).   For those of us in our 50s, we remember Bateman as the cute, fashion-conscious, airhead, who was the butt of…