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Tom received his bachelor of arts in philosophy from California State University, Long Beach and then received
both his Masters and Ph.D. in philosophy from Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California, where he
specialized in American philosophy and pragmatism with an emphasis on issues of race, class, and gender. He
has published several articles in professional journals where Dr. Keith emphasizes inclusiveness and a
multidisciplinary approach as the proper direction issues of race and gender studies should take instead of
compartmentalizing, and hence, marginalizing these important issues. He has, in the past few years, expanded
his area of interest to include media studies in an effort to evaluate the images and values that resonate in
popular media and culture today. Fusing philosophy and media studies, Thomas Keith initiated what he calls
Media Ethics into introductory courses in ethics and value theory at the college and university level, while
also becoming a strong voice in the advocacy of media literacy at the earliest ages of primary education.
In 2008, Tom's film Generation M: Misogyny in Media and Culture was released and distributed worldwide by
Media Education Foundation, Northampton, Massachusetts. Currently, Tom teaches courses in philosophy at
California State University, Long Beach and California Polytechnic University, Pomona and is traveling around
the country conducting screenings and leading discussions on the issues raised in his film, while writing the
manuscript for his first book, Sexploitation: The Gender Training of America, which will be completed in 2009.
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