Trailer for “Exit through the Gift Shop”
Banksy: The Punking of Paris Hilton
Benksy: Palestinian Wall
PROPAGANDA
* Leni Riefenstahl
Prologue to “Olympia” (start at 4:30min)
Interactive website by PBS’ Culture Shock on Leni Riefenstahl
Posts Tagged ‘references’
Links for class, April 19
Monday, April 19th, 2010In-class assignment for April 12
Monday, April 12th, 2010Media activism and political art
Please find your group number below and explore the organization assigned to you. Together with your partner for this entry, write a blog entry of 2-3 paragraphs answering the following questions:
– what is the main goal/objective of the organization or group? in what ways do members try to achieve their goals?
– as far as you can tell: who are the members of this group? who can join, and how?
– from their self-presentation on website, how do you think this group is organized and makes decision?
– what type of activism does this group do, and what do you think about it?
– would you join this group; why or why not?
Also, post a link to your favorite artwork / video / article from the group on your blog.
GROUP 1 ~ Papertiger TV Collective (see also their vlog)
GROUP 2 ~ The Yes Men and here ~ also, look for Yes Men videos on youtube!
GROUP 3 ~ Indymedia ~ look for photos and videos on the website!
GROUP 4 ~ Deep Dish
Next blog entry: VISUAL EXPLORATION
Monday, March 22nd, 2010VISUAL EXPLORATION
Post two pictures on your blog, both relating to the topic of your final project:
* one you have taken yourself
* one you have found somewhere (a historical picture, a family picture, etc). Make sure that you have permission to post the pictures you have “found” and reference their source or origin properly. Here are is a list of links for public domain or creative-sommons licensed content:
Choose meaningful pictures and write a short paragraph each about how they relate to your topic.
Post both pictures and your notes on your blog by Wednesday, March 24, at noon.
Link for class on March 17
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010For Wednesday and TO DO
Monday, March 15th, 2010Your midterm exam is posted below; also the pictures for question #2.
Please make sure you complete the readings marked “Banks Ch. 4” for Wednesday. Also, please read the following (short) articles on copyright and creative commons:
http://blogs.qc.cuny.edu/blogs/blogtutorials/2005/01/understanding_copyright.html
http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/fairuse.phtml
If you haven’t done so yet, please finish your blog entry about your final project idea. It should be 2+ paragraphs, describing your topic and your possible methodology in as much detail as possible. Please, also add the name of your collaborator, if you have one.
(Have a look at my comments to your earlier posts on the final project, maybe they will be helpful.)
One more TO DO:
I would like to change the way I communicate with you — away from relying on Blackboard (and the qc email addresses) by using the class blog and email addresses of your choice. For that, please do the following:
* sign in to the dashboard of your blog
* click on your name in the upper right corner
* under “contact info”, find your email address. If it’s not the one you would like me to use please change it. (wordpress will send a confirmation email to the new email address, so make sure to find that email and to click on the link listed there)
* stay signed in to your blog. go to our main class blog and add yourself as a user to the blog (see the link on the top of the left sidebar)
After all of you have signed on to the class blog, I will start sending emails through wordpress. Thank you!
Keep adding tags to your blog entries (including previous ones) and watch your tag cloud grow!
Link of the week
Monday, March 1st, 2010Sociological Images — recommended by our own Stephanie Lee! Thanks Stephanie.
Have fun exploring.
Handout for Final Project
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Find the handout for the content and structure of your final projects here.
Links for class on Feb 24
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Visual Sociology class of Fall 2009
“Girl Culture” by Lauren Greenfield (see intro, photographs and artist statement)
“Material World” by Peter Menzel (see example pages here, under Images from Poster Set)
Photography and Sociology by David Bacon
link of the week: A New Twist from the NYT
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010Check out postmodern college application…
