STANDARD OF BEAUTY by DaHye Lee (Hunter Integrated Media Arts student)
Standard of BeautyCENTURY OF THE SELF: The TV documentary on the making of a consumer society...we will watch some of this later in the semester in lecture, but it is really informative and fascinating. Episodes are available here:
Century of The SelfPR PRIMER: Covers the basics of demonstrating PR as propaganda. Done by PR Watch:
PR=PropagandaTHE PERFECT LIE: A quick look at the manipulation of a face using photoshop.
The Perfect LieAnd the widely circulated Dove commercial. Watch for the neck and eye adjustments.
Dove Evolution CommercialWAYS OF SEEING: Another semi old TV series, this one is on Visual Literacy, mostly looking at fine art...Dated but totally helpful and relevant! Prime yourself to become a visual decoder...learn to read images, but don't forget who is talking in this scenario as well, he is still the traditional authority figure: European, white, male...but even so, he makes many good points.
WAYS OF SEEING WITH JOHN BERGERPlease post interesting videos!