Category Archives: Video Clips
Iconic Media as Propapaganda
In the context of the Media and Threat topic, I could think of no better example of the use of media for political ends and to regime opposition than Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin. Here is a 6-minute … Continue reading
Art – Media or Message
One final post that captured, in my mind, the blurry division between content and media. This artist won a recent TED prize for his work in creating large printed photos of people (primarily) and posting them directly into conflict and … Continue reading
Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution
This video has direct relevance to Week 2 – Media Effects and the debate on social networking tools, protests, and democracy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvJxasiSZ8 Wael Ghonim is an Egyptian national and Google company executive who created the original Facebook page that set … Continue reading
China and the Dictator’s Dilemma
Here is a recent Reuters article following up on Clinton’s comments concerning US foreign policy in the online age and given recent protests. The original Clinton speech is available here. Minute 32 is where she starts to address China directly. … Continue reading
A Class Divided – Racism and Representation
Here is the famous 1985 PBS documentary about racism mentioned in class. Some of the questions and speculations Jessica brought up about this program: Who was the original target audience? The original experiments took place in the 1960s. Why was … Continue reading
Positioning Asia: Obama’s State of the Union Address
How does Barack Obama position Asia in this year’s “State of the Union”? How does he refer to regions in Asia, and to which Asian states? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZdEmjtF6HE
Representations of China
Original post: The “Chinese Professor” and American Scaremongering at ChinaGeeks
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