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Edward Said: Framed: the politics of stereotypes

EAVI — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:35:55 +0000

Edward Said: Framed: the politics of stereotypes Are we sure that the perception that we have about the East (and about the Middle East and the different struggles it is going through) is neutral and unbiased? The Palestinian academician Said advanced the hypothesis that the European perspective on the East, that has [...]

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Noam Chomsky, The Consent Factory

EAVI — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:27:37 +0000

Noam Chomsky, The consent Factory Are we really sure that concepts such as propaganda only apply to countries like North Korea or China, and that Western civilisation is, on the other side, the gatekeepers of freedom and democracy? The truth is that, even in the absence of a state media apparatus, phenomena [...]

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Ways of Seeing – John Berger, BBC 1972

EAVI — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:56:51 +0000

Ways of Seeing - John Berger (1972) Ways of Seeing is a 1972 BBC series which later became a book. It is a seminal work of art criticism for the postmodern age. John Berger explores the ways in which we view art with a critical eye and challenges traditional art criticism. [...]

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Manufacturing Consent | Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

EAVI — Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:04:30 +0000

Manufacturing consent (1992) Manufacturing Consent is a documentary about Noam Chomsky's ideas and activism. However, it is his ideas regarding the media that take centre stage in the film. Namely, that the mass media operates as a form of thought control in a democratic society, with major news organizations systematically bending the truth to support [...]

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