I cover some propaganda stuff in one of my courses, and, alongside the Riefenstahl, in the interest of promoting media literacy, I've also been trying to expose students to anti-propaganda stuff—in the form of original art from independent artists. In this vein, I played Alix Olson's spoken-word performance art piece "America's on Sale." The class, mostly cheery young men, seemed stunned. But the one young woman with blue hair declared, "She's awesome!"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The stunning Alix Olson
I cover some propaganda stuff in one of my courses, and, alongside the Riefenstahl, in the interest of promoting media literacy, I've also been trying to expose students to anti-propaganda stuff—in the form of original art from independent artists. In this vein, I played Alix Olson's spoken-word performance art piece "America's on Sale." The class, mostly cheery young men, seemed stunned. But the one young woman with blue hair declared, "She's awesome!"
