WGS205H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute, Cultural Studies, Meritocracy
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Cultural studies found in 1964 kellner more than academic field came from a larger political context. (black and civil right movement) Taken at the moment when the raised his fist for black power salute. Associated with the black planter movement of racist is not a thing from the past and remain a good symbol and strategy. There was a terrible audience reaction and shouted racist insult and the salute was an act of sovereignty . To get people to look at film as a second order mirror to constituted us as a new kind of subject and enable us to discover who we are see slide. Language and images do not reflect reality it is socially constructed. Bobo said similar because media can determine what we think is normal and what jobs we think people can occupy. Early days were asking question we are asking today. Media can be a mouthpiece of hegemonic values.
