Media, Information and Technoculture 2152F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stonewall Uprising, Before Stonewall, Boys Beware
12 Dec 2017
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Propaganda model (system is structurally flawed): any cause has to pierce the problem of mainstream media, not going to attack economic system, will not talk about overthrowing political system, very conservative system. Before stonewall (1984): (cid:862)thro(cid:449) a part(cid:455)(cid:863) - those who knew what it was would attend: had to use coded language, discrete, anonymous in newsletters, were(cid:374)(cid:859)t distri(cid:271)uted (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:373)ail. If you knew the right person or place to go you could receive these documents at the book store. Fbi thought was obscene: man in genie outfit (but he rocked it so ????, lonely hearts ads seeking pen pals, cheesecake and art photos. Sunday: rebellion continues still covered in media continued for the next several years: approximately 50 liberation groups formed. Forms of media used: pamphlets, marches, humour (cid:862)the agi(cid:374)g gra(cid:374)(cid:374)ies(cid:863) First action: the march: gay liberation front, organized litigation to change frames, privacy jurisprudence and hr apartheid of the closet.
