NE STUD 144 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Memphis Sanitation Strike, Pentagon, Abstract Impressionism
15 Jan 2017
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Black panthers argue that blacks are entitled to be in america. They use segregation of urban space alternative black nation within the geographic boundaries of the united states. Art is important as it creates and spreads social change. 1960s: reliance on photographer to narrate the conflict. Shift: memphis sanitation strike: making posters that are crucial for other social movements like mlk"s. Posters of safety: 2 men were crushed to death. Signs: these posters claimed that these people were men; for equality. Douglas relies on a complicated set of references. A dramatic graphic vocabulary that may only speak to certain readers of the newspaper. This is an image trying to argue for community control of the police. Propagandizing = platform for black panther party. Human hand vs pig hoof; separates us from the oppressive figure. Uses graphic symbol of the big quite often. Black panther sided with the enemy of the vietnam war.
