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Visual Rhetoric: Media War Teach-In

Wednesday, November 14
7 p.m.
Classroom Unit 2

Speakers will examine the terrorist attacks and the war as represented on television, the Internet, in the print media and popular culture. Our goal is to develop a critical vocabulary for the assessment of our current visual media environment from an interdisciplinary perspective. We will focus on questions of censorship, propaganda, collective mourning, nationalism, and media politics. Presentations will be brief to allow for discussion between participants.

Jonathan Beller: The Capital of Innocence

David Crane: "The Media" (Us and Them)

Sharon Daniel: The Personal is Political: Private Grief in Public Space

Shelly Errington: Flags, Flags, Flags

Herman Gray: The Loss of Productive Ambivalence

Jennifer Gonzalez: The Image of the Terrorist

Curtis Marez: "The war against terrorism will be a lot like the drug war." Media Representations of U.S. Special Forces

This event is sponsored by the UCSC Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Current Events.

Jonathan Beller is Visiting Assistant Professor of History of Consciousness and Literature, UCSC. He studies the intersecting logics of visuality, capital, and imperialism in an effort to mount a transformational critique of political economy (which today includes culture).

David Crane is an Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media at UCSC. His research examines the intersections between different media formats as well as the relationship between "paranoia" and technologies.

Sharon Daniel is an Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media at UCSC where she teaches classes in digital media theory and practice. Her research involves collaborations with local and online communities which exploit information and communications technologies as new sites for "public art."

Shelly Errington is a Professor of Anthropology at UCSC. She teaches courses on aspects of visual culture, documentary photography, ethnographic film, museums and exhibits, and arts.

Herman Gray is Professor of Sociology at UCSC. His research focuses on popular culture and media studies. He is currently writing on book on black cultural politics.

Jennifer Gonzalez is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History and Visual Culture at UCSC. She teaches courses on 20th century art, activism and theories of visual representation.

Curtis Marez is an Assistant Professor of American Studies and a Participating Member of the Latin American and Latino Studies Department at UCSC. He teaches courses in Chicana/o Cultural Studies and on the history of U.S. popular cultures and mass media.


Back to: Terrorist Crisis directory	Visual Rhetoric: Media War Teach-In Wednesday, November 14 7 p.m. Classroom Unit 2 Speakers will examine the terrorist attacks and the war as represented on television, the Internet, in the print media and popular culture. Our goal is to develop a critical vocabulary for the assessment of our current visual media environment from an interdisciplinary perspective. We will focus on questions of censorship, propaganda, collective mourning, nationalism, and media politics. Presentations will be brief to allow for discussion between participants. Jonathan Beller: The Capital of Innocence David Crane: "The Media" (Us and Them) Sharon Daniel: The Personal is Political: Private Grief in Public Space Shelly Errington: Flags, Flags, Flags Herman Gray: The Loss of Productive Ambivalence Jennifer Gonzalez: The Image of the Terrorist Curtis Marez: "The war against terrorism will be a lot like the drug war." Media Representations of U.S. Special Forces This event is sponsored by the UCSC Ad Hoc Faculty Committee on Current Events. Jonathan Beller is Visiting Assistant Professor of History of Consciousness and Literature, UCSC. He studies the intersecting logics of visuality, capital, and imperialism in an effort to mount a transformational critique of political economy (which today includes culture). David Crane is an Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media at UCSC. His research examines the intersections between different media formats as well as the relationship between "paranoia" and technologies. Sharon Daniel is an Assistant Professor of Film and Digital Media at UCSC where she teaches classes in digital media theory and practice. Her research involves collaborations with local and online communities which exploit information and communications technologies as new sites for "public art." Shelly Errington is a Professor of Anthropology at UCSC. She teaches courses on aspects of visual culture, documentary photography, ethnographic film, museums and exhibits, and arts. Herman Gray is Professor of Sociology at UCSC. His research focuses on popular culture and media studies. He is currently writing on book on black cultural politics. Jennifer Gonzalez is Assistant Professor in the Department of Art History and Visual Culture at UCSC. She teaches courses on 20th century art, activism and theories of visual representation. Curtis Marez is an Assistant Professor of American Studies and a Participating Member of the Latin American and Latino Studies Department at UCSC. He teaches courses in Chicana/o Cultural Studies and on the history of U.S. popular cultures and mass media.