Wow, what an wonderful lecture!! I wanted to hear more. The advertisements made me think that we aren't that much different from the 1930's or 1950's - ads still advertise what we are lacking and how to achieve it. Ads today still have women primarily in them looking out at the audience (male and female), although there are more ads these days with men in them. The message is just a bit different and directed at a female audience (our gaze is more of a gawk).
The pictures from the prison in Iraq - makes me wonder what kind of person takes those pictures to share with others (what kind of thought process is behind that).
The question of the image of the aboriginal people - we want them to conform to what we think is 'normal'; but what is normal? Is it white, anglo people? Why? Who made these decisions? Why do we even think about race when we look at people? Why does it really matter?
Some things to think about - great lecture tonight.
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