This video from the Gregory Brothers and NY Times [http://nyti.ms/RXWjmw] depicts an idea that I'm sure almost all people have thought of before: that politics is just a game where politicians try to say the right things to set people on their side. What they actually think is irrelevant, even when they become President.
A huge part of this game is how they are represented visually. Whether its in a political cartoon....
...or in an offical photo...
...the images of them can be extremely helpful or damaging. And that's what we've been studying in the Visual Culture of Politics class, A-H 360.
I wish you had done more with that cartoon - it's very rich and ripe for analysis. Although this was posted after Sep. 15, I will count it towards your 4 entries. Please make sure to post entries on time for the next section.
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