Persuasion, propaganda, and photography /

The program discusses the manipulative power of photography by illustrating how commercial photography has created an obsession with youth and physical perfection. Also covers exploiting interest in celebrities, sex, and violence. Demonstrates how photogenic people who know how to use the visual med...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: King, Sean, Nikpour, Kaveh, Cadigan, Sheila, Mueller, Eric
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2002]
Series:Language of photography.
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Summary:The program discusses the manipulative power of photography by illustrating how commercial photography has created an obsession with youth and physical perfection. Also covers exploiting interest in celebrities, sex, and violence. Demonstrates how photogenic people who know how to use the visual mediate can dominate the political scene.
Item Description:Package copyright date on container: 2004.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (27 min., 25 sec.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R; Dolby digital stereo.