Quote: By means of her intricate interweaving of verbal
image and body image, Catherine created a powerful medieval image event,
highlighting the degree to which women, even those barred from discursive and
nondiscursive expression, have consistently challenged a culture’s dominant
visual and linguistic conventions to carve out spaces for rhetorical authority
and thereby effect change in the world.
Question: We can see this message of creating image events in today’s society as Beyoncé has done so with taking back the idea of female sexuality on her 2013 self-titled album and her performance of “Formation” at Super Bowl 50 where she and her dancers dressed in tribute to the Black Panthers. Does the act of creating image events actually spark change in the world or just get people talking?
I believe an image events, as with anything else, can spark a different reaction from various people depending on its given situation and the manner by which the image event is regarded. During Catherine's time, her image events were involved with subjects that came off as somewhat taboo, under the radar. With that being said, it sparked a authentic reaction during the time it was held.
ReplyDeleteI would say that these image events, performances, and anything famous women like Beyoncé do or say in regards to social issues can be very rhetorical, influential, and definitely spark change in the world. Mainstream media and social media allow the general public to closely follow celebrities, therefore are easily influenced. Especially when these celebrities publicly advocate on social issues.
ReplyDeleteI think image events are in some ways the most effective way to spark change in the world. Much like music or food, pictures appeal to one of our senses and therefore they can in some ways be considered a universal language, something that everyone take something from. Images have been utilized as some of the key tools in sparking movements such as those you mentioned, as well as the Civil Rights Movement back in 1964, it was images of lynchings and mistreatment being projected into the media that really inspired change. Great question!
ReplyDeleteI think it depends on the platform in which the images are being presented. And I think it can do both. Heck sometimes one things leads to another. Sometimes all you need to do is get people talking, and from there you can spark change. I think an example is the Kaepernick protest. It was broadcasted on live television, and it got people talking, and in some ways it got people to react both positively and negatively.
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