Articles with the Tag Corporatism

The Codes Of Gender

Corporatism, Other Topics
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Created on Saturday, 16 August 2014 10:33

Sut Jhally is a Professor of Communication at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and Founder and Executive Director of the Media Education Foundation. He is one of the world's leading scholars looking at the role played by advertising and popular culture in the processes of social control and identity construction.

His documentary film 'The Codes of Gender' offers an in-depth analysis of how gender is portrayed and performed in advertising. It's a very informative film that will raise viewers' consciousness about the omnipresent codes of gender, that are repeated in concentrated form throughout the media. It will also encourage viewers to question the seeming normality of these codes and understand that these codes, while presented as normal, are insidious, especially for women.

As one reviewer put it:

"Completely engrossing… For a generally jaded viewer such as I, perhaps the best measure of the effectiveness of this work is the fact that it made me see things I hadn't seen before and made me think in new ways, about the ubiquitous images and messages that inundate and inform everyday life."

 

– Gary Handman | Educational Media Reviews Online

The second video in this playlist is a presentation given by Jeanne Kilbourne, that focuses specifically on how women are portrayed in advertising. After watching these 2 videos you'll probably never look at an ad the same way again.

Source: mediaed.org

Jean Killbourne on The Image Of Women In Advertising

 

Our System, Our Structure, Our Illusion

Corporatism, Other Topics, The New World Order
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Created on Saturday, 19 February 2011 19:47

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! 

 

– Leonardo da Vinci

‘Our System, Our Structure, Our Illusion’ (2010) by Dominoes Falling Productions is a feature-length documentary made from a collage of clips from many sources. Although the film presents an alternative outlook on contemporary society in the UK and the US, parallels can be made to nearly every society that exists today.

The documentary challenges established beliefs and structures of the system, as well as people's attachment to the roles they play in it.

 

Starsuckers

Corporatism, Other Topics
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Created on Thursday, 07 October 2010 20:46

“When the media make a star – they make you the sucker.”

'Starsuckers' is one of the most controversial documentaries of 2009 and was released in British cinemas to critical acclaim. It's a shocking exposé of the celebrity-obsessed media that uncovers the real reasons behind people's addiction to fame. It also blows the lid on the corporations and individuals who profit from this addiction.

Part 1

Part 2

 

AIDS Inc. (2007) & Deconstructing The Myth of AIDS (2003)

Corporatism, Science & Technology
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Last updated: November 7, 2020 at 13:23 pm

Created on Saturday, 28 March 2009 13:49

AIDS Inc. and Deconstructing The Myth Of AIDS are two feature-length documentaries about the multi-billion dollar AIDS industry, and how it profits from fears and misconceptions about the disease. 

Could it be that the entire orthodox medical establishment has sought to profit from a diagnosis it knew was wrong from the beginning?

Doctor Robert Gallo who discovered the HIV virus said there is no legitimate dissent when it comes to AIDS, but a great number of physicians, microbiologists, journalists, and activists disagree and say that we have been misled about the real causes of AIDS and the nature of its treatment.