Terms such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” have become common vocabulary in the so-called post-truth era. But there is a sense in which these are just contemporary iterations of a familiar phenomenon: propaganda. Propaganda is not merely concerned with sending messages – its aim is to construct reality as such. In this episode visual artist Jonas Staal elaborates on what he describes as today’s arena of the propaganda (art) struggle.
https://liquidarchitecture.org.au/events/jonas-staal-propaganda-art-in-the-21st-century
Jonas Staal: Propaganda Art in the 20th Century (Machine Listening)
Machine Listening
17 February, 2020
Melbourne Law School, Carlton
Presented by Melbourne Law School, Curatorial Practice at Monash University and Liquid Architecture.
Audio: Mara Schwerdtfeger
Image: Jonas Staal
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