Sharks, zealots and the apocalypse: welcome to Steve Bannon’s movie world
Sharks, zealots and the apocalypse: welcome to Steve Bannon’s movie world
>>> “What’s essential to realise about propaganda,” said Staal – who completed a PhD in propaganda art earlier this year – “is that it is not, actually, about sending a message. It’s about shaping our environment, engineering our reality. Propaganda is the performance of power; propaganda art – which is an important element of propaganda, because a reality has to be portrayed before it can be reality – is the performance of power as art.” <<<
>>> _"If you accept the idea that no reality is devoid of power, then propaganda is everywhere.Every society needs a narrative – where we come from, who we are, where we are going. The problem is that the alt-right gives us a very clear story, that ‘we’ are a predominantly white, predominantly Christian society that is under attack and needs defending. It’s the root of the present-day culture wars: they have effectively defined ‘us’ and ‘them’.”
To counter that, Staal argues, “We need to define an ‘us’ that is a much more pluralistic reality. This has to be the task of progressive art and politics today: to tell a more inclusive story of who we are, and who we can still become. Because facts alone – as the Brexit vote showed very clearly – will convince no one.” We need a fact-based, alternative narrative.”_ <<<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/steve-bannon-films-propaganda-art-rotterdam-exhibition
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/steve-bannon-films-propaganda-art-rotterdam-exhibition?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B
>>> “What’s essential to realise about propaganda,” said Staal – who completed a PhD in propaganda art earlier this year – “is that it is not, actually, about sending a message. It’s about shaping our environment, engineering our reality. Propaganda is the performance of power; propaganda art – which is an important element of propaganda, because a reality has to be portrayed before it can be reality – is the performance of power as art.” <<<
>>> _"If you accept the idea that no reality is devoid of power, then propaganda is everywhere.Every society needs a narrative – where we come from, who we are, where we are going. The problem is that the alt-right gives us a very clear story, that ‘we’ are a predominantly white, predominantly Christian society that is under attack and needs defending. It’s the root of the present-day culture wars: they have effectively defined ‘us’ and ‘them’.”
To counter that, Staal argues, “We need to define an ‘us’ that is a much more pluralistic reality. This has to be the task of progressive art and politics today: to tell a more inclusive story of who we are, and who we can still become. Because facts alone – as the Brexit vote showed very clearly – will convince no one.” We need a fact-based, alternative narrative.”_ <<<
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/steve-bannon-films-propaganda-art-rotterdam-exhibition
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/21/steve-bannon-films-propaganda-art-rotterdam-exhibition?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Google%2B
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