This culture jam plays on an everyday symbol (the stop sign). When you first look at this image, you might not even notice the shadow and just look at the everyday object that you pass by everyday, you almost need to do a double take. They subtly change the meaning by having the shadow of the stop sign say war. It has a big political message to an everyday object about how the war should stop by only changing one part (the shadow). This culture jam is about the Iraq war, which is a popular political controversy. It has a great deal of political potential, described by Kahn, Kellner, and Warner, because it can easily be seen by a large audience (circulation). This is so simple but yet so powerful and gets straight to the point, which is the message to stop the war in Iraq.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Quiz 10: Stop War Culture Jam
This culture jam plays on an everyday symbol (the stop sign). When you first look at this image, you might not even notice the shadow and just look at the everyday object that you pass by everyday, you almost need to do a double take. They subtly change the meaning by having the shadow of the stop sign say war. It has a big political message to an everyday object about how the war should stop by only changing one part (the shadow). This culture jam is about the Iraq war, which is a popular political controversy. It has a great deal of political potential, described by Kahn, Kellner, and Warner, because it can easily be seen by a large audience (circulation). This is so simple but yet so powerful and gets straight to the point, which is the message to stop the war in Iraq.
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