ART 80F - WEEK 3 LECTURE CONTENT
video as media - Multiple Perspectives + intersections
When to film / When to post? Important considerations:
- Identity protection + Privacy - Who are you capturing?
- Documentation v.s. Entertainment
- Ownership / Authorship of Video / Images
- Implications + Effects of Documentation
- Videographer's Position / Participation / Privilege
Case Study: He Will Not Divide US
Case Study: Yes, You're Racist
Twitter posts identifying participants in the August 11 hate rallies and marches in Charlottesville, Va
Case Study: Durham, NC Confederate Statue Protest
Videos captured on August 14th, and posted to Reddit and Social Media - later picked up by major news outlets
Sheriff’s deputies announced early Tuesday that video officials had taken during the protest would be used to identify and arrest people directly involved in pulling the statue from its pedestal. Later that morning, sheriff’s deputies arrested Takiyah Thompson, 22, and charged her with a collection of felony and misdemeanor charges, including disorderly conduct, damage to real property, participation in a riot with property damage in excess of $1,500 and inciting others to riot where there is property damage in excess of $1,500.
