Creativity, Research and Visualization: Protest Poster

To begin, here is a TED Talk from Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie talking about the consequences of the uniformity and unity of media in 'The Danger of a Single Story.' This is your assigned viewing for the week, so be sure to reference it in your artist's statement next week.

As a reminder, here is the assignment description for the Protest Poster.

Each student will create a poster that utilizes images and text to raise awareness for a particular social issue that he/she feels has been inadequately addressed in public discourse. Students’ artist statements must refer to at least 3 media texts that represent this issue (including news stories, scholarly works, documentaries, etc.), and situate their work (and the perspectives it represents) in relation to these texts. Students should consider the aesthetic presentation of their ideas, the information provided, and the political perspective represented.

So, basically you will...

Choose a social issue that interests you.
Research the representations of this issue in the public sphere (at least 3 sources from political discourse, media representations, scientific publications, etc.).
Create a poster that both demonstrates your (newly informed) perspective on the issue and departs from conventional representations of this issue.
(***This is not listed in the assignment description, but is an added requirement) Post the poster on your social media site of choice and watch the comments pile up.
Incorporate the concepts from class, outside/inside media, your research (including at least 3 sources) and creative process, the feedback from your online community, etc. into an artist's statement.

Now, here's some inspiration for your Protest Posters...