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HTNM Video Now Online: Fred Turner

25 Nov, 2014

HTNM Video Now Online: Fred Turner

You can now watch Fred Turner's standing-room only lecture "Cold War Multimedia: The Democratic Surround" from November 13th, 2014 online! This fascinating talk had guests spilling outdoors as they learned how in the face of rising fascism in Europe the government deliberately set out to create out a "democratic persona" through multimedia art. Turner traces the government's attempts at building this new American democratic personality and its effects through to the present day. The question and answer session following the talk featured a range of critical responses to Turner's work, directly taking up the role of new media -- and in particular our increasing social media presence -- today.