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Graduate Thesis Or Dissertation

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Citeable URL: https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/gm80hw286

Abstract

InFormation, my thesis exhibition presented to the University of Colorado in April of 1991, is based on my experience teaching in the public school system for the last 5 years. Through my interactions with my students, I have discovered that they feel a tremendous amount of fear, anger and anxiety stemming from mass media's emphasis on commodities over compassion and our concurrent military postures; both of which are values being transformed into social icons. My student's often fatalistic outlook and overall sense of self reflects this emphasis. The overwhelming amount of media information that children are presently exposed to often contains conflicting messages that these young impressionable minds do not have the sophistication to resolve.

The video playing on the teacher's desk sincerely reflect my personal views and experiences. By carefully editing a collage of world war II and Vietnam era footage with footage of my elementary students, I convey my concern for their future and the recurrence of history. The media, especially television, are as important to the child's learning environment as the classroom and the teacher. This is presented in my exhibition, where the teacher is symbolized only by the teacher's desk with an apple on it.

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