Jackie Davis

Independant Reasearch/Writer and Plant WhispererIndependant

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Symbol, Solidarity, Synecdoche

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Jackie Davis Independant

September 20, 2013
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Symbol, Solidarity, Synecdoche visual activism social media rhetoric Protest History Curator's Note The raised fist has been used by Black power and Civil Rights activists, by neo-Marxians, by the students of May 1968, by Syrian up-risers, by food so ...

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Re: Curing Vision

Wow, the pieces in this clip

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Jackie Davis Independant

Friday, September 20, 2013 — 4:47 am
Wow, the pieces in this clip are truly 'snippy'. Their juxtaposition makes one uncomfortable--as only great art can--with the perceived statement of the piece, or even with the statements the piece draws from the minds of the viewers! At first, ...
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Re: "Normal Barbie" as Digital Visual Activism?

Hi Dara, What a unique

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Jackie Davis Independant

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 — 12:12 am
Hi Dara, What a unique example of this week's theme! "I honestly didn't expect average Barbie to look as good as she did." This made me chuckle. Feminism? Hmm, no offence meant to the artist, but despite the effective shock into recogn ...