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Stuart Hall’s Representation Theory Explained in 7 minutes

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21C Mythologies

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Visual Remix Strategies

What is remix?

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My definition pt 1

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Representation&Semiotics

John Berger’s Ways of Seeing #3 (1972)

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Ways of Seeing #3 by John Berger

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Representation&Semiotics

John Berger’s Ways of Seeing #2 (1972)

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Ways of Seeing #2 by John Berger

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Representation&Semiotics

John Berger’s Ways of Seeing #1 (1972)

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Ways of Seeing by John Berger

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Representation&Semiotics

The construct of race

Race as Floating Signifier — Stuart Hall

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Race as Floating Signifier
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