Thursday, February 21, 2008

Session 6 - Intro

Another mom, another day of Fabulous Prizes! Bring a parent, get two free shirts.
Mass Media class sounds fantastic - 3-4 word answers for their midterms.
Also - Philip Morris is the Enemy. "They." Also Bacardi - it's got to be that creepy bat.
Captains of Consciousness - "Advertising offered itself...as a way of homogeneously controlling...the public consciousness, mass consumers."
"Control instinct through mass media to create universal appeal."
"They believe they can control you. You are just pawns." If you did the Truth reading, this is the same model of "creating rebellion" in teenagers used by that campaign.
Harry Potter - book four, the Goblet of Fire. We get a bit on Pansy Parkinson - this is completely unnecessary. We're listening to a BU professor read and analyze Harry Potter to demonstrate how Pansy Parkinson is bullied into "hiding" her love of unicorns, because they're not evil enough. (Also, it cost you about $6 to hear it.)