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Link Ch. 5 Annie Leibovitz: Still a Dominant Image

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I was debating today whether I ought to keep famed magazine photographer Annie Leibovitz as the opening vignette for the magazine chapter of my media literacy book Living in a Media World. sOn the one hand, I think that the … Continue reading →

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Great Magazine Covers

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

In this era of declining magazine circulation and budgets, it can be hard to remember that magazine covers were once one of the most powerful cultural memes around. Journalist Matt Haber recently tweeted out a fantastic thread looking at influential … Continue reading →

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Portrait of the National Portrait Gallery

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

I recently was in Washington, D.C. for an academic conference, and fortunately enough, the conference hotel was about three blocks from the National Portrait Gallery and Museum of American Art. I’ve been there on several occasions in the past, but … Continue reading →

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And We’re Back – Questions Worth Asking

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

You still here? Yes! I realize it’s been a scant spring of living in a media world this spring, but I’m hoping to get back on a more regular schedule of posting. I have been busy over on Twitter, however.  You … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 5 – Great Magazine Covers

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Class today was devoted to looking at great/controversial magazine covers from the 1960s to the present day.  In a number of cases we looked at modern covers and the older ones that inspired them. But, as always, I ran out … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 5 – Lena Dunham, Vogue & Jezebel – Is there a Photoshopping problem?

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

The level of Photoshopping going on at Fashion/Beauty/Lifestyle magazines has been an ongoing controversy, with performers such as Adele, Kelly Clarkson and Kate Winslet being made almost unrecognizable as photo editors try to make the curvy stars’ bodies comply with … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 5 – Beauty, Size & Age Part I: Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

One issue that has stayed in my book Mass Communication: Living in a Media World has been the issue of beauty, size and age in magazine advertisements and editorial content.  Here is the first of three posts that look these … Continue reading →

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