april 1 – visual sociology

how do nazis get represented in the ny times? read this.
- related (if you want a historian’s take), this op-ed from the ny times(!), “white-collar supremacy”
on the other hand, what about self representation? here’s a quick take by sociologist lisa wade, “signaling white supremacy and provoking racist backlash”
- if interested, you can go looking for the types of racist flyers which have become common on college campuses in recent years. a quick search will pull up a lot — here’s a general story on this trend. think about what the visual language of whiteness is in these images.