Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Protest Songs 101

  • A protest song rebels against a specific form or
    various forms of injustice.
  • Protest artists are non-conformists.
  • Bob Marley is a popular icon of protest artists.
  • According to www.spinner.com*, protest songs rebel against:
    -authority figures
    -heterosexism
    -blood diamonds (child slave labor)
    -blind patriotism
    -racial profiling
    -militarism
    -fascist capitalism


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*http://www.spinner.com/2007/07/13/20-protest-songs-that-mattered-no-20/

DS 141 integrative infographics task (Friday)

- Form a pair. - Produce a 1-pager infographic based on the following materials: * Three challenges for public health profession (Lasco, 202...