of work to do.
Thank you, and best regards,
Fran
Frances E. Roehm
SkokieNet Librarian
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Taran Rampersad
Sent: Tue 2/8/2005 2:47 PM
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
Subject: Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi
Let me jump in on Oliver's behalf, because I share some of his concerns.
Car companies co-opt rock and roll songs to sell luxury cars, including songs
by deceased artists with anarchist tendencies. The idea is to cloak the
companies with an edgy image that will sell cars. Demagogues drape
, February 08, 2005 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: [DDN] Re: Mahatma Gandhi in an Italian Communications Company
ad
Frances Roehm wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
We've heard quite a bit about our Gandhi. Agree or disagree, this is a
powerful message.
Can we talk about ways of bringing our people along, find areas we
At 3:39 PM + 2/8/05, Oliver Moran wrote:
Taran, I was born in the rural area, I work in the ghetto, this
advertisement is irrelevant to both and a distraction from the real
needs of those places and the real people who live their real lives
there. It is a fiction, its a presentation
Oliver Moran wrote:
Taran Rampersad wrote:
My point, Taran, is that images such as these do not recognise that
the world is rooted so deeply in traditions of geopolitical
economics. It is unrealistic because it portrays ICT as cutting
through those traditions.
Forgive me, but I believe a
Oliver Moran wrote:
Taran and Ed,
My issue is not that the video is commerical or fanciful. Rather, in
the context of the 'digital divide', my point is that videos like this
represent an unrealistic vision of the value of ICT for social
change. Visions are essential to the future and
There are a lot of messages sent to the youth through media. This was an ad.
What to me was so interesting about this group is that most of us, don't know
how to spell his name, don't reall know his work. We have lots of ways of
reacting to his philosophy, and how he changed history.
Did we
Oh, my goodness! If this is why anyone believes that Gandhi's struggle was
met with resistance and brutality by colonialism, you're sadly missing the
point of human politics and the nature of society, communication and
history.
Hats off the the guys at Telecom Italia for pulling our heart strings
One could also imagine the same exact ad, but with the image of someone
not so nice as Ghandi's-- a slight change that would turn the spot from
uplifting to chilling.
Unfortunately, the ability to spread compelling messages quickly all
over the world has two sides.
I still like the ad, though.
Oliver Moran wrote:
Oh, my goodness! If this is why anyone believes that Gandhi's struggle was
met with resistance and brutality by colonialism, you're sadly missing the
point of human politics and the nature of society, communication and
history.
*confused look* - huh? Where did this come
In a message dated 2/2/05 4:06:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Unfortunately, the ability to spread compelling messages quickly all
over the world has two sides.
I guess what I thought is how few people probably know who the real Mahatma
Gandhi was, and about him except in vignettes. I
Lisa Smith wrote:
I had similar misgivings about this piece. It does seem a bit
to simple, which is probably why it's so compelling.
It is. And it is.
I also feel it turns Gandhi into a commodity to be used by
this telecom company, Telecom Italia. I don't think
they made it to promote
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