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*Other folks read the words; we read the pictures.*

Media self-censorship on full display: Reuters' sanitized "Pictures of the Day" (led by a smiling mascot) vs Daily News' raw coverage of Columbia's graduation. One presents pomp and circumstance, the other the explosive reality of a campus under siege. #VisualPolitics #MediaCritique

Nice one from artist @Shoshibuya:

• The layout is perfect given where folks were sitting.

• Same with the proportions in the asymmetrical power and tag team attack.

• Color-wise, red façades for temperament, as much as which dictator Trump is fronting for.

#visualpolitics #ukraine

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👉 Check out @laura-holderied.bsky.social’s research on #VisualPolitics and representations of refugees after Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine 2022.

#MeDiMi #Migration #HumanRights #Borders #BorderPolitics

My film "The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China" won _Best Short Documentary Award_ at the Southeast Asian International Film Festival in Thailand!
Trailer:
vimeo.com/966479344
@britishacademy.bsky.social
#China #Face #VisualPolitics #IR

[#ArtStudies]
Hauntings of the past and future that have effects on the present: Contemporary artistic reflections on the figure of the martyr in #Lebanon. 

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-7539-9/

#Martyr #ContemporaryArt #VisualPolitics #Beirut #Art #VisualStudies #PoliticalArt

Don’t miss: Michael Shaw (RTP) & David Campbell (VII Photo) discuss UNCONVENTIONAL IMAGERY FROM TRUMP’S NOT-NORMAL FIRST 100 DAYS
📅 April 10, Noon EST
Join this critical visual analysis speaking truth to power. Register here! theviifoundation.org/event/re-fra... #VisualPolitics #PhotoJournalism

KP Brehmer
Korrektur der Nationalfarben (Correction of national colours), 1973, Farbsiebdruck, 84 x 99,5 cm

#dataviz #inequality #visualpolitics #graphicdesign #wealthgap

The review highlights the growth of Visual Political Communication (VPC) as a research field.
Emerging areas include moving images, amateur visual production, & visual mis/disinformation.

Details: doi.org/10.1386/jvpc...

#VisualPolitics #PoliticalCommunication #SocialMedia #Populism #VPC

📢 Call for Papers | Visual Politics of Protest
Workshop organised by @ipsa.org RC04 in partnership with CEI-Iscte
📍 Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon
📅 14–16 July 2026

🗓 Abstract deadline: 31 March 2026
More info:
ipsa.org/na/event/ips...

#CallForPapers #VisualPolitics

#visualpolitics www.ndtv.com/world-news/d...

Digital Culture & Society (DCS)
The online dimension of Russia's war against Ukraine – #war, #violence, and power in a digital society. 

https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-6868-1/

#DigitalMedia #Propaganda #VisualPolitics #MediaStrategy #Media #Internet #Society #MediaTheory

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a dynamic, interdisciplinary conversation in Lisbon this summer 🌍

#CFP #VisualPolitics #ProtestStudies #ArtHistory #PoliticalTheory #CallForPapers #Lisbon2026 #AcademicTwitter #PhDLife #ResearchOpportunity

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Through an analysis of visual grammar, symbolism, satire, and metaphor, the study reveals how China used visual culture to construct narratives of leadership within the Third World and shape international political discourse.

#PoliticalCartoons #China #ColdWar #VisualPolitics

Platform shapes attention & emotion: On Instagram, users focus on captions & comments; on TikTok, visuals dominate attention and emotional responses. Captions guide interpretation on Instagram, while videos drive impact on TikTok.

#SocialMedia #VisualPolitics #TikTok #Instagram

Magazine covers still matter—even in digital scroll culture. The NYT T Magazine article “Magazine Covers: Esquire, Rolling Stone” caught my eye.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

#MagazineCovers #VisualPolitics #MediaJustice #ProgressiveValues