Iconic images of the modern world
This PowerPoint presentation gives examples with which to model a consideration of iconic images (1945-present). This leads to the first assessment task: A presentation on an iconic image of the modern world of your choice. TASK: Students are to choose TWO images from the period (1945 to the present) to present and comment on. One must be Australian in content; the other can be anything of their choice. These images are to be pasted into a document with responses to the following questions (below). Students will present ONE of these images to the class in the third week of this unit, at which time the completed document will also be submitted.
CONTENT & CONTEXT: What is this image of? When was it taken? Who took it? Briefly explain the context. CONTINUITY & CHANGE: Why is this image iconic? What change or historic development does the image express/show?
A cultural icon can be a symbol, logo, picture, name, face, person, building or other image that is readily recognized and generally represents an object or concept with great cultural significance to a wide cultural group. A representation of an object or person, or that object or person may come to be regarded as having a special status as particularly representative of, or important to, or loved by, a particular group of people, a place, or a period in history. In the media, many well-known manifestations of popular culture have been described as "iconic".
Some possible recourses The Jacana Photo Library Iconic Images 13 Photographs That Changed the World The Ten Most Iconic Photos Of The 1940s The Most Iconic Photos Of The 1960s The Most Iconic Images Of The 1970s The Most Iconic Images Of The 1980s The Most Iconic Images Of The 90s The Most Iconic Images Of The 2000s
Sailor kissing girl in Times Square, 1945
Bodies of prisoners at Buchenwald, 1945
Raising the flag on Iwo Jima, 1945
Nagasaki Atomic Bomb, 1945
Marilyn Monroe's famous photo, 1954
The Attack of the 50 Ft Woman, 1958
The American Cadillac, 1959
‘How Life Begins’ (Life Magazine), 1965
St Kilda Lifesavers, 1968
The Photograph That Ended a War But Ruined a Life ‘Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief,’ 1968
First manned Moon landing, 1969
Industry Exploits Women, Melbourne, 1974
Richard Nixon leaves the White House, 1974
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into hand of traditional landowner Vincent Lingiari, 1975
Deborah Thomas at the Melbourne Cup, 1977
Charles & Diana's wedding, 1981
Challenger disaster, 1986
The Unknown Rebel, 1989
Vulture stalking child in Sudan, 1993
Cathy Freeman wins 400m at Olympics, 2000
WTC attack on 11th September, 2001
Saddam Hussein captured, 2003
Lynddie England and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq, 2004
Apple and Google, 2007
Royal Wedding, 2011
Charles & Diana's wedding, 1981
Kiss during Vancouver riots, 2011
Sailor kissing girl in Times Square, 1945