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Iconic images of the modern world
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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.
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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?
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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".
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Some possible recourses The Jacana Photo Library - 100 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
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Sailor kissing girl in Times Square, 1945
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Bodies of prisoners at Buchenwald, 1945
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Raising the flag on Iwo Jima, 1945
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb, 1945
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Marilyn Monroe's famous photo, 1954
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The Attack of the 50 Ft Woman, 1958
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The American Cadillac, 1959
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‘How Life Begins’ (Life Magazine), 1965
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St Kilda Lifesavers, 1968
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The Photograph That Ended a War But Ruined a Life ‘Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief,’ 1968
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First manned Moon landing, 1969
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Industry Exploits Women, Melbourne, 1974
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Richard Nixon leaves the White House, 1974
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Prime Minister Gough Whitlam pours soil into hand of traditional landowner Vincent Lingiari, 1975
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Deborah Thomas at the Melbourne Cup, 1977
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Charles & Diana's wedding, 1981
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Challenger disaster, 1986
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The Unknown Rebel, 1989
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Vulture stalking child in Sudan, 1993
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Cathy Freeman wins 400m at Olympics, 2000
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WTC attack on 11th September, 2001
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Saddam Hussein captured, 2003
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Lynddie England and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, Iraq, 2004
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Apple and Google, 2007
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Royal Wedding, 2011
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Charles & Diana's wedding, 1981
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Kiss during Vancouver riots, 2011
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Sailor kissing girl in Times Square, 1945
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