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In my feedback for assignment four, my tutor commented on that the essay did not include any input from the creator of the image, Richard Drew. This was solely due to word count constraints and below are observations from Richard … Continue reading Assignment 4 – The Falling Man – Richard Drew’s view of his image
My feedback for assignment four can be read here. I was pleased with the feedback and had a useful conversation with my tutor about the assignment and assignment five. The main observation from my tutor was that I had not … Continue reading Assignment 4 – critical review – tutor feedback
Was the negative reaction to the publication of Richard Drew’s photograph the Falling Man a moral response to the image or because it challenged the heroic narrative of America’s response to 9/11 propounded by the media? At 8.46am on Tuesday 9th September 2001, a Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. The crash was the first in a series of terrorist attacks that day on targets in mainland America some of which were broadcast live on mainstream television networks. Much of the media coverage centred around the crashes into, and the … Continue reading Assignment 4 – critical review
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