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The image projected on the screen in the front of the classroom is Magritte's painting of a pipe, including the words, "Ceci n'est pas une pipe." I ask the students to each briefly make a guess why...
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Scooped by Ana Cristina Pratas |
Scoop.it!
As Magritte himself stated later on in one of his interviews - only the image of the object is seen, the interpretation of it not the thing itslef. It directly applies to mass media and the information provided by journalists. Readers are required to evaluate given news - which is the "pipe" and which is only a vague reflection of it.