LEAP #4: Create to Learn
I can't believe the semester is over! I've learned so much about propaganda over the last few weeks. A reflection of my learning in this course can be found in my LEAP #4 Project below: a video of 15 memes covering various aspects of propaganda, and an infographic discussing the treatment of women in propaganda. I was excited to work with the medium of memes because I've never made them for an academic course. I think they were fun to make, though surprisingly challenging because it was hard to complete my thoughts in just 1-2 short captions. I chose to focus on the topic of women in propaganda for my infographic, because it was sometime that interested me throughout the entire course; I even talked about feminism in propaganda in LEAPs #1 & #3.
Thanks for a great semester!
Meme Video
Meme images made with: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
Video created with: https://kizoa.com/
Link to my video: http://www.kizoa.com/Movie-Video-Slideshow-Maker/d157593535k8227428o1l1/com-416-propaganda-through-memes
Inforgraphic
Link to my infographic:
https://create.piktochart.com/output/26783648-com-416-women-propaganda#.WitogzcliDk.link
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