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On the Cover of Rolling Stone: Photographs, Politics, and the Public
thesis
posted on 2013-12-01, 00:00 authored by Marcy HeldUsing Rolling Stone’s August 2013 cover image of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the
ensuing outrage as a case study, this essay explores the conditions and processes that
allowed this controversy to arise. From a theoretical basis that combines semiotics and
Foucauldian discourse analysis, I will argue that the ways in which images are created,
used, and interpreted are processes that follow a distinct set of protocols. Though the
relationships shared between certain images and sentiments appear to be “natural,” they
are actually the result of a specific combination of historic and cultural influences.
History
Date
2013-12-01Advisor(s)
Nico SlateDepartment
- History