VCAE website review (late)

In your own words, what does Visual Culture mean to you, how would you define it? Visual art, social media, film, television, fashion. A lot of things could be considered visual culture. A tangible and physical representation of a culture, group, period of time.

In the "Zinester: Art of Individualism" video:

Have you heard of "Zines" before? I've heard them mentioned in movies and maybe in passing at art events, but I don't think I've ever seen one in person before.

What do you think about the Zine Library? Its a neat idea, a good way to bring together different people, artists or not, to create a shared space and media that expresses a feeling or idea. I'm curious to know how long they keep them on the shelf or consider making digital copies just for the sake of record keeping.

What do you think of the concept of consumers/producers? I think everyone is a consumer, consuming media, products, social media etc. I feel like the only way to avoid being a "consumer" is to live off the grid on a mountain. Even then, you're "consuming" plants and materials from the land you live on. It seems like there's this big *thing* around people not wanting to be "consumers", but we all are. I think the difference that decides whether that consumption is positive or negative depends on what you're doing with that information or material. 

Would you find the creation of a Zine an appropriate topic/project to explore in your classroom? I think this could be an interesting project for a middle or high school in a space where so many cliques and groups are forming, as a way to being students back together to help them realize how much they all have in common. A community building project.