Requirements:
5-7 minute presentation
Detailed outline
Presentation using PowerPoint or Prezi
Collage or photomontage is the practice of putting together an image from already existing
media objects. It has its roots in early 2om century art movements such as Dadaism and
Surrealism. It also influenced later movements such as Situationism, Pop Art, and
Postmodernism. Collage is most effective when it uses old media objects to create new
meanings through original and unusual juxtapositions. The key operations of collage are not
creation of original materials but selection and reorganization of existing materials.
For this assignment you should create a series of 3-5 collages from previously published media
materials. Create a presentation (including outline) to explain the meaning of the composite set.
You may create these collages using software (i.e. Photoshop) or via a literal cut-and-paste
method. Think of your collages as forming an argument or story – a rhetorical act designed to
appeal to a certain audience.
Please submit a detailed outline along with copies of your collages on the day of your
presentation (this may be sent via the VSpace dropbox as well).
Below are some classic examples of use of collage/photomontage along with commentary on
their political and rhetorical meaning.
Detailed outline
Presentation using PowerPoint or Prezi
Collage or photomontage is the practice of putting together an image from already existing
media objects. It has its roots in early 2om century art movements such as Dadaism and
Surrealism. It also influenced later movements such as Situationism, Pop Art, and
Postmodernism. Collage is most effective when it uses old media objects to create new
meanings through original and unusual juxtapositions. The key operations of collage are not
creation of original materials but selection and reorganization of existing materials.
For this assignment you should create a series of 3-5 collages from previously published media
materials. Create a presentation (including outline) to explain the meaning of the composite set.
You may create these collages using software (i.e. Photoshop) or via a literal cut-and-paste
method. Think of your collages as forming an argument or story – a rhetorical act designed to
appeal to a certain audience.
Please submit a detailed outline along with copies of your collages on the day of your
presentation (this may be sent via the VSpace dropbox as well).
Below are some classic examples of use of collage/photomontage along with commentary on
their political and rhetorical meaning.
John Heartfield unleashed his sharpest satire on
Hitler’s Fahrerkult (cult of the leader), the basis
of German Fascism. These montages parody
Hitler’s most iconic poses, gestures, and
symbols to create the impression that one need
only scratch the thin surface of Fascist
propaganda to uncover its absurd reality. In this
cover for the Arbeiter Il/ustrierfe Zeifung
[Workers’I/lustrated Newspaper], Heartfield used
a difference in scale to dramatize Hitler’s
relationship to Germany’s wealthy and financially
supportive industrialists. The leader is seen as a
puppet whose now-infamous gesture reads as
the acceptance of monetary influence.
Hitler’s Fahrerkult (cult of the leader), the basis
of German Fascism. These montages parody
Hitler’s most iconic poses, gestures, and
symbols to create the impression that one need
only scratch the thin surface of Fascist
propaganda to uncover its absurd reality. In this
cover for the Arbeiter Il/ustrierfe Zeifung
[Workers’I/lustrated Newspaper], Heartfield used
a difference in scale to dramatize Hitler’s
relationship to Germany’s wealthy and financially
supportive industrialists. The leader is seen as a
puppet whose now-infamous gesture reads as
the acceptance of monetary influence.
(Andres Mario Zervigén, “Agitated Images: John
Heartfield and German Photomontage, 1920-
1938,” J. Paul Getty Museum, 2012)
Heartfield and German Photomontage, 1920-
1938,” J. Paul Getty Museum, 2012)
“he safety pin is used in [Jamie] Reid’s
poster for the single ‘Anarchy in the UK’ by
the Sex Pistols. The safety pins are used
as a ‘connecting device‘ between the image
of the torn and tattered British flag and the
collaged ‘terrorist’ typography; connecting
the two ready-made images physically and
conceptually. The symbolism of the safety
pin as a device which can connect and
subvert the meaning of the individual
poster for the single ‘Anarchy in the UK’ by
the Sex Pistols. The safety pins are used
as a ‘connecting device‘ between the image
of the torn and tattered British flag and the
collaged ‘terrorist’ typography; connecting
the two ready-made images physically and
conceptually. The symbolism of the safety
pin as a device which can connect and
subvert the meaning of the individual
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