Studio brief 1

For our first task we were given a sheet of quotes and were asked to choose one and analyse it. In our group we chose a History quote: 'The history we read [...] though based on facts, is, strictly speaking, not factual at all, but a series of accepted judgements.'

So what this quote is actually trying to say is that we don't actually know for certain the facts we read today are infact 'facts' Most of what we read are seen through the eyes of different people and so therefore is biased. There are right/left wing views, class and much of early history books are written through the white man.

Some key terms: 'accepted judgement'. What is a fact?  'a thing that is known or proved to be true.'

In the American history books, Columbus comes across like a hero when in actual fact he slaughtered the land. History written by the victors - written by the majority of white males. Propaganda. Joe Sacco 'The Great War' illustration book.If he wasn't there himself he is accepting judgement. The film Stone wall about the LGBT riots, the film portrays a white man when actually the original story is a black trans. There is a difference between films and news, where films are edited to attract viewers.

America called the Vietnam war the American war. North Korea illustration article - someone that had escaped.