Presented at
The Fifth HOPE (2004),
July 10, 2004, noon
(60 minutes).
We see propaganda around us every day, some of it a lot more obvious than others. This panel will show you how to find it and how to make some of your own. Whether it's something like Frederic's comic book adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 or Mike's "Students For an Orwellian Society" website, you too can have fun with manipulation of the masses. Lazlow will reveal from the inside how mainstream media strives for control of the masses while b9punk will explain how much of her propaganda art creations came to be displayed at this conference.
Presenters:
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b9punk
b9punk is a designer and pretentious artist at large (http://www.jennifergergen.com) who managed to get mixed up in a few bad crowds, including pirate radio, the coordination of the Hacker Halfway House, and "fascism for the fashion." She is a veteran of KBFR pirate radio. During her tenure, in addition to hosting a show, she was instrumental in growing the stations' participants and music archive. Most notably, she survived a visit from the FCC. She loves the FCC. She is also largely responsible for the "propaganda" look and theme of this grand event. She's not sorry, and she'll do it again.
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Mike Castleman
Mike Castleman regularly appears on the Off The Hook radio show and participates in other 2600 related program activities. Beyond that, he is very secretive (despite not having any secrets worth keeping), and you'll have to ask him if you want to know more.
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Frederic Guimont
Born in Germany, Frederic Guimont moved to Canada at an early age where he developed an interest in comic books and computer programming. After having fully explored his parents' Commodore 64c, he focused on developing his drawing skills and went on to study art in college near Quebec City. He has worked on a comic book series entitled Candyappleblack and is currently adapting George Orwell's 1984 as an independent comic book project (http://www.1984comic.com).
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Lazlow
Lazlow produces a daily radio program called Technofile which is heard every day on 80 radio stations nationwide as well as on XM Satellite Radio. This 60 second news feature frequently covers hacker issues and items overlooked by the mainstream press. Lazlow is a contributing writer to Playboy and has been published in several magazines. He is most famous for cowriting and producing audio for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto Vice City. His production company and recording studios are in Long Beach, New York.
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