War. Of course, nuclear dread and Nuclear Anxiety sort of hovered over the conflict in the 1950s and 1960s and even up through the 1980s to the end of the conflict. So its a fitting image to begin our class today. And today, we are thinking a lot about photography during the cold war. And specifically american photography during the cold war. And this is a massive topic one could imagine a week or two, even an entire course of this subject. General themes as well as case studies, and also in the meantime, along the way, talk about some advances in Media Technology and how newspapers were printing photographs during these years. Before we kind of get into photography, we should make sure we understand what the cold war is. As we get further and further removed from it, it becomes a little more fuzzy in the collective unconscious. But of course, the cold war was the idealogical battle between the United States and the soviet union. Which began after world war ii around 1945 and goes all
Last time we were talking about world war ii photography and the ways photographers interacted with the war. And we ended last time by looking at this image right here the Mushroom Cloud that emerged after dropping the atomic bomb in 1945. In many ways this image marks the end of world war ii, but in many ways it marks the beginning of the cold war. Course new clear tread, new clearing society had hovered over the conflict of the 19 fifties and sixties even up to the 19 eighties to the end of the conflict. It is a fitting emit to begin our class today. Today rethinking a lot about photography during the cold war. Particular lee american photography. You imagine a week or two or even an entire course of the subject, you start thinking about general themes as well as case studies, but also in the meantime along the way talk about about some events and how newspapers were printing photographs during these years. He thought fdrs new deal was too big, but what fdr did well was beyond social
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Died at the age of 85, just one year after retiring from nearly 50 years of bringing big bird and oscar the grouch to life. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, december 9th. Good morning, everyone. Great to have toni in from espn. Hey we do begin this half hour with democrats wasting no time setting the stage to unveil articles of impeachment against President Trump this week. Another public hearing is getting under way today to lay out the case for removing the president from office. The president is crying foul tweeting quote no president in American History has been treated like this. Abcs david wright has more. Reporter on the eve of historic impeachment hearings, congress has been burning the midnight oil. We have to act now, you cant wait for the next election because hes trying to interfere with the next election. Reporter the House Judiciary Committee is now charged with drafting specific grounds to remove President Trump. The president leaves us no choice. Report
The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Almighty god, we are reminded at this time of year of the greatness of your gift to us in sending your son. Use us as instruments for his glory. Because of our faith in you, make us bold as lions in these turbulent times. May our lawmakers Work Together to protect and defend our constitution, realizing, as iron sharpens iron so friends sharpen friends. Make our senators grateful for the fires in our nations history that have tested their commitment to freedom, providing opportunities to become profiles of courage, serving their generation with faithfulness. We pray in your great name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.