Media Burn: What's in a Name
Journal of Film and Video, 2012, v. 64, no. 1/2, pp. 51-56
In this article, Tom Weinberg explains the concept of Media Burn, which he developed in 1970 during the Chicago Conspiracy Trial, as a set of ideas related to the effects of television and fame on the human personality. The author reflects on several cultural icons of the twentieth century and the impact of their personalities on television and media. Weinberg's online video archive, located at mediaburn.org, is also presented and discussed.
ITEM 2012.039 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
No One Was Killed, Motion Will be Denied – John Schultz
The World's Largest Television Studio – TVTV
Media Burn – Ant Farm (Doug Michels, Curtis Schreirer, Chip Lord)
Television: The Medium and Its Manners – Peter Conrad
Maureen Orth
Robert Millman
Andy Warhol