NOTE: There are NO questions for this reading. Instead, we'll have an in-class writing assignment based on some of the ideas in this chapter. I also want to make you write a little to help you start thinking about Conversation Paper #1 (every bit helps!). However, here are some ideas to consider as you read:
* Why did people consider the pictures 'fake' even when they were proved to not be fake? If the skull was really found in the same area as the photo, what made it fake to so many people?
* If a picture is meant to deceive, it can be considered 'fake.' But does it matter who intended to deceive? If someone added a context to make a picture lie, is the picture still 'false' or 'manipulated?'
* What is the difference between Art and Propaganda? Can an artistic picture be used for propaganda?
* Can a photograph have a point of view, even though it simply records what you show the camera? Can you make people 'see' an idea without context?
* One of the photographers argued that photography, though not strictly an art form, "is an art for all that!" In other words, he felt that photographers had to be artist first, and photographers second. Why is this important?
* Why does Morris consider the clock in the photos so essential to understanding them? How does it change the photo and provide its own context?
* Morris says that our lives are often defined by our possessions and the other junk we accumulate. If someone looked into your bedroom, or your closet, or your desk, would they see the 'real' you? Does your random stuff define who you are? Or would you need more context to explain it?
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