I think that those are both great ideas for your advocacy project. With that being said, I do think you should make sure that however you present these topics, either in an infographic or a speech, you should make sure they apply to the audience that you will be addressing. These topics are hard to talk about, so make sure that the media that you chose is sensitive to that, but also effective. I agree with your assessment of the domestic violence images. I also agree that the ethics within the situation are a bit unclear, but I do think it is still advocacy due to the importance of the issue.
I think that the idea about eating disorders and college campuses is very interesting. This is obviously an issue plaguing college campuses, but is very rarely discussed. Advocating for changes in the dining hall is a new take on a pressing issue. I would be interested to see how you intend to advocate for this change, on what platform?
Your analysis of the photographer as an unbiased witness is very interesting. I can see how this would allow her to document the event in a way that is fair to all sides. I never considered this, but think that it is very important given the nature of the images.
As the others have said, the method of advocacy is very important to consider for either of your potential ideas. Narrowing down the audience that you will be presenting to as well will help a great deal. As for your insight on Portrait of Abuse, I can definitely see the unethical side of the piece. There’s a very fine line that this piece of advocacy is touching, perhaps crossing, regarding this issue.
I absolutely love your idea about eating disorders. Not only is it an incredibly pressing and relevant issue to us as college students, it seems like a fresh idea — one which I could see on a bulletin board at Penn State. With this idea of the “freshman fifteen” so ingrained in our culture, it must be incredibly tough to overcome an eating disorder on a college campus. As for the Portrait of Abuse, I agree about the photo of the child watching. We often forget about how abuse affects children.
I think that those are both great ideas for your advocacy project. With that being said, I do think you should make sure that however you present these topics, either in an infographic or a speech, you should make sure they apply to the audience that you will be addressing. These topics are hard to talk about, so make sure that the media that you chose is sensitive to that, but also effective. I agree with your assessment of the domestic violence images. I also agree that the ethics within the situation are a bit unclear, but I do think it is still advocacy due to the importance of the issue.
I think that the idea about eating disorders and college campuses is very interesting. This is obviously an issue plaguing college campuses, but is very rarely discussed. Advocating for changes in the dining hall is a new take on a pressing issue. I would be interested to see how you intend to advocate for this change, on what platform?
Your analysis of the photographer as an unbiased witness is very interesting. I can see how this would allow her to document the event in a way that is fair to all sides. I never considered this, but think that it is very important given the nature of the images.
As the others have said, the method of advocacy is very important to consider for either of your potential ideas. Narrowing down the audience that you will be presenting to as well will help a great deal. As for your insight on Portrait of Abuse, I can definitely see the unethical side of the piece. There’s a very fine line that this piece of advocacy is touching, perhaps crossing, regarding this issue.
I absolutely love your idea about eating disorders. Not only is it an incredibly pressing and relevant issue to us as college students, it seems like a fresh idea — one which I could see on a bulletin board at Penn State. With this idea of the “freshman fifteen” so ingrained in our culture, it must be incredibly tough to overcome an eating disorder on a college campus. As for the Portrait of Abuse, I agree about the photo of the child watching. We often forget about how abuse affects children.