The poster series serves as a visual representation of the collaborative efforts between the Democracy and Media working groups. This collective work stems from a semester-long research project, showcasing our findings and insights.

A note from the artist:

When I was given the opportunity to artistically represent each working group within DM, I was overwhelmed - mainly because of my unfamiliarity with the topics being researched, as I lacked  knowledge of specific details related to the functionalities of Western imperialism in Latin America. So as a way of gaining inspiration and a better understanding of the overall research, I asked questions. When I wasn't asking practical questions, the teams and I discussed how to illustrate years of imperialism, militarism,  and the fight for indigenous sovereignty all in a few images. I began the technical work by thinking about each of the four topics, readings that were gathered by each group, and looked at some of their research. Next, I searched up images that I believed were relevant to the research being explored, creating a series of four mood boards. Due to the high impact of the research, I decided to make each image reflect a newspaper cover as a way to “disrupt” culture or in other words, make noise. Each group inspires a bold message and calls attention to deeply connected histories that are often misunderstood or not even taught. I believe it gave these images a new power when put into the context of a news headline. For several weeks I collaborated with the groups and asked for their feelings on the pieces, which I felt strongly about receiving. These works could not have been created had it not been for the critical analyses of each person who offered their interpretations of the pieces.