#iamsorry #CultureIndustry #Silence: A Critical Analysis of Shia LaBeouf's Art Exhibit and a YouTube Video
Class
Article
Department
English
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Abstract
In February 2014, Shia LaBeouf began his one week post-modern art exhibit, #iamsorry. He sat in a room with people one-on-one and wore a brown paper bag that said, "I am not famous anymore." He just sat there, not saying anything. In this presentation, I attempt to answer why Shia LaBeouf is sorry by using the rhetoric of silence and giving rhetorical context to his exhibit using the Frankfurt School Theorists. I argue that Shia LaBeouf acknowledges his part in perpetuating the media's culture industry and wants to apologize for it.
Start Date
4-9-2015 2:00 PM
#iamsorry #CultureIndustry #Silence: A Critical Analysis of Shia LaBeouf's Art Exhibit and a YouTube Video
In February 2014, Shia LaBeouf began his one week post-modern art exhibit, #iamsorry. He sat in a room with people one-on-one and wore a brown paper bag that said, "I am not famous anymore." He just sat there, not saying anything. In this presentation, I attempt to answer why Shia LaBeouf is sorry by using the rhetoric of silence and giving rhetorical context to his exhibit using the Frankfurt School Theorists. I argue that Shia LaBeouf acknowledges his part in perpetuating the media's culture industry and wants to apologize for it.