Two remix examples using excerpts from Rev. Wrights sermons show are exercises in contrast.
Challenging the Sound Byte Culture
Imagining a New Reality
Bush has been a favorite target of political remix and this video that uses the song from U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday - which is about the violence in Ireland between Protestants and Catholics - but used to talk about the Iraq invasion.
This next example shows that a new world is possible.
Changing Political Consciousness
At its best, political remix challenges dominant world views and awakens political consciousness. This famous video about Katrina is both a music and video remix cut by subMedia is an effort to keep the mantra going “George Bush Don’t Like Black People” by The Legendary K.O. Make sure you stick through the credits for a surprise ending.
Director/Editor: Franklin Lopez
Music: Legendary K.O
Jonathan’s Analysis of Advertising Propaganda
Here are two remixes by Jonathan McIntosh, FURI facilitator, who uses remix to analyze and critique propagandic systems by corporations.
Remix Reveals Media-based Stereotypes
Many political remix videos expose the stereotypes and negative portrayals of modern media. Here are two great examples:
The History of Remix
As Lawrence Lessig reminds us - Remix is part of human cultural history. Here is one of the first remixes ever done in film in 1942 by Universal Newsreel. Humor, parody, irony, juxtapostion and satire are used to expose and critique systems of power and oppression.
Another early remix can be found in the montage sequence of Bamboozled by Spike Lee.



