Module 05: 1968 — A Generation in Revolt?

Evidence 4: "The Police Speak to You," Poster of the Revolution

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Introduction

The following poster reads, "The police speak to you every night at 8:00 p.m." ORTF, the state-owned television station, broadcast the nightly news at 8:00.

Quesiton to Consider

  • What is the critique implied by the poster?

Document

Black and white image of Authoritarian police figure speaking into a French state-owned television station microphone.

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Source:
Atelaire Populaire, Posters from the Revolution (London: Dobson Books Ltd, 1969/Indianapolis and New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1969), 14. Copyright Usine-Université Union.

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