For 27 years, the PTTV collective has played an important role in the tradition of media criticism, paying special attention to the inner workings of media production. The media landscape today, with the proliferation of new content providers, creates complex relationships and convergences among everyday and corporate forms of production, distribution and consumption. Media criticism no longer can take an "outside" vantage point, but must instead account for our general immersion in a veritable media ecology. This program, hosted by anthropologist Jason Pine (Purchase College SUNY), focuses on identity in the virtual world Second Life and what it can tell us about identity in everyday experience. It suggests that self-designed experiences may enable us to articulate emergent identities for ourselves and others. The program combines a live studio audience, videotaped testimonials of Second Life users who express profound personal investments while creating their avatars and environments, and experimental machinima (machine cinema) to evoke the experience of virtual self-design and world-building. Co- Producer and Director, Bianca Ahmadi; Associate Producer, Juan Rubio; Editor, Juan David Gonzalez; Content Director, Jason Pine.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Infiltrating the Underground: The Corporatization of Radical Culture
This Paper Tiger Television production was created in collaboration with author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore. The show takes a look at how corporations are chipping away at democracy and personal integrity by copying the style and techniques of alternative culture. The program examines how and why anti-corporate culture and independent media have been co-opted by corporate advertising and their profit-making agenda, examining instances where the government and big business collude to silence independent voicesand concerns for social justice. Moore explains what happens when the underground becomes just another market and the implications for a democracy founded on the ideals of access to a diversity of ideas and perspectives. It also provides insight as to why underground culture willingly participates and what independent artists and media makers can do about it. Paper Tiger Televisions 27-year history of provocative independent television and Moores 23 years of independent print publishing combine in this compelling look at cultural production and economic censorship in this age of rampant branding.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Love Me, Love My Avatar
This show addresses changing notions of love and romance in the face of the rampant technological innovations of the Internet era. Dominic Pettman, Assistant Professor of Culture and Media at the New School and our avatar host take a look at love in the digital era. Pettman discuses several manifestations of "Love 5.0" such as objectum sexuality, virtual girlfriends, and cyborg love, and explore the possible impacts of this new love on the future of the libidinal economy. Includes a clip from Donna Haraway Reads National Geographic and a PTTV eharmony spoof.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Infiltrating the Underground Preview
Paper Tiger Television, in cooperation with author and activist Anne Elizabeth Moore, presents a new thirty-minute documentary, Infiltrating the Underground: The Corporatization of Underground Culture, to air Wednesday, December 10th at 3 and 11 p.m. on Brooklyn Community Access Television, and at 8 p.m. on Manhattan Neighborhood Network. This video collaboration will look at how big business is chipping away at democracy through underground cultures—and how underground cultures willingly participate.
The program will examine how and why anti-corporate culture and independent media have been co-opted by corporate advertising and the profit-making agenda, examining instances where the government and big business collude to silence independent voices—and concerns for social justice. Copies of Infiltrating the Underground are available for purchase for classroom use or to air on local community access stations.
A follow-up to Moore’s 2007 New Press book, Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity, the video Infiltrating the Underground investigates what happens when the underground becomes just another market, and what independent artists and media makers can do about it. Paper Tiger Television’s 27-year history of provocative independent television and Anne Elizabeth Moore’s 23 years of independent print publishing combine in this compelling look at cultural production and economic censorship in this age of rampant branding.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
An Emergent Second Life
A television show produced in collaboration with Paper Tiger TV that focuses on identity in the virtual world Second Life and what it can tell us about identity in everyday experience. It suggests that self-designed experiences may enable us to articulate emergent identities for ourselves and for others. The program combines a live studio audience, videotaped testimonials of Second Life users who express profound personal investments while creating their avatars and environments, and experimental machinima (machine cinema) to evoke the experience of virtual self-design and world-building: www.papertiger.org
The show airs on December 3rd at 8pm on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) and at 3pm and 11pm on Brooklyn Community (BCAT). Co-producer and Director, Bianca Ahmadi; Associate Producer, Juan Rubio; Editor, Juan David Gonzalez; Content Director, Jason Pine.
The show airs on December 3rd at 8pm on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) and at 3pm and 11pm on Brooklyn Community (BCAT). Co-producer and Director, Bianca Ahmadi; Associate Producer, Juan Rubio; Editor, Juan David Gonzalez; Content Director, Jason Pine.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Election Night Show Highlights
From a surprise performance by an experimental gospel singer, to engaging discussions about Obama's silence on drug-war policy, his support for the Wall Street bailout, and his plans to increase military spending, Paper Tiger's live election show responsed in real time to the Democratic presidential victory.
Featuring Detroit-based experimental and gospel singer Abigail, the Indypendent newspaper's Steve Wishnia, Nick Powers and Arun Gupta, and Isabel Macdonald of the Paper Tiger TV collective.
Election Night Show Part 1
First half-hour of Paper Tiger TV's hour-long live election night show, broadcast on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (Manhattan cable access TV) 10:30 - 11:30 pm on November 4. Featuring the Indypendent newspaper's Arun Gupta, Nick Powers and Steve Wishnia and Paper Tiger TV collective member Isabel Macdonald.
McCain-the-Maverick Rap
Bye-bye Republicans! After the announcement of Obama's electoral victory, in the middle of Paper Tiger's live election show on Nov 4, the crew bid farewell to the Republicans with this music video directed by Matthew Filipowicz from headzuptv.com.
The Can-didates Debate
This 30 second clip from Paper Tiger's live election night show probes the parallels between presidential campaigns and branding, highlighting some of the issues that were, er, not debated in the televised presidential debates. Animation by Gary B. Martin.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Peace Pentagon
This short video gives a brief history of the building at 339 Lafayette. Since 1969 the Peace Pentagon has been the home of many social justice and peace organizations in New York City. We are working to raise the funds needed to save this historic epicenter of the progressive movement and create a sustainable haven for many future generations of activists, artists and organizers. Please visit our website for more information www.peacepentagon.org
TRT 8 minutes
Home on the Frontline
Produced by a trio of teenage Brooklyn filmmakers using video to highlight the stories of young people affected by the war in Iraq on a daily basis. A collaboration with Hook Productions. 2008 TRT 11 minutes
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Subverting Media : A Low Tech Guide to Information Activism
From stencils to 'zines to graffiti and poster art, "Subverting the Media" takes us on a trip through the alternative media scene. East Harlem muralist James De La Vega, anti-patriarchal poster collective "Sister Serpents", Bronx-based graffiti group, "Tats Cru" and Sabrina Margarita Sandata, a feminist zinester, challenge social and cultural stereotypes through their work. The program explores the potential everyone has to create their own media, examines the process for creating the message, and demonstrates how to go out and make your own media. 1998 TRT: 25 minutes.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Paper Tiger Wednesday Night Series on MNN
Paper Tiger broadcasts every Wednesday night on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) TimeWarner Ch34 and RCN Ch82. In September of 2008 we will be launching a 14-week curated series highlighting some of our most outstanding shows. Covering a wide range of topics from racism, classism, DIY media, media conglomeration, domestic violence, prisons, globalization and displacement. TUNE IN! For more information www.papertiger.org www.mnn.org
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Paper Tiger Retreat!
Hilarity ensues as a group of tigers take to life in the great outdoors at Latvian camp! Along with the general productivity and self-reflection that goes along with the annual retreat, Paper Tiger gets into some wild and goofy shenanigans!
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Who Wants to be America's Next Top President
Paper Tiger takes a look at the media coverage of the 2008 election and compares it to the selection process of America's Next Top Model.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Watch the trailer
2 minute trailer of Paper Tiger TV's show about media coverage of the 2008 presidential election, "Who Wants to Be America's Next Top President?"
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Tim Robbins NAB Speech
Renowned actor, director and writer Tim Robbins used his keynote address at the National Association of Broadcasters conference on April 14 to speak out about the "dangerous lack of diversity of opinion" that characterizes the state of broadcasting today. Lambasting the media for their failure to treat the Bush administration's lies about Iraqi WMDs with the scrutiny they had shown former President Bill Clinton's sex scandal, he calls on the nation's broadcasters to do a better job of upholding their responsibilities to the public. The NAB initially refused to make Robbins' speech available (in contrast to other speeches from their 08 convention). Then they released an edited version in which many of Robbins' most critical remarks were cut. This is the full version of the speech! (Approximately 22 minutes.)
Thursday, March 27, 2008
From the Archives PTTV Show # 148
Here's a clip from the Paper Tiger archives featuring Daniel Marcus Watches the Campaign Miniseries '88, show #148. Marcus explains how presidential candidates sculpt their image much in the same way fictional television characters are portrayed on sitcoms and television drama. This segment will be featured in our next show Who wants to be Americas Next Top Candidate.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Campaign Ads
These ads will be featured in Paper Tiger's studio show broadcasting on MNN in the next few weeks. The show "Who Wants to be America's next Top President" will deconstruct the similarities between media coverage of the presidential election and the selection process on "America's Next Top Model". Stay Tuned.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Art, Activism and Analysis Tour-Trailer
Screenings and Events in California
FEBRUARY 2008
Check out the complete schedule at
www.papertiger.org/AAA
FEBRUARY 2008
Check out the complete schedule at
www.papertiger.org/AAA
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Joan does "Dynasty" Trailer
Tape# 105 Hampshire College professor and stand-up theorist Joan Braderman takes on power and desire in TV's campiest series. "Joan Does Dynasty," a classic in feminist media deconstruction, is a hilarious look at the materialistic 80's in the context of the ordinary working person's life. Superimposing herself over portions of "Dynasty" and into the bedrooms, office suites and maids' quarters of the super rich, Braderman asks, "Why do 100 million people in 78 countries welcome this department store of dressed-to-kill aliens into their homes every week?" TRT: 28 minutes.
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