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Graphic Design Communication

Neave Alouf

Flash Gordon

Flash Gordon was released in the winter of 1980, and through the decades has become a prominent cult classic. It has everything, the iconic soundtrack by Queen, a nostalgic campiness, and characters that have been loved by many for generations. However, when delving deeper into the movie a disturbing racist trend emerges. The iconic Fu Manchu, Ming the Merciless, the movie’s treacherous villain, is a blatant case of yellow face. This book explores Flash Gordon in the presence of an anti communist, anti Asian movement that was bubbling in America in the midst of cold war prejudices. Fu Manchu is played by a white man, with cartoon like stereotypical Asian features and is presented to be an evil, scheming and merciless dictator.

Analysing the presence of yellowism in Hollywood and a nostalgia for camp racism in cult favorites, this book encourages the reader to question that if a movie with a similar approach to race came out today, would it have been as welcomed by fans? And is it okay to look back with fondness at media that we now understand to be disgustingly inappropriate?

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Welcome to RALLY the Limerick School of Art & Design Graduate Show of 2021 featuring the work of final year LSAD Graduates from Animation & Motion Design, Creative Broadcast & Film Production, Ceramic Design, Creative Media and Design, Digital Animation Production, Fashion Design, Fashion & Textiles for Product & Costume, Game Art & Design, Graphic Design Communication, Music Technology & Production, Painting, Photography Film Video, Print Contemporary Practice, Sculpture & Combined Media and Professional Masters of Education in Art and Design with Digital Media.

We chose RALLY to define this year characterising our collective student spirit. To rally is to rouse and come together to renew an effort. Rally is a call to action that is strong and celebratory. Our RALLY is an online celebration of a cohesive community.

Limerick School of Art and Design Graduate Show 2021 takes the form of an online showcase to celebrate the resilience, creativity and brilliance of our final year students. Our LSAD Graduate Showcase is a platform for our graduates and their work, and is part of a growing LSAD archive of student work now in its 7th edition. This year we also commissioned three films to document and celebrate the work of our students across the three Departments

Digital Media and Arts ¦ Steve Hall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSQLrehitok
Fine Art and Education ¦ Shane Vaughan ­­­­https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdvRTk53H7Q
Design ¦ Pat Freeley and Leanne Dooley https://youtu.be/shYKJdJWHA8

For the second time we present our graduate work solely on virtual platforms. The shock of the pandemic has faded and now we reflect our interaction with the world in new ways. Achieving the learning outcomes in ways that would have seemed impossible previously.     It has been a tremendous challenge for our students and staff to adapt to these new circumstances. We are overwhelmed by the creativity and tenacity of our students who have accomplished so much in these constrained circumstances.

We would like to thank all those who helped make it happen this year in challenging circumstances. We applaud each of our dedicated Academics, our ever reliant Technical Team, Administrators and support staff, most importantly the 2021 graduates.

Mike Fitzpatrick Dean, Tracy Fahey HOD, James Greenslade HOD, Adam de Eyto HOD

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LSAD Showcase Credits
LSAD Student President Cormac Dillon who played a pivotal role in producing this year’s showcase. Manual Made who created our show identity. Production team Emmett Ryan and Jacinta Moore. Simon Maguire LSAD Launch video. LSAD Showcase development, Joe Lane, Programme Leader of Graphic Design Communication. Videographers, Shane Vaughan, Steve Hall, Pat Freeley and Leanne Dooley. Des Farrell, Senior Technical Officer LIT Marketing team –  Claire Gallagher, Katie Hennessy, Owen Dunne. Finally a huge congratulations to the LSAD 2021 Graduates.

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