I liked your use of mass media examples to demonstrate image acts. The interesting thing about image acts is their connection to speech and verbalization. I can only assume that in those celebrity tabloid photos, some words were exchanged before the gesture was used. Like the clips show, the gestures were in response to unwanted verbal cues from another person. The image act takes on more meaning as a response.
I liked your use of mass media examples to demonstrate image acts. The interesting thing about image acts is their connection to speech and verbalization. I can only assume that in those celebrity tabloid photos, some words were exchanged before the gesture was used. Like the clips show, the gestures were in response to unwanted verbal cues from another person. The image act takes on more meaning as a response.
-Julia Cameron
JustKiddinInc 1 year ago