S e m i O b a m a: SemiObama and the New York Times

Saturday, November 1, 2008

SemiObama Ahead of the Curve (Again!)

Saturday's New York Times found noteworthy a topic SemiO has been posting on all along--the political t-shirt.

Travel with us if you will back in time to re-live some of the earlier SemiObama T-shirt posts

Grading the best Obama t-shirts
J.S. on his Obama t-shirt
The T-shirt matrix
The Curious George/Obama controvers

One of the things we've been particularly interested in is the way in which people have made Obama part of their personal identity--whether it's shoes, magnets, or clothing.

Though it appears on a different site, we also recommend checking out this piece that reads Palin t-shirts. It's fascinating to see how Obama t-shirt imagery differs from the semiotics of the Palin shirts.

If Obama wins, look for new and different forms of Obama fashion arrival.

About SemiObama

SemiObama is a participatory weblog that offers semiotic readings of the new visual culture surrounding Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. SemiObama looks closely at the visual representations of Obama and unpacks the various cultural, religious, national, and political icons and symbols surrounding him that are used to evoke meaning and emotional reaction. We will also write about the act of writing–decode the process of decoding–reading our own readings as a means of transparency and fuller critique.