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“The “Fake” Image traces a longer history of visual deception, from staged photographs and propaganda to today’s AI generated slop (not derogatory).
Rather than treating synthetic images as a complete break from the past, this talk places them within a broader tradition of manipulated, contested, and politically charged pictures. We'll explore how images gain or lose credibility, why certain fakes become culturally powerful, and what the AI era reveals about authorship, realism, and trust.”