Publication

Justice for George Floyd: The Tipping Point? (Documentary Short Film)

JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD: THE TIPPING POINT? is a documentary short film that explores the power of visual imagery and narrative, both online and in the real world, within social movements. The documentary was produced in partial fulfillment of my …

Justice for George Floyd: The Tipping Point? (Dissertation)

Through the lens of the justice for Gorge Floyd protests, my dissertation offers a critique, consultation, creation, and contribution to the visual imagery emerging from the digital activism of social movements. Built upon a foundation of …

Justice for George Floyd: The Tipping Point? (Documentary Trailer)

An impassioned, skeptical filmmaker and digital media scholar witnesses the Justice for George Floyd movement surge during the middle of a global pandemic and must overcome generational, entrenched cultural biases to uncover why global citizens took …

Social Justice and Social Change Interactive Experience

This social justice and social change interactivity presentation is an interactive audiovisual rhetorical argument for #BlackLivesMatter that employs digital media elements of both generative and participatory culture art. If only we could walk a …

Still I Rise: Remix

"Still I Rise: Remix" is a visual, lyrical, digital interactive fight song for civic action for the Black Lives Matter social justice and social change movement. Created during and by the stressors intensified from the global pandemic, this …

Visual Analysis of the Capitol Riot and George Floyd Protests

Through the narrative retelling of the events leading up to and through the Capitol Riot and George Floyd protests, I reveal the point-of-views from polar opposite cultural viewpoints and how the cultural context changes the visual social semiotic …

The Narrative of the Image

This poster paper explores semiotics and rhetoric as narrative in social media visual culture, specifically with issues of identity and social change on social media platforms such as YouTube. Under the umbrella of semiotics, postmodernism, and …

Big Trip To Japan Travel Guide: Japan Tourism, Japan Guide, Japan Travel Vlog

Christopher C. Odom, published author and award-winning filmmaker, brings you the, "Big Trip To Japan Travel Guide: Japan Tourism, Japan Guide, Japan Travel Vlog." Inspired by the Big Trip To Japan YouTube Channel and Blog, this Japan travel guide …

How to Invest in Gold with a Precious Metals IRA

Retirement planning can be a daunting task, but it is still something that we must do to insure the futures of children, family, spouse and ourselves. Learn how to invest in a Precious Metals or Gold IRA. Read this book now. It will help you save …

Big Town: A Swing Dance Screenplay

When an ordinary guy takes a Swing Dance class to impress an extraordinary girl, he becomes "Big Town" the flavor of the month and is forced to choose between the dancing or two girls. - "It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it."Benjamin …