One of the things from the presentation that really got me interested was the talk of counter cultures.
We tend to see counter-cultures as a haven from the mainstream. Alternative news, entertainment, and lifestyles, to me anyways, see to have this connotation that those who engage in them don’t care about people’s opinions, or American [...]
Archive for January, 2008
Response to January 28th Presentation
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Response to January 21st Presentation
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The presentation in class this past Monday has obviously gotten me thinking a lot about film, music, video games, and media space. For this post I will tackle mostly film and music in reference to how they affect our “real” world.
Film was interesting to me, especially considering the chapters in Remediation on television and film. [...]
Terms of Agreement
Posted in Articles on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/tech/internet/facebook-legal.html
This is a link to an article that CBC.ca posted on January 11th about media outlets using photos that people post online. It also talks about how a few companies have taken these pictures and used them in advertisements without asking or paying for using them. Understandably in way, people are upset. Some are even [...]
Cultural Divide
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Something that I have been thinking about since our last class is what seemed to be a throwaway comment from Ian when he fumbled over some words. When trying to say that he was “capturing our intellect” he substituted imagination for intellect. It was ever so brief, and quickly corrected, but a comment like that [...]
