Wizard of Oz: The Meaning of Text

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Couple weeks ago we read and talked about the Wizard of Oz. First off this is a much darker "children's" story than I ever imagined. Secondly our discussion brought up a very interesting idea of text and it's originality.  Origin's of...

Jazz/Swing

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After doing a small listening study involving bands such as the Boswell Sisters, Django Reinhardt and Louis Armstrong I've decided I'm in the wrong era. On a serious note these famous musicians were interesting to hear not only because they had such...

Game Narrative

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Lolita

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Entertainment vs. Art

Sunday, April 21, 2013
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Last class we touched upon Comics and they’re rich uprising against the norm. After careful debate as to why such a stark backlash would happen it reminded me of a very similar backlash that happened in the video game industry. For a long time video...

The medium is the massage

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Posted by cbam!
After viewing several of Marshall McLuhan's works we were encouraged to make our own media message in his style. I picked something that struck close to home which was entering into an over saturated job market. With several companies going bankrupt...

Howl

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After listening to and reading the famous poem Howl I found the listening very invigorating. Powerful and twisting words that lead you nowhere but at the same time. Words that strike meaning into feelings...