Grey and Gallagher take different stances on their views of cultural imperialism. Both acknowledge its existence but Grey takes a more optimistic stance in his reviews of The Simpsons. He accepts that the show has great power as it is broadcasted throughout the world, but he questions the idea that it has a negative affect […]
Pranking: Media as the Toolbox, and Art as the Method
The work of Joey Skaggs does a great job of demonstrating the artistic nature of “the prank” in comparison to the aggressive nature of “the sabotage.” Sabotaging insinuates an idea of adding a contradicting component to an existing system to destroy that system’s existing motion. A prank, by contrast, utilizes existing components in a creative […]
Medium Grammar in The Deer Hunter
A specific medium’s grammar can be very strategically used in portraying controversial topics in media. A major topic covered in all forms of media is that of war, and one of the most controversial in history was the Vietnam War. The Deer Hunter, directed by Michael Cimino in 1978, was one of many anti-war films […]