In the article More Work for Mother, the idea of industrialization is discussed in detail. The reading explains how life and technology have evolved dramatically over the last 150 years. An interesting idea that the author brought up is that as industrialization expanded and more products were being created to supposedly make our lives easier, […]
The Evolving Music Industry
In Tanner’s lecture last Wednesday, we discussed the idea of pop culture, more specifically, music becoming more than just a form of art. Throughout its history, music has evolved and changed. It has the ability to change the way people feel and has been used as a form of artistic expression. However, in today’s society, […]
Cultural Imperialism
Cultural imperialism, as explained in the article by Jonathan Gray, was not a concept that was supposed to be around in today’s society. By definition, it is “a process of social influence by which a nation imposes on other countries its set beliefs, values, knowledge and behavioral norms as well as its overall style of […]
Culture Jamming: An Eye-Opening Form of Advertisment
Culture jamming, as defined in the reading, is a movement that “seeks to undermine the marketing rhetoric of multinational corporations, specifically through such practices as media hoaxing, corporate sabotage, billboard liberation, and trademark infringement” (p. 190). It is a concept that may be new to some peoples attention, but has been around for quite a […]
Media Grammar Literacy in Film
According to the article, Multiple Media Literacies by Meyrowitz, media literacy exists in at least three different ways. There is media content literacy, media grammar literacy, and medium literacy. Although all of these forms of literacy are important, media grammar literacy appears to be the most complex. Being able to understand and interpret the media […]