In tanner’s discussion, we first talked about high culture, popular culture and mass culture. High culture is like art that is appreciated mostly by the elite. Popular culture is the traditional, ideas, attitudes, points of view, images or even any piece of media that is considered mainstream in any culture. Further, the mass culture is […]
Rap – Tanner Cooke Discussion (Extra Credit)
Music is a form of art that allows a person to express themselves through a melody. Old stories were often told through forms of music, often to help illustrate a story or the experiences of the musician. Today, this notion still holds strong. Throughout our history, especially since the advent of the recording industry, music […]
Black in the Music World (extra credit)
Music is an art from an artist, music can be a way to express ourselves, but also can tell a story, past experiences and problems. When it comes to Black people and music, people automatically think of rap music. Personally, I think about it as well. Yet, people can be really critical about the qualities […]
Extra Credit Post: The Avengers
Before I even begin this post, I would like to point out that usually I agree that many aspects of media are over sexualized and that this is an issue in our culture. With that being said, on this particular topic, my overall feeling is that a lot of people are being far too over […]
Sexism in comics
Today the media portrayal has become a sensitive issue, and one of the issues that is raised is on sexism in comics. In class we discussed about the picture of Spiderwoman, whether if the Spiderwoman is too sexually appealing or not. According to Maddox YouTube video, he stand on the side where the cover of […]
Cult Films & Ironic Obsessions
After discussing the internet’s obsession with Nicolas Cage and cult films, I became very interested in the topic. Nic Cage has been put into the category along with Nickelback, Crocs, Internet Explorer, Comic Sans, and sometimes Miranda Cosgrove. I was introduced to this obsession through tumblr, which is an ironic affinity for these things. Here […]
The CSI Effect
The CSI effect is the way in which producers of crime television show exaggerate criminal investigations so that audiences believe them to be true in real life. Forensic science is actually far more complicated than what is portrayed in the media and far less glamorous. Shows like CSI, Law & Order, Dexter and the like […]