Describe and analyze Jenny Odell The Case for Nothing, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Brooklyn and London: Melville House, 2019), 3-29 The review should be at least one paragraph of description and one paragraph of analysis of the text. You should answer the following questions:What is the …
Let’s talk about McLuhan’s theory of extensions and amputations. Most of us would agree that the invention of movable type and printing has been responsible for much social and cultural progress. In McLuhan’s model, the development of movable type can be seen as a key “extension” of human vision. However, …
This requirement includes a one-page written discussion about how this experience has enhanced your knowledge about media arts and a photo that relates to the event. Choose a photo(s) that relates to the event and write a page (maximum of 300 words) discussing the following questions: What did you see …
Should governments subsidise the arts? Explain your answer using relevant examples to illustrate your points. Your essay will demonstrate your ability to: Investigate the topic/question Source apposite material Undertake original research …
For this assignment, you should help me to write a 3 paragraph, mini position paper. Considering the music video (Not Ready to Make Nice) and the movie trailer (Shut Up and Sing), what is your position on how the media should/should not be used to establish ones stance on a …
VIEW segments of VINCENT WHO? Preceded by A 3-minute piece, Who Is Vincent Chin? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVvInj88Jo VINCENT WHO? Chapter 3 A Milestone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWZhxya3RlY {4.30 min.} Chapter 4 Asian American https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcjoZmSoSsA {5 min.} Chapter 6 A Threat To Justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D7t2XGdBlQ {5 min.} READ the article, Teaching Who Killed Vincent Chin? which features …
Ethnomusicology is the study of people making music, and students will have the opportunity to explore this individually by writing one 3-4-page field report analyzing and reflecting upon select world musics using the Music-Culture Performance Model, an important tool in understanding the musics of the world. Ethnomusicology is the study …
In a nutshell, here is what I am asking you to do for this assignment: pick one (or two or three, if you want) of Jaron Laniers arguments against social media (as he makes them in the book Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now) elaborate (or, …
This week, you’re reading a text by a person who you are actually going to meet, and will have the opportunity to ask questions to. Use your reading response this week as a chance to prepare for a conversation with Ashley Dimmig, the author of this article. Here are some …
Heads upyour readings this week are by two very well-known historians of Islamic art, Doris Behrens-Abouseif and Robert Hillenbrand, but they are long and a bit dense! Make sure to set aside time to analyze them closely. Both Behrens-Abouseif and Hillenbrand focus on the Umayyad desert palaces made in the …
