According to Du Bois, the significance of what he calls the “sorrow songs” to African culture and history is that they represent the pain, suffering, struggle, hope, and urge to be freed. The sorrow songs each […]
In episode #5 – POWER of “Ways of Hearing”, Damon Krukowski states at the beginning of the episode, “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed- is whatever the powerful have decided if of no use at the moment”. He […]
In “Ways of Hearing Episode 3 – LOVE”, Damon Krukowski states “that digital sound impedes our perception of those sonic qualities that help us experience intimacy”. He explains how intimacy is not the same through […]
According to “Ways of hearing #2 – SPACE”, Krukowski describes how sound is all around us. He explains how earbuds affect us as if we are in our own world or bubble. He explains house noises are a part of our […]
According to the introduction of the book “Seeing through race”, Martin A. Berger states that the editors (who were mostly white) of newspapers and articles used photography pictures where the blacks were seen as […]
1 – According to Berger in “Ways of seeing, Part 4”, publicity (advertising) influences consumers to change ourselves or their lives by buying something more. Doing so “publicity” persuades us to feel richer, even […]
In the video “Ways of seeing, Episode 2 “, John Berger explains how women were objectified during the seventeenth century. He explains that they were seen as objects to be displayed by painting them nude for men […]
1 – According to Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein, writers should use the model of “entering the conversation” in their writing because it will help you become a much better writer who can participate in deb […]
My name is Angel Zamora. I actually just turned 19 just a few days ago and this is my first year here at Laguardia Community College. I took a year gap in order to figure out which career path […]