Hello Jason! I liked how you mentioned that these songs also act as a “coping mechanism” for African Americans. I had a very similar response and felt that “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” was the most significant due […]
According to Du Bois, the “sorrow songs” give us insight into the feelings of African Americans during the time of slavery. These songs were passed down through generations with people not knowing what the wor […]
I think Krukowski was trying to hint at the idea that turning yourself more towards the marginalized (such as record stores or book stores) is a key to taking back power. Today in society, we use these apps run by […]
Hello Enako! I completely agree with your first answer and had a similar response. There is a different intimacy that can be found through digital microphones.
Also, it is interesting to think about what might […]
In the “Love” episode of Ways of Seeing, Krukowski lays out the argument that digital sound does not provide the same full presentation of the human voice as analog microphones. He mentions the idea that there […]
In his podcast, Krukowski and his guests point out how people are completely caught up with their phones and headphones that they don’t even notice the space around them. Jeremiah Moss describes this as “a pri […]
I completely agree with you. I liked how you pointed out that that Berger’s argument still hold true to images we see of the BLM protests in the media today.
Martin Berger’s theory of how the media often featured photographs of black victims to draw out the sympathy of white people in order to pave the way of civil rights legislation is useful because it sheds light o […]
Berger argues that “publicity” images depict an alternative way of life if we purchase this product. They promise if we modify ourselves or our lives by buying something more, this “more” will make us richer […]
I like how you made the connection of how most pictures on social media are constructed the same way as renaissance paintings are. Nowadays with photoshop, people take their own photos and edit themselves until […]
Berger argues that women depicted in Renaissance Paintings are seen as objects solely present for the male’s gaze and pleasure. While I believe that this idea remains true to most of the representation of women t […]
Firstly, I completely agree with both of your answers, and answered similarly.
In your answer to the second question, I love that you mentioned how that skill can really be applied to simple things in everyday […]
Using Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein’s model of “entering the conversation” in your writing has two insightful advantages. This model makes it easier for writers (especially beginners) to enter the world of […]
My name is Cherilene Guzman, and I am a freshman transfer student here at LaGuardia Community College. I am originally from Houston, Texas. I went to college back in 2016 at the University of […]
My name is Cherilene Guzman, and I am a freshman transfer student here at LaGuardia Community College. I am originally from Houston, Texas. I went to college back in 2016 at the University of […]