This is defintely an interersting concept, it reminds me words used to describe feelings that we don’t have in English. Like the popular French phrase “déjà vu,” for example, which is the feeling that what a p […]
One idea from this chapter that striked me as interesting regarding the relationship between language and meaning is meaning, intention, and context. Culler says that can be based on the author’s intention, the […]
I had a hard time uderstanding most of these aspects of literature, but after reading your response I have a much stronger grasp on “literature as fiction.” A test that is fictional can be submitted for […]
The angle that I found the most interesting, and understood the most, is literature as the ‘foregrounding’ of language. I am infatuated with figurative speech, and this text made me realize that it is a good ind […]
The chapter asks more than just “what is literature and does it matter?” The chapter breaks down the definition of literature and rebuilds it as something that is subjective to the time and culture that it is […]
Nice to meet you! My name is Lily, I am currently studying Business Administration at La Guardia. I used to spend most of my time going to concerts, but now I am usually on Spotify looking for new music to listen […]
Episode 6 of Ways of Hearing talked about how we choose which sounds are noise and which are signal. Kurkowski talks about the remastered version of the Beach Boys song not including the conversation that was […]
Krukowski boils down this concept very simply by saying that “even yesterday’s hits end up in the dollar bin eventually.” Popularity is fleeting and the powerful will stick to whatever is popular and making them […]
The first episode of Ways of Hearing talked about how digital time lags behind real time due to latency. The example they use is of a baseball game on announcer on the radio that is out of sync with the game […]
Krukowski describes real time as “lived time” and digital time as “machine time.” You can manipulate machine time in ways you cannot manipulate real time, like by speeding it up or slowing it down. Krukows […]
Berger states that advertising gives consumers something to envy in a time when status is not determined by birth. We live in a society that makes it feel like anyone can be a celebrity with the right tools, and […]
I completely agree with your interpretation of Berger’s definitions of naked and nude, but I hadn’t gone so far as to thinking about them in the context of vulnerability! These women are aware they are being […]
I respectfully disagree that Berger thinks nudity is immoral. I believe he thinks nudity is when a person is naked and knows that they are being looked at. I don’t think this is an “immoral” or “unacceptable” […]
John Berger believes that the difference in nakedness and nudity lies in whether or not the subject is aware they are being seen. In a painting depicting the story of Adam and Eve, the pair eat the forbidden fruit […]
The Icon, representative of God, had a deeper meaning long ago. In order to see it, and therefore be close to God, people had to travel to see it. The habit of making the pilgrimage gave the Icon great […]
The title of the video The Power to Look, is slightly misleading. The video is about the power of looking closely, but also the power of the artist to command a spectator’s view. With this in mind, the Art […]
I agree that by no means should art be the go-to method for teaching analytical skills to cops and doctors. However, I think that the idea is that art can be another type of method to sharpen those skills. When I […]
I like this perspective, that studying traditional art can open your eyes to the art all around you, including graffiti. Being able to take a step back before making an initial judgement is a skill that would […]