This is my final presentation video that discusses each of my posts throughout the semester and dives into multiple ways of seeing. I really enjoyed creating, analyzing and giving my own input on these modes of media and communication. Thanks for listening!
I chose the dolphin meme because it has become a popular trend on TikTok, often accompanied by the song “Symphony” and paired with humorous captions. This specific meme format works both with and without the background music, making it a versatile example of internet culture. This meme’s trend on TikTok is a good example of […]
In this video assignment, I decided to use CapCut instead of Descript to edit and record my media. I chose to do this because I was much more familiar with editing video and audio on this platform. This choice helped me a lot when editing the video because I was easily able to cut the […]
The Power of Writing In this audio, I explore Walter Ong’s insightful talk from 1977, where he discusses the impact of writing on human thought and communication. Ong contrasts oral and written cultures, revealing how this shift not only transforms our understanding of knowledge but also reshapes the way we perceive and interact with the […]
All photographs are memento mori. To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt (Sontag 15). The idea behind this title, Momento Mori, comes from the quote above from Sontag’s “In Plato’s Cave”. This idea […]
The Eternal Playback Pain, like time, is overwhelmingly present in the now, but fades-blessedly- into nothingness. What if pain did not vanish and we could capture it for eternal playback? Four-dimensional storage would be a diabolical and infernal place of Dasein! Irreversibility is both wonderful and hideous. The Marvelous Clouds John Durham Peters Throughout Chapter […]