If you would like to come check out Woyzeck, feel free to bring any recording devices to use during the performance. You can then upload any media you capture to the Woyzeck-My Woyzeck Facebook page and share your experience with others who have seen, plan to see, cannot see the show! Here is a video mash up someone snagged from previews:
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
How iTunes has changed the way I think about music
When the iPod first came out, I was very hesitant to get one. I have always liked going to music stores and buying a cd, and looking at the inside artwork, and inserting the disc into a machine that played it. Call me old fashioned. But, all this changed when I got my new computer for my freshman year of college. At that time, when you bought a mac, you received a free iPod nano via a rather lengthy rebate proceedure.
As soon as I started playing with iTunes, I was hooked. Now I have an iPod classic that I try to cram as much music on as possible. I have begun hoarding my friend's music onto my iPod. But, the more I put on the device that I do not actually own, the greater the potential for me losing all that music is. I am actually starting to get paranoid about what will happen to my music should the iPod die, which it will invariably do. I also don't like how music is purchased anymore. I miss music stores. I loved going to Sam Goody as a kid! It was a treat! Now you can shop from home on the iTunes Store and all your purchases are remembered for you. It is kind of weird to me, actually. I still have all my cds from my adolescence, as well as a large number of my dad's cd collection. Needless to say, I will not be giving them up any time soon. One benefit of iTunes is that it enables the user to quickly make playlists and dump sound creations from garage band into a burnable format. And, I have to admite the genius playlist configuring feature is pretty cool.
I guess I am just conflicted overall.
As soon as I started playing with iTunes, I was hooked. Now I have an iPod classic that I try to cram as much music on as possible. I have begun hoarding my friend's music onto my iPod. But, the more I put on the device that I do not actually own, the greater the potential for me losing all that music is. I am actually starting to get paranoid about what will happen to my music should the iPod die, which it will invariably do. I also don't like how music is purchased anymore. I miss music stores. I loved going to Sam Goody as a kid! It was a treat! Now you can shop from home on the iTunes Store and all your purchases are remembered for you. It is kind of weird to me, actually. I still have all my cds from my adolescence, as well as a large number of my dad's cd collection. Needless to say, I will not be giving them up any time soon. One benefit of iTunes is that it enables the user to quickly make playlists and dump sound creations from garage band into a burnable format. And, I have to admite the genius playlist configuring feature is pretty cool.
I guess I am just conflicted overall.
Voice thread
http://voicethread.com/share/1422357/
I hope this works!!! I have tried so many times to make this silly voice thread turn out correctly, if not, I will try again....
I hope this works!!! I have tried so many times to make this silly voice thread turn out correctly, if not, I will try again....
Thursday, October 7, 2010
If you want to see Woyzeck for free...
You could usher one of the shows!
Here is the pertinent info:
Ushers are still needed for most shows of Woyzeck Project. I was
wondering if any of you might have students who would like to see the
show for free sort of speak, that is usher for the show. Each show
will have three ushers: one as crowd control at the front door and the
other two will tour with the audience.
If you know anyone who might be interested or have students, feel free
to give them my info below.
Alison Goetzman <---(Note, this is not the Allison who is your classmate)
Audience Services Manager + McKnight Fellowship Assistant
The Southern Theater
1420 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
alison@southerntheater.org
612.340.0155 ext310
Here is the pertinent info:
Ushers are still needed for most shows of Woyzeck Project. I was
wondering if any of you might have students who would like to see the
show for free sort of speak, that is usher for the show. Each show
will have three ushers: one as crowd control at the front door and the
other two will tour with the audience.
If you know anyone who might be interested or have students, feel free
to give them my info below.
Alison Goetzman <---(Note, this is not the Allison who is your classmate)
Audience Services Manager + McKnight Fellowship Assistant
The Southern Theater
1420 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454
alison@southerntheater.org
612.340.0155 ext310
Incorporating media lenses into lesson plans
This lesson would be designed to introduce students to reading media through the feminist lens.
First I would ask the students to think about videos and commercials they've seen from the 1950's and 60's. I would draw a diagram on the board with the headers "men" and "women" and ask the students what words pop into their heads when thinking about gender in that time frame.
Once brainstorming is complete, I would show the class a powerpoint of some 1950's and 1960's ads that perpetuate gender norms of the times. A brief discussion would follow noting their observations.
I will then show the students the "Somewhere That's Green" clip from Little Shop of Horrors once to let them acclimate to the clip:
Once they've seen the clip, I will ask them to share what they thought with the class. After a few observations/opinions, I will ask the class if they thought the clip highlighted any of our preconceived notions of gender in the 50's and 60's. After their response, I'll ask them if there was any evidence against what we devised on the board. Then, I will ask the students if they thought the clip was funny, and why?
I will ask the students if they know what satire is, and take a couple of definition attempts before giving a definition.
Next, I will ask the students to watch the clip again, this time looking for elements of satire.
After the second showing, I will ask for their observations.
For homework, I would ask students to think about gender in the present, and bring in some current ads that deal with gender. I would also ask them to think about what would the modern, "Somewhere That's Green" look like?
First I would ask the students to think about videos and commercials they've seen from the 1950's and 60's. I would draw a diagram on the board with the headers "men" and "women" and ask the students what words pop into their heads when thinking about gender in that time frame.
Once brainstorming is complete, I would show the class a powerpoint of some 1950's and 1960's ads that perpetuate gender norms of the times. A brief discussion would follow noting their observations.
I will then show the students the "Somewhere That's Green" clip from Little Shop of Horrors once to let them acclimate to the clip:
Once they've seen the clip, I will ask them to share what they thought with the class. After a few observations/opinions, I will ask the class if they thought the clip highlighted any of our preconceived notions of gender in the 50's and 60's. After their response, I'll ask them if there was any evidence against what we devised on the board. Then, I will ask the students if they thought the clip was funny, and why?
I will ask the students if they know what satire is, and take a couple of definition attempts before giving a definition.
Next, I will ask the students to watch the clip again, this time looking for elements of satire.
After the second showing, I will ask for their observations.
For homework, I would ask students to think about gender in the present, and bring in some current ads that deal with gender. I would also ask them to think about what would the modern, "Somewhere That's Green" look like?
Analysis of Bud Light commercial
The below ad was banned from the 2010 Superbowl, but it actually says a lot about American culture.
Through the lens of race: All of the office employees who are highlighted in the commercial are white. At the end of the commercial, the African American man and woman who work in the office are shoved behind the line of white people so they are hardly visible. Furthermore, the only African American individual featured in the commercial is a delivery man, who oafishly slams into a wall after seeing the secretary naked behind her desk. This implies a number of things. 1. White collar jobs are mostly reserved for white people in this world. The delivery man's shirt is blue, implying that if your are not white, you are doomed to blue collar work. So, race in this video is also related to class. 2. The delivery man is the only person to have a large reaction to nudity in the commercial, and he is the only man to react to the naked woman. This could be viewed as an echo of the brutally racist idea that African American men lust after white women.
This commercial can also be viewed from the feminist lens: First, the commercial starts with traditional gender role reinforcement. Women are supposed to be the nurturers in our society, so naturally the female office employee takes it upon herself to organize the clothing drive. The men couldn't care less, until they are offered a personal benefit: beer. And apparently, women do not like beer. Throughout the whole video, the only woman who derobes for extra beer is the secretary. This subtle indication of class differences implies that well bred, white collar women do not drink beer, but lower middle class and working class women can drink with the boys. And, of course, we need to talk about body image. The secretary is fit, tan, and embodies the male ideal of what "sexy" looks like. The other women in the commercial, who are a bit plain, are dressed extremely conservatively and seem prudish. This is also measured against the men who strip for beer. Most of them have bellies, unkempt body hair, expose skin that has never seen the sun, and do not embody what would be called "sexy." Their nudity is supposed to be funny, but why couldn't the stuffy women strip down as well? That would be funny, wouldn't it? This disparity between body types, intentions, and genders are all earmarks of the pale perspective of the human body.
Check it out for yourself!
Through the lens of race: All of the office employees who are highlighted in the commercial are white. At the end of the commercial, the African American man and woman who work in the office are shoved behind the line of white people so they are hardly visible. Furthermore, the only African American individual featured in the commercial is a delivery man, who oafishly slams into a wall after seeing the secretary naked behind her desk. This implies a number of things. 1. White collar jobs are mostly reserved for white people in this world. The delivery man's shirt is blue, implying that if your are not white, you are doomed to blue collar work. So, race in this video is also related to class. 2. The delivery man is the only person to have a large reaction to nudity in the commercial, and he is the only man to react to the naked woman. This could be viewed as an echo of the brutally racist idea that African American men lust after white women.
This commercial can also be viewed from the feminist lens: First, the commercial starts with traditional gender role reinforcement. Women are supposed to be the nurturers in our society, so naturally the female office employee takes it upon herself to organize the clothing drive. The men couldn't care less, until they are offered a personal benefit: beer. And apparently, women do not like beer. Throughout the whole video, the only woman who derobes for extra beer is the secretary. This subtle indication of class differences implies that well bred, white collar women do not drink beer, but lower middle class and working class women can drink with the boys. And, of course, we need to talk about body image. The secretary is fit, tan, and embodies the male ideal of what "sexy" looks like. The other women in the commercial, who are a bit plain, are dressed extremely conservatively and seem prudish. This is also measured against the men who strip for beer. Most of them have bellies, unkempt body hair, expose skin that has never seen the sun, and do not embody what would be called "sexy." Their nudity is supposed to be funny, but why couldn't the stuffy women strip down as well? That would be funny, wouldn't it? This disparity between body types, intentions, and genders are all earmarks of the pale perspective of the human body.
Check it out for yourself!
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