Was Delaney’s definition of popculture new to you? Comment on your relationship with popculture. Have you been able to find ways to bring any popculture interests into your studies?
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
September 4…Hollywood Goes to High School
Find something (an idea, a claim, an argument, etc.) in Bulman Ch 1 to disagree with. Explain what it is and shy you disagree with it. Note: If you absolutely can’t find something to disagree with, feel free to write about that situation (why you can’t disagree) or simply discuss something that you found interesting in Ch. 1.
September 11…Individualism in U.S. Culture
What other classes have you had in which individualism was discussed? How was it talked about? Is it seen largely as a good thing or a bad thing? If you haven’t encountered it in other classes, react to what you read in the chapter.
September 16…Our Ideas about Schooling and TV
What TV shows have influenced how you think about what schools are for, teaching, etc.? In light of what we have been doing in class can you see the show and how you experienced it in a different light? Be specific.
September 25…Critical Film Viewing
Share something about the film you watched that you hope to discuss in class. Reply to the comments that name your film so that all of the comments for each film are grouped together. Try to include something from what we have discussed so far in this course (e.g, purposes of school, individualism, opportunity, class and race, teacher and/or student agency, the limits of the art form, etc.).
October 2…Movie #2
How was student agency depicted in the film you watched? You might describe and react to student agency in the film or compare characters in the film and whether/what kinds of agenda they possess. Feel free to also suggest topics for discussion when we meet to discuss.
October 28…Documentaries (note: this prompt was changed to reflect that we aren't watching The Smartest Kids in the World)
Use this space to do a little thinking/writing about your thinking so far about documentaries. Did our discussion in Wednesday's class make you rethink any that you've watched (or rethink how you think about reality TV, or related things?)? If you are at a loss about what to write, feel free to write about either or both of the two short videos we watched (the bachelorette preview or "About Employment"). They are both linked in our Canvas page from Wednesday's class.
October 9… Bulman Revisited
Think back to Bulman’s ideas about Hollywood and high school. If possible, share something that you think he got right and also provide critique of some aspect of his ideas.
October 21…Playlists
Please paste the information for one of your songs and the annotation here so that you can share it with the class. Post a comment about two of your classmates’ songs/annotations.
November 13…New Kid (updated)
Two possible topics to write about (pick one):
1. Who do you think might benefit from reading New Kid and why?
2. Write a paragraph about something from New Kid that connects with what we have done/talked about in this class so far.
October 30…Thoughts About Documentaries
Please blog a bit about documentaries as an art form/mode of teaching and learning. You can write about whatever you choose…some possibilities: the documentarian’s role in shaping the presentation of reality, their potential to create social change, their relationship to other forms of pop culture.
November 18…Book Banning
Find something recent from the news about book banning/censorship. You can relate it to the New Kid situation or feel free to write about anything you want to think about/discuss related to the topic.
November 20…Circling Back to Education’s Purposes
So where does all of this leave you with regard to how you think about schooling, education, and their purposes? Note: Here I am particularly interested in how/whether this course has helped you to think about where your ideas about school and education come from and whether they have changed.
December 6…Final Projects
Please react to at least three of your classmates' final products. Feel free to write about whatever you want. Some possible topics: What surprised you? What made you think (and how?)?
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