9:15 - 11:50 D Block Social and Environmental Science
12:30 - 3:05 A Block Criminology
D Block Social and Environmental Sciences -
Today, we lose you for the first block. Sigh.... You will be working with the careers and work experience office today to discuss stuff other than Environmental and Social Science. I guess it will be important or they wouldn't have asked to take you away from us today. Don't worry, it'll be fine and at about 10:30 you'll be back in room 115 looking forward to learning more about worldviews and environmental management... until then I'll just hang out here and I don't know look at a globe I guess. Sigh...
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| This is me missing you today...I am just a sad puppy |
With Young (in 115) we're back to the idea of worldview. Today we'll focus on conservation vs preservation in terms of social justice for both animals and humans. From National Geographic Magazine:
Conservation is similar to preservation, but while both relate to the protection of nature, they strive to accomplish this task in different ways. Conservation seeks the sustainable use of nature by humans, for activities such as hunting, logging, or mining, while preservation means protecting nature from human use.So today I'd like to look at grizzly bears on the edge of the Great Bear Rainforest. My question that I'd like you to try to answer today is considering your worldview,
In order to preserve a population, should we intervene in nature to help animals? What should we try to protect? How should we balance different, potentially conflicting, values such as nature protection and individual animal welfare? Is "well being" or "suffering" a more common state in nature? Should we prevent suffering of natural events? Is a bad salmon run a natural or a human caused event? In general, a wildlife policy determined by an animal rights perspective would direct us just to leave wild animals alone. Should we?
This is based on last fall's news about starving grizzlies in Knight Inlet.
Emaciated grizzly bears in Canada spark greater concerns over depleted salmon population
B.C. First Nation feeds hungry grizzlies 500 salmon carcasses
'The bears have been starving': 500 salmon donated to feed emaciated grizzlies
Wildlife photographer raises concern with photos of emaciated grizzlies
Emaciated grizzly bears in Canada spark greater concerns over depleted salmon population
B.C. First Nation feeds hungry grizzlies 500 salmon carcasses
'The bears have been starving': 500 salmon donated to feed emaciated grizzlies
Wildlife photographer raises concern with photos of emaciated grizzlies
Nature Can't Exist Without Suffering—And We Can't Change That
Wild animals endure illness, injury, and starvation. We should help.
Wild animals endure illness, injury, and starvation. We should help.
The Mamalilikulla Guardian Watchmen and volunteers are temporarily feeding grizzlies. From First Nations lead transition to conservation-based economy in Great Bear Rainforest, Haida Gwaii
Four Guardian Watchmen have been trained for Knight Inlet, with another three in training, and the monitoring program is a model for managing the surrounding territories. Indigenous-led guardian programs empower communities to manage ancestral lands according to traditional laws and values. “We are moving away from a totally extractive economy with publicly traded companies coming into the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii and extracting value and leaving little value there,” Brodie Guy said, “We are shifting from an extractive and exploitative model of development to one that has benefits for everyone. It’s not just Indigenous people that are benefitting. It’s everyone of the Central Coast,” he said.Is this because of the natural value of grizzlies or because of the financial value of grizzly bear watching? Nothing indicates it's the latter but saving grizzlies certainly helps the Knight Inlet Lodge which is owned collectively by Na̲nwak̲olas (representing five limited partner First Nations; Da’naxda’xw Awaetlala, Mamalilikulla, Tlowitsis, Wei Wai Kum and K’ómoks First Nations). Knight Inlet Lodge is a founding member of the Commercial Bear Viewing Association of British Columbia (CBVA). So a benefit of intervening in nature, to preserve a population, is the long term stability of ecotourism for Knight Inlet Lodge. Sigh...what should we do?
A Block Criminology - Over the next two weeks we'll look at Mass Media Theories and Media Literacy. Today we'll look at the elements of Media Literacy...Not only are media constructions (made by humans) but that the receiving audience interprets the meaning of the message themselves.
1. Media are constructions - Media products are created by individuals who make conscious and unconscious choices about what to include, what to leave out and how to present what is included. These decisions are based on the creators’ own point of view, which will have been shaped by their opinions, assumptions and biases – as well as media they have been exposed to. As a result of this, media products are never entirely accurate reflections of the real world – even the most objective documentary filmmaker has to decide what footage to use and what to cut, as well as where to put the camera – but we instinctively view many media products as direct representations of what is real.
2. Audiences negotiate meaning - The meaning of any media product is not created solely by its producers but is, instead, a collaboration between them and the audience – which means that different audiences can take away different meanings from the same product. Media literacy encourages us to understand how individual factors, such as age, gender, race and social status affect our interpretations of media.
3. Media have commercial implications - Most media production is a business and must, therefore, make a profit. In addition, media industries belong to a powerful network of corporations that exert influence on content and distribution. Questions of ownership and control are central – a relatively small number of individuals control what we watch, read and hear in the media. Even in cases where media content is not made for profit – such as YouTube videos and Facebook posts -- the ways in which content is distributed are nearly always run with profit in mind.
4. Media have social and political implications - Media convey ideological messages about values, power and authority. In media literacy, what or who is absent may be more important than what or who is included. These messages may be the result of conscious decisions, but more often they are the result of unconscious biases and unquestioned assumptions – and they can have a significant influence on what we think and believe. As a result, media have great influence on politics and on forming social change. TV news coverage and advertising can greatly influence the election of a national leader on the basis of image; representations of world issues, both in journalism and fiction, can affect how much attention they receive; and society's views towards different groups can be directly influenced by how – and how often – they appear in media
5. Each medium has a unique aesthetic form - The content of media depends in part on the nature of the medium. This includes the technical, commercial and storytelling demands of each medium: for instance, the interactive nature of video games leads to different forms of storytelling – and different demands on media creators – that are found in film and TV.
4. Media have social and political implications - Media convey ideological messages about values, power and authority. In media literacy, what or who is absent may be more important than what or who is included. These messages may be the result of conscious decisions, but more often they are the result of unconscious biases and unquestioned assumptions – and they can have a significant influence on what we think and believe. As a result, media have great influence on politics and on forming social change. TV news coverage and advertising can greatly influence the election of a national leader on the basis of image; representations of world issues, both in journalism and fiction, can affect how much attention they receive; and society's views towards different groups can be directly influenced by how – and how often – they appear in media
5. Each medium has a unique aesthetic form - The content of media depends in part on the nature of the medium. This includes the technical, commercial and storytelling demands of each medium: for instance, the interactive nature of video games leads to different forms of storytelling – and different demands on media creators – that are found in film and TV.
So...
Some of us will have started out watching crime through the relatively innocent eyes of Scooby Doo. As you know, Scooby Doo is a long-running animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (and now Cartoon Network Studios) from 1969 to 1991 and 2002 to present highlighting the hi jinx of Scooby-Doo and four teenagers: Fred "Freddie" Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers. These five drive around the world in a van called the "Mystery Machine," and solve mysteries typically involving tales of ghosts and other supernatural forces. At the end of each episode, the supernatural forces turn out to have a rational explanation (usually a criminal of some sort attempting to scare people away so that he/she could commit crimes). Main versions include:
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019-?)
Be Cool, Scooby Doo (2015-2018)
Scooby Doo, Mystery Incorporated (2010-2013)
What’s New Scooby Doo (2002-2006)
The New Scooby and Scrappy Doo Show (1983-1984)
Scooby Doo and Scrappy Doo (1979-1982)
The Scooby-Doo Show (1976-1978)
Scooby Doo Where Are You (1969-1970)
There are some other versions we will never discuss...like ever!
So today I'd like you to watch the most recent incarnation...Be Cool, Scooby Doo. We'll watch the episode "Poodle Justice" where Scooby gets to visit the set of his favorite TV show. Here, he meets the lovely dog actress star, Lady Annabelle (his celebrity crush). Unfortunately, he doesn't have the courage to talk to her, and to make matters worse, a gargoyle is scaring everyone off set. This sets us up for our deeper look into the franchise and the messaging it sends about crime and society.
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