Last week of Classes in June...don't be Patrick Star
A Block Physical Geography - Don't forget...final quiz tomorrow (Weather, Climate, and Climate Change). We'll take a look at two sections of the National Geographic video "Six Degrees Could Change the World" (1 to 3 degree temperature changes).
You have one question to answer:
- So, what can you do? What grassroots activism can you engage in to shift peoples’ attitudes towards climate solutions? (Pages 204-5 Geosystems Core)
To that end...I love what Dr. Sam 'Ohu Gon III has to say about Hawai'i as a microcosm for the world and the melding of Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Western science.
"I think it’s too late to be pessimistic. There’s no way to think optimistically or not – we need actions. Everybody has a mission and everybody can do something. The way you live is very important, in your private life. To that end, look at all the good that is going on right now:
When hope is redefined as action, it can be uncoupled from the need for a guarantee of success.
B Block Criminology - Cindy, Casey, and Caylee Anthony...I want you to try to make sense of the crime (Casey and Caylee Anthony), the media's coverage of the crime (particularly Nancy Grace), feminist perspectives on criminology, the bad mother motif, Schadenfreude, and the way fictional crime media represented the story (Law & Order: Special Victim's Unit).
Remember this crime is relevant in that it represents a massive shift in what crimes are reported, spectacle culture and what is considered "newsworthy", how crime reporting changed with different media platforms, the polarization of society connected to injustice and outrage. Nancy Grace helped to shape a decade’s worth of suspected murderers and rapists in the public imagination, stressing their cruelty and alien coldness, tapping into a cultural enthusiasm for righteous witch hunts and armchair convictions (Lots more on this Monday and then next week with the documentary "15 Minutes of Shame")
This series provides an interesting eye on the topic of the media, true crime, and infamy (episode 2 is titled "Media Frenzy" look at the PEW Research Center article Casey Anthony Verdict Top Story for Public and Social Networkers). Please remember from Media Smarts:
Today we'll watch part 2 and start part 3 of the retrospective 2017 Investigation Discovery documentary Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery
This series provides an interesting eye on the topic of the media, true crime, and infamy (episode 2 is titled "Media Frenzy" look at the PEW Research Center article Casey Anthony Verdict Top Story for Public and Social Networkers). Please remember from Media Smarts:
1. Media are constructions
2. Audiences negotiate meaning
3. Media have commercial implications
4. Media have social and political implications
5. Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
We need to think critically about how and why media are made; examining the impact that media have on us and on society; and reflecting on how we use digital and media tools. So what is true crime, in terms of media, why is it produced? How does it get packaged and then what might coverage of true crime media tell us about North American society?
Today we'll watch part 2 and start part 3 of the retrospective 2017 Investigation Discovery documentary Casey Anthony: An American Murder Mystery
Today's Fit...
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