Going into this class I wondered what exactly I was going to be getting myself into. All I had heard from friends is that this class consists of tough readings that will never really and completely make sense. I was a little intimidated, I'm not going to lie! I have never studied Postmodernism and everything that makes it up. I had only heard references to it relating to architecture in my AP art history class in high school. Already, I have learned so much in this class.
I cannot believe that Postmodernism is all around me and I never even knew about it. In fact, I was born into this "aura". Our first class taught me how naive I am. I knew that I lived in a dangerous world but I never really knew I was being manipulated into being scared of everything, and thinking everything could kill me. Even though there is no clear answer to when this "aura" began, it is clear to me that it started a long time ago when society started rebelling against authority, people started having a different outlook on life (GOD), and the explosion of media. For me, the most postmodern event that relates to my life is 9/11. At the time I was ten years old, and did not really understand the audacity of this attack made on my country. I didn't watch the news, read newspapers, listen to the radio, or any of that. All I knew was what my parents told me and what my friend heard from their parents. This event has forever changed the way I will see my world. It's sad, but it's the truth. I still don't even know all the truths behind the scandal, because there's so many rumors that keep coming out in the media.
I find it to be pretty scary living in this time period because after enrolling in this CMC major, I'm thinking, "who can I believe", you know? It's pretty unsettling to know that all media outlets manipulate its viewers in various ways and that our government does the same. I guess there is some truth to the things I hear and see, but I have learned to not fully trust my news channel because of biases, etc. This class is really exciting to me because I'm learning how to deal with the "aura" I'm living in, and things that are going on around me, that directly affect me. I can't wait to get deeper into this course to gain more knowledge on everything going on in today's world.
p.s. this site is awesome!
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I am glad you are excited for this class. I know that the readings can be intimidating but you will find that with time you will understand everything. It is interesting that you mentioned that there were many postmodernism references in your AP art history class. Very soon we will be taking an architecture trip with Dr. Rog downtown Orlando so I think you will find that interesting. Also, I think it is great that you show in your post that you are starting to see the world around you in a different way.
-Starfish
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