Tree Museum

Last weekend I went up to the Bronx for the first time in years. I made my way up to the Grand Concourse, a beautiful roadway that used to house largely Jews and other Eastern European immigrants in immense tudor style apartment buildings. I chose a stretch of the museum around a small park off the concourse. Initially i had difficulty finding the trees. The placards were small and on the ground and not particularly intuitive to find. Even though I had a map on my phone, I spent a... Read The Rest →

30 Minute Film Festival

In our second week of Comm Lab, we were asked to create a narrative video in 30 minutes with an additional 15 minutes of editing time. Below is what my group collectively created: Click to play Share → Tweet

Walter Ong’s Orality and Literacy, or, Analysis for the Literate

It is not very clear to me how to respond to Walter Ong’s “Orality and Literacy.” Should the response be analytical? Should it reflect the medium we are sharing it through? My initial thoughts are as follows: I disagree with the analysis that formulary writing is counterproductive, even in modern society with an (obvious) emphasis on the written word. Theoretically, I agree the argument that it allows the mind to be “freed …. for more original, more abstract thought.” (p. 23) However, I think this statement fails to acknowledge the... Read The Rest →

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