Also, during the class, I enjoyed listening to Noam Chomsky. Even though I couldn’t quite understand the historical events that he was talking about during the interview, I could still see the concepts that we learn in class in action during that historical period. For example, I remember when Chomsky was talking about the Italians and how they were slowly conforming to the ideologies during that time (“the whomps are un-whomping themselves”). Looking at Chomsky’s statement, I quickly saw this as the “other” conforming to the ideological state of society. I am proud of myself that I am finally able to identify different theories to real-world situations. At the start of the semester, I thought I would never be able to do this, so I am so proud of where I am at right now
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Post Class 11/12
In class today, I got an aha moment about myself and my contribution to society. When we were talking about ideology and why it matters to us as a society, I started to think about my individuality. When Dr. Cummings said that our individuality was at stake, I got a little bit nervous and began to think about how my individuality is constructed due to the ideologies that grasp us. While thinking about this dark truth, I started to wonder how I could change this narrative. I know in class, Dr. Cummings mentioned that once you enter a system, you can make a change. Through that statement, it made me think about ways that I can critically think about the ideologies that are around me. I believe, as CMC majors, we are given the tools to think critically about the world around us. To make a change in my society today, I can use what I learn in these classes to lend a critical lens in my future job. Thinking about how I can potentially change our societal views is amazing because I feel like, within this, I can start to gain my individuality back.
Also, during the class, I enjoyed listening to Noam Chomsky. Even though I couldn’t quite understand the historical events that he was talking about during the interview, I could still see the concepts that we learn in class in action during that historical period. For example, I remember when Chomsky was talking about the Italians and how they were slowly conforming to the ideologies during that time (“the whomps are un-whomping themselves”). Looking at Chomsky’s statement, I quickly saw this as the “other” conforming to the ideological state of society. I am proud of myself that I am finally able to identify different theories to real-world situations. At the start of the semester, I thought I would never be able to do this, so I am so proud of where I am at right now
Also, during the class, I enjoyed listening to Noam Chomsky. Even though I couldn’t quite understand the historical events that he was talking about during the interview, I could still see the concepts that we learn in class in action during that historical period. For example, I remember when Chomsky was talking about the Italians and how they were slowly conforming to the ideologies during that time (“the whomps are un-whomping themselves”). Looking at Chomsky’s statement, I quickly saw this as the “other” conforming to the ideological state of society. I am proud of myself that I am finally able to identify different theories to real-world situations. At the start of the semester, I thought I would never be able to do this, so I am so proud of where I am at right now
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Tianna- Marie,
ReplyDeleteI really appreciated your insights on individuality and how Dr. Cumming’s lecture was helpful for you to illuminate that concept in your understanding and view it through a critical lens. I also appreciated how you quoted Dr. Cumming’s in saying that “once you enter a system you can change it.” Personally thinking about how the ideologies and social systems that I am a part of actively shape my concept of reality and individuality initially is a daunting thought. I see that I have parts both good, bad, and indifferent from the systems that I am within. The malleability of our self-concepts and how that is largely shaped by the world around us and the systems that we actively participate in is intimidating. And although I was absent for this class lecture so I am appreciative of your insights on the lecture and how you interpreted that into your own understanding of the readings and theories.
The concluding paragraph of your response is also something I can also really relate to. I love those “ah-ha” moments specifically from the theorists in this course. They present their theory’s in sometimes hard-to-grasp ways but when they truly resonate with our real-life experiences we can really begin to see the pragmatic side of these critical frameworks. I too didn’t see this possible when we began this journey in CMC 300 but now I’m encouraged to see these things connect in tangible ways. Overall, these ah-ha moments are the primary way I study for the coursework and exams in this course so I always try to jot down those moments, and this blog happens to be a great place to collect those.