Category: English 350: Visible Rhetoric
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Response to Chapter 3 Practices of Looking
The power of the gaze is a terrifying and intensely interesting subject. I enjoyed the discussion of cinema, which seems such an obvious manifestation of the gaze that I can’t believe I hadn’t already given it more serious thought. I was glad Sturken and Cartwright included Foucault’s model of the…
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Response to Chapter 2 of Practices of Looking
The idea that images can have many meanings is not a new one, and I was a little surprised that Sturken and Cartwright spent so long elaborating a point that seemed fairly obvious in Chapter 2. Of course the subjective nature of the world will mean that different audiences interpret…
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Cultural Identity Map
This is the first draft of my cultural identity map. The map features a number of items, most of which bear several symbolic meanings. I found throughout the course of creating this map that certain images recurred when I thought about trying to express certain ideals. I also found a…
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Response to Introduction and Chapter One of Practices of Looking by Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright
Several aspects of Sturken and Cartwright’s initial observations really struck a chord with me, probably because I’ve made my career working for media. I was particularly intrigued by their approach to the “myth of photographic truth.” Frankly, I think they hit the nail on head – and they did so…
Erin Anne Clark 