Seminar 9 Final Project and Discussion THE ART OF BEING HUMAN

Before we begin today, let’s all jump over to this link and do the Awareness Quiz: The Awareness Quiz

Please share how study of the arts in the Humanities has changed your sense of awareness. Provide an example, either visual art, cinema, music, and see if you can remember the artist’s name or title of the piece Awareness

Questions and Discussion

References: Provide a reference for each item in the time capsule

Audio-Visual Media (Music) References to audio-visual media must include the following elements: name and function of the primary contributors (e.g., producer, director), date, title, the medium in brackets, location or place of production, and name of the distributor. If the medium in indicated as part of the retrieval ID, brackets are not needed. Videocassette/DVD Achbar, M. (Director/Producer), Abbott, J. (Director), Bakan, J. (Writer), & Simpson, B. (Producer) (2004). The corporation [DVD]. Canada: Big Picture Media Corporation. Audio Recording Nhat Hanh, T. (Speaker). (1998). Mindful living: a collection of teachings on love, mindfulness, and meditation (Cassette Recording). Boulder, CO: Sounds True Audio.

Dichotomies within the Humanities Importance of Life Affirming Models

Images of Death in the Popular Arts Horror and disaster films Murder mysteries, pulp fiction Dangerous spectacles Humor Jokes about Death

Magnifying and Beautifying Death marking death as a special event,as in the death of celebrities the passing of a mythic hero Frodo in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

How has patriotism been marketed in a post-9/11 world?

How did the entertainment industry adjust its themes and subject matter? What ideas did the entertainment industry promote and suppress?

Ashby suggests that paranoia and apocalyptic concerns were rampant after 9/11. How does he support his argument? Does he succeed in his argument?

Thanks for a great course! I wish you all success in your academic and professional goals!