Adam Blair“Andy Warhol Eats a Hamburger”An interesting activity in in this class was the viewing of Jorgen Leth’s “Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger.” Essentially, the film was just…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
Adam BlairOn “The Paradox of Choice”Renata Salecl brings up many interesting points in the short animated set, “The Paradox of Choice.” She discusses the problems caused by…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
Adam BlairOn Theodore Adorno’s “How to Look at Television”To suit his or her audience’s taste, every artist makes music in a certain way. In an ideal world, music would be free of the influence of…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
Adam BlairOn Ian Bogost, The McRibIan Bogost lays out an excellent explanation of the phenomenon of commodities becoming corrupted by favorable methods of repeatable…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
Adam BlairOn QuestloveModern hip-hop is often made in studios that process digital files more than they records music taking place. The genre started with…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
Adam BlairRaymond William’s KeywordsRaymond Williams presents some intriguing personal insights in the introduction to Keywords, a book he himself calls “the record of an…Feb 3, 2015Feb 3, 2015