Blogpost #5
Since the advent of this year’s pandemic, I have not commuted in trains yet. It is surreal to think that taking trains which has been a major part of my life in NYC has come to a complete halt. Our d […]
Hi Fuad, i like your idea about signal being the sound we want to hear and noise are those leftovers. I believe that signal and noise are very relative. For example, a crying of baby will make mother look for its […]
Hi Yara, I agree about vast knowledge the sales person has at record store. The recommendation and help you get from sales person at brick and motor record store far out weighs from the recommendation you get […]
1. At the beginning of this episode, Krukowski asserts, “the marginal-the rejected-the repressed-is whatever the powerful have decided is of no use at the moment.” What does he mean by […]
Hi Chang ,
I like how you responded to Episode 3, Q#2 about the importance of voice transmission as a whole during analog days rather than the conveyance of only words in the digital form. We want our experience […]
Hi Fuad,
I agree with your points about on music file sharing is a good and bad at the same time. It is a blessing in disguise for the musicians. They become well known in the community and gain popularity, but […]
Discussion Questions #6
1.According to Krukowski, what are the main differences between a microphone and a cellphone and why is this difference important?
According to Krukowski, the main difference between a […]
Hi Xiao, I like your idea about all reasons stemming from our desire. The things we see in European oil paintings and sounds we hear to make our presence in that space are all part of our sensory organ pleasing […]
Hi Liu, I agree with you about people trying to control what they hear. And what could be more appropriate than headphones or earphones. With more advance development in technology, our social experiences tend […]
Blog Post #4 Sonic Example
My first personal audio experience was with my brand new slim and shiny bluish Panasonic Walkman. It was unlike the bulky Sony ones that came out in 1979. I vividly remember that the […]
1.What is Krukowski’s main point about how we experience time in the “real” world versus are experiences with “digital” time? Why are these differences significa […]
Hi Scott, i agree with you about those advertisement images influencing us in daily decisions even though we don’t remember the images clearly. I believe these publicity somehow are able to play with our […]
Hi Jure, the idea of publicity inflicting fear in consumer is very much true. A fear of being undesirable or looked down without possessing certain products is very much real. These days everyone carries iPhones […]
Hi Tereza,
it is interesting that you pointed out about men being attracted more towards submissive women. This actually gave me a chance to ponder upon the story of Adam and […]
Hi Tereza, it is very interesting that you pointed out about men attracting more towards submissive women. This let me ponder on the story of Adam and Eve. Did God really made women subservient to the men and men […]
The playboy example you have given does resembles in the context of male spectator. It was sure made to lure and fulfill the sexual appetite of spectators. What I see the difference in playboy magazine is, they […]
One of the main premises in this episode is Berger’s distinction between nakedness and the nude female form as it is traditionally represented in Western art. What are the differences be […]