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September 7, 2005
NeoVox Assignment
Your first writing assignment for NeoVox is due in two weeks. To begin the assignment you should go and check out the website. You will see that there are several content-specific sections.
1. Stadium: sports and sports culture.
2. Wire: current events.
3. Dorm: college life and culture
4. Libido: sex and relationships
5. Revue: reviews of books, music, film, tv, video games, etc.
6. Studio: creative writing
7. Vox: a special monthly theme section
The themes for this semester are:
September: The war on/in/from/about terror
October: Mother Nature as Medea
November: Conspicuous Consumption
December: What’s mind is mine
The war on/in/from/about terror: four years on from September 11, 2001. A marking of 9/11 and its impact on U.S. and international politics. Terrorism in daily life. How has the Bali bombing affected Australia. The costs of the war on domestic and international life.
Mother Nature as Medea: The Tsunami, earthquakes, hurricanes, blizzards, floods. What is the impact of natural disasters on people and the environment? Where does the aid money go? Do rich countries do enough? Did the tsunami really bring people together? Did the west only care because rich westerners were involved? Does anyone remember other major natural disasters in recent history?
(NOTE: we came up with this theme several months ago, far before Katrina. Obviously there are a whole new set of questions to ask now)
Conspicuous Consumption: In the month leading up to the annual buying orgy, another opportunity to reflect on materialism, consumerism, and the quest for “more” and “better.”
What’s mind is mine: The future of intellectual property. Copyleft, copyright, Creative Commons, file sharing, plagiarism. Is plagiarism an international problem? It’s endemic in American universities and
public life. Who owns an idea? What is an idea worth? What is parody?
(NOTE: December's theme is very closely related to topics we will discuss in class--something to keep in mind.)
Posted by Alex Reid at September 7, 2005 9:16 AM
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