Tonight in class, we shared our research for the AB. At this point, you will have at least five sources left to complete the project.
With your independent research time this evening, please locate two new sources, and post them here in the comments. For each, please include a rough draft of an annotation.
This should be posted by 11:59 pm this evening!
Name of Source: Coming Out Party: The Closet Opens, Finally
ReplyDeleteThe NY Times, John O’Connor
Type of Source: Newspaper Article
The article discusses the reaction and effect of Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out during her television show Ellen, her interview with Oprah, and her publication in Time Magazine. The article details the process thru the media and for DeGeneres publically to come out and admit to her homosexuality. A well-made point by the times is “ for gay men and women, coming out of the closest was once almost exclusively delicate, if not traumatic, rite of passage. Now it can be a promotional too”. The show helped to cover all ends as it “just about every homophobic objection is present and accounted for, and then smartly finessed. Even the publicity barrage gets a pointed poke”. The article serves as a credible and purely academic source as it shows one viewpoint of the public towards Ellen coming out and some of the effects. The article also serves as a large supporter for Ellen coming out and almost applauds her.
Name of Source: The Cutting Edge : Kingdom of Anti Christ
Type of Source: Blog/Opinion Article
The article discusses the religious viewpoint towards Ellen DeGeneres coming out and how those who accept homosexuality are “crossing the invisible line to becoming an antichrist”. The article details the Christian perspective towards the public’s acceptance towards coming out, “Yes, the Gay community in America, and probably the world, are very, very happy that the attitudes and values of enough American citizens had been changed that would allow a prime time TV show like 'Ellen' to openly flaunt the fact that the star was Gay. And, we anticipate that the Gays will be on the 'alert' to any and all "adverse" reactions to this event, so they can fly to the attack. We Christians who oppose homosexuality on the basis of Scripture will be vilified as "heartless", "cruel", "narrow-minded", "bigoted", and "hate mongers". Of course, nothing could be further from the Truth, as we shall now demonstrate, from the Scriptures. Jesus Christ is the Lover of all sinners, including the sin of homosexuality.” This article is credible as it provides a different perspective towards the public’s viewpoint of homosexuality and Ellen DeGeneres’ ensemble of it in the media.
Jessica O'Day
ReplyDeleteAmdur, Neil. “Mrs. King Defeats Riggs, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, Amid a Circus Atmosphere.” nytimes.com. The New York Times, 1973. Web. 21 Aug. 2011.
This newspaper article from The New York Times discusses Billie Jean King’s victory over Bobby Riggs. It describes different plays in the match, which had a circus-like atmosphere. The writer explores the immense popularity and significance of the match. He states that King convinced skeptics that a female athlete can survive pressure-filled situations and that men are just as likely to be hindered by nerves as women. The article thoroughly examines the match and incorporates numerous quotes from King and other spectators who attended the match.
Comeau, Gina S., and Anthony G. Church. “A Comparative Analysis of Women’s Sport Advocacy Groups in Canada and the United States.” Journal of Sport & Social Issues 34.4 (2010): 457-474. SAGE. Web. 21 Aug. 2011.
This academic article from the Journal of Sport and Social Issues discusses sports advocacy groups and how they have played a role in gaining equality for women athletes. It examines the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), founded by Billie Jean King. The WSF is one of the two main organizations in the United States representing girls in sports. It is a membership-driven group dedicated to promoting and enhancing athletic opportunities for women.
Reikan Lin
ReplyDeleteCaputi, Jane. "American Psychos: The Serial Killer in Contemporary Fiction." Journal of American Culture 16.4. (2004): 101-112. Web. 23 Aug. 2011.
From the Journal of American Culture, the article uses various media, including Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho, to connect serial killing to the themes of feminism, ecocide, and apocalypse. References to each of these themes are discussed, such as Ellis's use of destructive, world-ending imagery integrated into Patrick Bateman's narration. One limitation of this article is that American Psycho is only one of many works discussed, but the general themes can be utilized.
Jarvis, Brian. "Monsters Inc.: Serial killers and consumer culture." Crime Media Culture 3. (2007): 326-343. Web. 23 Aug. 2011.
Jarvis holds that while there is an increase in the commodification of violence, the "violence of commidification" is apparent in several works, such as Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho. Through the analysis, notorious and fictitious serial killers, such as Patrick Bateman, are compared to extreme consumers. For example, Bateman enjoys using several facial cleaners associated with consumer fashion and beauty and in the process, peels off a layer, exposing a second face. This supports Jarvis's assertion that serial killers are consumers' "gothic double." This article was found through the SAGE database.
Name of source: "The Violent New Wave", USA Today
ReplyDeleteType of source: Magazine Article
Annotation: This article examines Tarantino's movie, "Reservoir Dogs" in how it depicts allusions of pop culture. It suggests the films rejects the typical media culture such as moral, social and philosophical ideals. The violence and focus of men displays a cynical moral point of view emerging in film. This article's credibility comes from an unbiased doctorate who is also associate as a mass media editor of the magazine.
Name of source: Postmodern Cinema and Hollywood Culture in an Age of Corporate Colonization. Democracy & Nature: The International Journal of Inclusive Democracy
Type of source: Academic Journal/Article
Annotation: This scholarly journal discusses how postmodern films have helped shape the media culture. Postmodern director such as Quentin Tarantino produce films that maybe highly original but yet diverge from conventional motifs to a sense of cultural radicalism. Postmodern cinema reflects the general society as it defines popular mood of anxiety, uncertainty, fear, and cynicism (159).
Jason Elperin
ReplyDeleteRubinstein, William D. "JACKIE ROBINSON AND THE INTEGRATION OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL." History Today 53.9 (2003): 20. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 23 Aug. 2011.
This article summarizes Jackie Robinson’s major role in integrating baseball into America. Most Americans at the time did not want integrated baseball but Robinson was able to overcome this obstacle. This article points out that if it was not for Branch Richy, Dogder’s manager, the integration of baseball may not have taken much longer. This article is credible because it is from an academic journal.
Kelly, John. "Integrating America: Jackie Robinson, critical events and baseball black and white." International Journal of the History of Sport 22.6 (2005): 1011-1035. America: History & Life. EBSCO. Web. 24 Aug. 2011.
Jackie Robinson was the first American black baseball player that changed our societies’ attitude toward blacks. During this era, America was segregated. The government was working hard to desegregate the military. There was no real attempt to integrate blacks and whites in American society. He brought attention to discrimination and segregation of blacks. He managed to bring sports, society and politics together. This article is credible because it is from an academic journal.
Henry, Patrick. "Jackie Robinson: Athlete and American par excellence." Virginia Quarterly Review 73.2 (1997): 189. America: History & Life. EBSCO. Web. 24 Aug. 2011.
This article discusses how Jackie Robinson was not just a talented athlete but he also “was intelligent, educated, proud and articulate. He had charisma, self respect, courage and conviction.” Before playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson was active in civil rights. Robinson refused to sit at the rear of the army bus and was thus court martialed . Robinson continued his civil rights movement while playing major league baseball with the Dodgers. Every time he played baseball he represented the desegregation of America. This article is credible because it is from an academic journal.
Factory Man by David Wallace-Wells
ReplyDeleteThis article in Newsweek sheds light upon Warhol's supposed authenticity. The author argues that Warhol's pop art was actually in no way the first of its kind, citing other pop artists like Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg as the true revolutionaries of pop art. The author continues to explain how while Warhol's films captured the strange and seemingly unique people in his Factory, he was actually just the first to record it and show it to the public. While this article, found in the UCSB article database, displays Andy Warhol in a less "iconic" light, it is important to capture all Warhol's press and see him in a different way.
Warhol & Sons by Daniel Miller
This article found through the UCSB library article database explains how and why Andy Warhol leaves a footprint on not only today's art but society. David Miller compares Warhol to Napolean, explaining how his creation of the celebrity culture in place today is a direct creation of Warhol's in the 60's. Miller focuses also on Warhol's media art and further, his creation of his own media empire and it helped to leave a legacy behind where his famous celebrity paintings are more recognizable to be by Warhol himself than who is actually in it. This source not only gives an overview of Warhol's life, but focuses on the key moments and actions Warhol took that helped institutionalize him in American history forever.
Kris Lai "with a K"
ReplyDeleteGordon, Andrew. "Steven Spielberg's Empire of the Sun: A boy's dream of war." Literature Film Quarterly 19.4 (1991): 210-21. Web. 23 Aug. 2011.
This journal article crosses between a boy's adventure and a prisoner of war film that focuses on the grim side of WWII. As the main character Jim attempts to survive in the Japanese POW camp, he grows up during that time under enormous stress where he begins to mature at the same time. Nevertheless, Jim's actions are capitalized in Spielberg's films to retain the emotional potential of the story. Furthermore, this article is credible due to the fact that the main character is separated from his parents, which is similar to the childhood events that happened to Spielberg when he was a child.
Dole, Carol. "The return of the father in Spielberg's The Color Purple." Literature Film Quarterly 24.1 (1996): 12-16. Web. 23 Aug. 2011.
A source that exemplifies the role of how a father should be while taking the elements of a woman's perspective on men. Spielberg takes the initiative to have the women seek reconciliation with their husbands and have the men in the story express their feminine sides. The description of this film expands on the African American point of view that portrays the abusiveness of the white people in the South. Therefore this source is credible due to the fact that Spielberg has been yearning to find his masculine side, but expresses his femininity due to the close relationship he had with his mother.
Cat Pohlman
ReplyDeleteHolz Ivory, Adrienne, Rhonda Gibson, and James D. Ivory. "Gendered Relationships on Television: Portrayals of Same-Sex and Heterosexual Couples." Mass Communication & Society 12.2 (2009): 170-192. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 24 Aug. 2011.
In this article, the authors examine whether television portrayals of homosexual and heterosexual couples adhere to stereotypical gender roles within relationships. They also discuss the implications of these representations on the audience's beliefs and behaviors. This article was found in Mass Communication and Society.
Fouts, Gregory, and Rebecca Inch. "Homosexuality in TV Situation Comedies: Characters and Verbal Comments." Journal of Homosexuality 49.1 (2005): 35-45. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 24 Aug. 2011.
In the Journal of Homosexuality, Fouts and Inch discuss the findings from their study analyzing homosexual representation in comedic television series. They concluded that homosexuals are under-represented, and then somewhat discuss the effects of this. Ellen DeGeneres is mentioned only once, but this article contains many great facts about the presence of homosexuals in various television shows.
Sean Cheng
ReplyDeleteGilbert, Roger. “Beloved and Notorious.” Southwest Review 95.1 (2010): 167-184.
This article, published last year, is from an academic journal. The source examines how Sinatra’s physical features and singing style affect his reputation as a singer and as a public figure. It also explains how Sinatra is connected to forms of notoriety such as scandal and crime. The source further analyzes Sinatra by comparing his personal traits with those of Bing Crosby, another American celebrity. Sinatra’s gradual change in musical style is also traced by the scholarly article.
Nelson, Michael. “Ol’ Red, White, and Blue Eyes.” Popular Music & Society 24.4 (2000): 79-102.
Located using the database at the UCSB library, this academic article is about the relationship between Frank Sinatra and several U.S. presidents. It puts emphasis on Sinatra’s interactions with former President Franklin D. Roosevelt and also details Sinatra’s contributions to former President John F. Kennedy’s campaign. The source further provides information about Sinatra’s political activities, such as his activism for civil rights. It will be useful in providing insight on Sinatra’s influence on politics.
Trang Nguyen
ReplyDelete1) Korppi-Tommola, Riikka. "Politics Promote Dance: Martha Graham in Finland, 1962." Dance Research Journal. 2010. Pp. 82-112. 24 Aug. 2011.
Martha Graham touched base in international politics when she came to Finland and made a name for herself overseas. By detailing her well-planned publicity and promotional techniques, the article described how Graham eventually established herself as a female figure that was influential in Finland and was capable of making an impact in the international dance world, thus advancing the genre of modern dance.
2) Burt, Ramsay."Dance, Gender and Psychoanalysis: Martha Graham's 'Night Journey'". Dance Research Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring, 1998), pp. 34-53. 24 Aug. 2011.
Ramsay Burt analyzes Martha Graham’s piece “Night Journey” and its social commentary on gender representation. The author discusses the Greek myth of Oedipus, a story behind her dance pieces about strong females. Furthermore, this article presents strong points as to why “Night Journey” is an interpretation of the imbalance in the country’s inequalities within a patriarchal society.
Misty Schubert
ReplyDeleteChandler, Daniel Ross. "The Beat Generation and Buddhist Religion." Asia Journal of Theology 21.2 (2007): 312-24. Print.
Located using the UCSB library catalogue, this scholarly article discusses the relationship between the Beat Generation writers and Buddhism. In particular interest, it describes how their Buddhist views contradicted their society’s political policies. Opposing materialism, consumerism, and the prevailing conformity and paranoia of communism, the Beat Writers turned to and advocated a new vision. The author Chandler also makes an interesting claim, stating, of all the Beat Writers, Ginsberg’s interest in the eastern religion was long-lasting. This potentially provides insight to Ginsberg’s more active political involvement.
Hadda, Janet. "Ginsberg in Hospital." American Imago 65.2 (2008): 229-59. Print.
This scholarly article, obtained using UCSB’s Academic Search Complete, describes the events that led to Ginsberg being institutionally hospitalized and discusses Ginsberg’s personal experience with mental illness.The author, a psychoanalyst, opposes the popular idea that Ginsberg’s hospitalization at the Psychiatric Institute of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital was an attempt to change his sexuality and hinder his creativity. Instead, the author claims that not only did Ginsberg’s experience in the ward affect him as a poet, but that being in the psychiatric institute is responsible for the making of the poem “Howl.” Although sent to the institution to avoid imprisonment, the author claims the Ginsberg’s hospitalization was needed in order to process various emotional events, such as his mother’s lobotomy, a difficult love-life, and expulsion from school.
Alyssa Hinojos
ReplyDeleteThe Daily Show Effect
Candidate Evaluations, Efficacy, and American Youth
This source, found in an academic journal, analyzes the effects of soft news on the American public by using Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show as an example. Research has shown that this television show has increased the confidence of its viewers in their ability to better understand politics. It has also had negative effects in that more viewers show more cynicism toward political candidates.
Yescavage, Karen, and Jonathan Alexander. "What Do You Call a Lesbian Who's Only Slept with Men? Answer: Ellen Morgan. Deconstructing the Lesbian Identities of Ellen Morgan and Ellen DeGeneres
Found in the Journal of Lesbian Studies, this article discusses how Ellen Morgan and Ellen Degeneres are able to utilize the comedy in their shows in order to casually come out as lesbians. Viewers are able to analyze the reactions of the characters on the shows and become more comfortable with the topic of lesbianism.
Brandon Rude
ReplyDeleteWhiting, Frederick. “Monstrosity on Trial: The Case of “Naked Lunch.” Twentieth Centurry Literature; Summer2006, Vol. 52 Issue 2, pg.145-174, 30p.
In the article “Monstrosity on Trial: The Case of “Naked Lunch.” found in the academic journal Twentieth Century Literature, Frederick Whiting discusses the famous Massachusetts Supreme Court case over the much controversial novel Naked Lunch. The article examines the reasons why the charges were dropped against Naked Lunch and concludes that the decision was not purely based on protection of the first amendment. Whiting states that “[versus being vindicated legally,] the novel’s exoneration was part of a larger shift in the strategies by which the period’s normative order sought to maintain and perpetuate itself.”
MacAdams, Lewis. “William S. Burroughs.” Rolling Stone; 09/18/1997, Issue 769, p.52, 3p.
Lewis MacAdams’ article from Rolling Stone issue 769 gives an overview of the life of legendary beat author William Burroughs. In the article, MacAdams shares some interesting lesser known facts about Burroughs such as his collaborations with famous musicians like Kurt Cobain, U2 and Tom Waits. Additionally, the article discusses the persona of Burroughs describing him as “anarchy’s double agent” based on his notorious defiance of and distaste for conformity.
Janai Harris
ReplyDeleteChrisman, Robert. "What Is the Right Thing? Notes on the Deconstruction of Black Ideology" in "The Black Scholar"
Located in UCSB's database, this article focuses on Lee's deconstruction of Black ideology. This deconstruction, the scholar argues, has allowed for the political platform of most of Lee's work. Focused heavily in social and media backgrounds, the author explores how Lee's critiques play a role in politics.
Olaniyan, Tejumola. "Uplift the Race!": Coming to America, Do the Right Thing, and the Poetics and Politics of "Othering" in "Cultural Critique"
Comparing two different films, this article critiques how two African-American films uplift the Black race. Focusing on Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing", the author addresses how Lee's examinations of race, class, and gender play a role in the construction of Black identity. It focuses on how Lee's connection to history presents a sense of pride for overcome struggles.
Rose, Tricia. Black Noise: Rap Music and Black culture in Contemporary America. Connecticut: Wesleyan University, 1994.
ReplyDeleteTricia Rose, a professor at Brown University, talks about how rap music is perceived in America by the public. Some see it as an educational tool, but others believe it to be propaganda for violence. Negative critics of rap commonly come from the media and the U.S. establishment. The book describes the struggle that rap music went through before it reached main stream status and gain some sort of acceptance in the media.
Kitwana, Bakari. The Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture. New York: BasicCivitas, 2002.
This book goes in depth about the differences between the Black generation prior to the civil rights movement and the "Young Blacks" who were born afterwards. Hip Hop is the new weapon of choice for the young blacks to fight for equality and have their voice heard, while before it was the civil rights movement. This book has been used as a course book at hundreds of colleges.
Linda Huynh
ReplyDeleteSmall, Sabrina. "What's eating Andy Warhol? Food and identity in Pop Art." Appetite 47.3 (2006): 400. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 24 Aug. 2011.
The short passage explains the relationship between pop art and mass production. Artist Andy Warhol would often use food as his main subject, which appeals to the general public. He brings upon an interesting topic to which who can exert art; different between "the one doing it rather than who can do it."
WEINGART, BRIGITTE. "That Screen Magnetism": Warhol's Glamour." October 132 (2010): 43-70. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 24 Aug. 2011.
The article centers the idea of glamour and how it is approach in Warhol's Screen Test Series. The purpose of the test is to see how these people would react when facing a camera. Some would "act" out of character, while others present themselves in a different manner. This is a credible sources because it connects how glamour controls the way people behave in a social setting.
Eddy Monge
ReplyDelete1) A Guide to Jack Kerouac: The Influences and History behind His Literature
“A Guide to Jack Kerouac”, an academic journal published by Missouri State University, describes important experiences Kerouac had while growing up which later shaped his career. It shows in detail how the Beat Generation came to exist and some of the influences this group had on the youth.
2) Consumption, Addiction, Vision, and Energy: Political Economies and Utopian Visions in the Writings of the Beat Generation
This article was written a Writing and Literature professor at Columbia College, Allan Johnston. In it, he explores some of the ways through which the Beat members’ writings brought inspiration to countercultural groups. Even though the Beat member had no intention to be involved in politics, the expression of their life experiences through their writings was enough to influence several movements.