Purpose

The purpose of this DeCAL is to inform and educate students about the media’s desensitizing effects on their views of men, women, children, sex and violence. By examining media content and different forms of media, ranging from advertisements, TV, magazines, movies, music and video games, we will examine how the media manipulates and distorts our attitudes, emotions and values.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Music Homework

Hi everyone,

I hope everything is going well and that you enjoyed the topic of movies and TV. I thought it was interesting to see how our notions and values of love, family, gender roles, violence and moral relativism can be shaped through this medium as well as desensitized with much exposure to visual media.

Next week is a double feature. We'll spend the first half covering Music. So for homework, look at any top list of most popular music (BillBoard, ITunes, etc.). Pick any song in the top 5 and look up the lyrics. Bring a copy of the lyrics as well as a paragraph analysis on what values the lyrics convey.

After we cover Music, we'll have time to work on group projects, so bring any material or ideas you've gathered!

Have a good week,
Carlton

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