I finished my Flow Information Project, which happens to be my last project of the semester, at midnight. I traced the content flow of Kanye’s recent media event that subjected him to be scrutinized by that powers that be (media).
I honestly feel free. I feel like school is a mental prison because it cripples my creativity. I value organization and structure but I don’t like the thought of doing busy work without application or creating. I do appreciate the draft work in the same token.
Anywho
After falling into Kanye’s performance art on the media stage, I thought it was a good idea to share a different perspective to look at how you view your media. A scientific way that will help you identify the source’s intentions. Anyone that consumes media, should be media literate. If not, then you should learn because it’s a cultural commodity that dominates contemporary life.
I have to say that I agree with many of Kanye’s point. When you look at history from a universal viewpoint it makes sense. We do have to take into account that this is a person that has allegedly been disconnected from the world. T.I. mentioned in his Breakfast Club interview that “Kanye just getting a phone”.
Critical Autonomy
The process by which a member of the audience is able to read a media text in a way other than the preferred reading. Also used to describe the ability of media literacy students to deconstruct texts outside the classroom.
All Kanye simply saying is:
BE AUTONOMOUS
au·ton·o·mousôˈtänəməs/adjective
(of a country or region) having self-government, at least to a significant degree.“the federation included sixteen autonomous republics”
acting independently or having the freedom to do so.“an autonomous committee of the school board” (in Kantian moral philosophy) acting in accordance with one’s moral duty rather than one’s desires.synonyms:
self-governing, self-ruling, self determining, independent, sovereign, free,
unmonitored, “an autonomous republic”