We have been defining ourselves in relation to portraiture since man existed, in the form of wall paintings, to portraits and now the profile. Do people think the growing abundance of profiles on the numerous different social media websites etc diminish our own sense of identity? Can we even have an identity when we have multiple identities?
I think this interesting. I wish you can elaborate more on the idea. Is this strictly social media? you can even expand this topic to eastern-western difference in profile creation. – Jill9 years ago
Something interesting I learned while studying sociology is the idea that identities are performative - identities are constructed based on how we want others to perceive us. "The Looking Glass Self" would be an interesting concept to research for this, and could be related to how we construct our profiles on different social media websites (someone's Facebook profile is probably going to be vastly different from their Tumblr profile, for example, based on the different cultures of those sites and how they want to fit within them). – Grace9 years ago
Many people don't know much about copyright laws and what you can do with certain works that are (un)protected by them. Flesh out what the different levels of copyright are, as well as permissions, sampling, how to get copyrighted, etc.
Copyright in is best described as a necessarily evil. While it is a ridiculous how strict companies are with their copyrights, It is fair that they want to protect their products or characters, so nobody can take them. – Aaron Hatch9 years ago
It is so important to have copyright laws in place not only to protect authors but also to give credit where it is due. – emilysingh279 years ago
An important element in any writing is a close examination of who will hold the copyright and what they can do with it. Residual rights and new technology rights clauses require particular attention. – thistle9 years ago
What would a society be that lacks creative expression? Why is it important for creative expression to be a part of a society?
I think it would be interesting to mention how creative expression is both valued and repressed in different areas of society. For instance, talk about creativity in public schools and how education can foster or hinder creativity. – carlied9 years ago
I think creativity is proportionate to interacting with Nature. Humans have observed, learned from Nature and creatively build societies. To continue building staying connected with nature would be important. – KoseSeeks9 years ago
A society lacking creative expression would be oppressive. I cannot imagine a world where one could not have their own outlet for creative expression nor one that I could not appreciate others creative expression. We learn to open our minds to other possibilities and ways of doing and thinking, to expand who we are and our relationship with the world around us. – brightcloud9 years ago
Referring to any famous dystopic novel could aid in helping readers truly envision what a world without creative expression would be like, assuming they've already read it. Like brightcloud said, it would be an oppression and is presented that way in the following novels: 1984, Brave New World, Feed and many more. – Slaidey9 years ago
Celebrities regularly engage with PR to promote themselves as well as to make money from sponsorships. Clearly this is one benefit, but are there any others or even possible downfalls?
A lot of the best comedians came from Saturday Night Live. The best examples are Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, and Tina Fey. – Aaron Hatch10 years ago
This article could spawn another article about the cultural impact of Saturday Night Live, since, as Aaron pointed out, a lot of great comedians came from there. George Carlin and Richard Pryor should also be included on a list of influential comedians. – S.A. Takacs10 years ago
A look at roughly half a dozen cultural theorists and the impact they have had on our understanding of the world. Scientists, Astrologers and Revolutionaries et al are all fair game.
