Looking With Intention and Thoughtful Attention (w/ Quotes)

 

Gazing Deep, B&W Photograph 

Presence, B&W Photograph

Imbalance, B&W photograph

Bell Hooks Quotes:

-"What was the nature then of this adoring black female gaze- this look that could bring pleasure in the midst of negotiation?

-"but as that form of representation which is able to constitute us as new kinds of subjects and thereby enable us to discover who we are."

Quotes:

Clay Shirky, Everyone is a Media Outlet:

-"Do we want this? Do we want the changes that the new flood of production and access and spread of information is going to bring about?" (73)

With the constant rise of innovation, it is a constant cycle for society to question our progress, whether this new discovery is consider a hindrance or beneficial. While access to these services are considered more convenient, the credibility of what’s published would be another question. So I feel like there’s always a balance to comes to creation.

-"Professional self-conception and self-defense, so valuable in ordinary times, become a disadvantage in revolutionary ones because professionals are always concerned with threats to the profession." (69)

This applies to much of the events today, with technology evolving at such a rapid rate. Many companies , such as those involved in television, are definitely victims to this vicious cycle.

Poppy Noor, Teens are making historical events go viral on TikTok – what does a history teacher think?:

-" But as long as we understand that the videos are just a snapshot of a moment in time, they are effective."

The context of a certain moment cannot always be fully explained from a mere glimpse of an image or 15-sec film. While they cannot fully explain every ounce of detail of that historic point in time, it certainly helps one fully grasp this topic in a more entertaining method. 

-"Everything you interact with that’s written after an event – whether it’s five minutes after or 500 years after the event it is an interpretation of the past.”

This is an interesting quote, describing that no matter the span of time after the event, it is a stylistic representation of the past. No matter the actor or one acting out the past events, will fully replicate word for word or action by action from the original. This extends to the different methods to reenact or explain events, whether it’d be from a textbook or tiktok, both are considered interpretations of the past and should be considered equally as credible til proven otherwise.