Posted by: amymac8 on: October 28, 2009
In “The Porcupine and the Car”, I found it interesting how Henri Bergson compared the human senses to a filtering system that filters all the information that is around us. I was also surprised that Bill Viola compared information to garbage and said that information is a waste product and a physical burden. But when [...]
Posted by: amymac8 on: October 27, 2009
Posted by: amymac8 on: October 26, 2009
On October 25th, four graphic novelists – Gabrielle Bell, Kim Deitch, Hope Larson, and Anders Nilsen – came to Richmond to speak on Contemporary Comics. The moderator, Chris Pitzer, asked many interesting questions and the novelists answered them to the best of their ability, describing their experiences and thoughts. I found it interesting that each [...]
Posted by: amymac8 on: October 16, 2009
I find it interesting that Lethem questions whether Nabokov took his ideas subconsciously or consciously from Lichberg. I also find it interesting how Lethem compares the “quoted” material and its worth before and after. Lethem mentions Bob Dylan’s lyrics as a combination of originality and appropriations. I believe that it is very difficult to get [...]
