Are the four-letter word projects writing? (What is writing?)
Or, are they something else -- an argument? a composition? an inscription? something else?
The four-letter word projects are writing. If you just look at the projects without trying to understand the argument that is being made, it is very easy for one to just say that these projects are not writing. But if you take the time to understand the arguments you will realize that these pictures are doing the job of words. When we write we take the time to pick the perfect words to make our arguments as strong as they can be. When we made these projects we took the time to pick what we felt were the best images and sometimes songs to make our arguments as strong as we can. We also placed the images in the order we picked because it helped improve our arguments. Even though this project had no text or written words, the images spoke for themselves and were still a form of writing.
Thank you for your thoughtful, insightful post. I definitely agree with you that the projects are writing. I love the line "these pictures are doing the job of words." Have you thought about the idea that if these projects are writing,meaning that the images used are writing, then is writing an image? Do words create images like images create words?
ReplyDeleteWould these projects make less sense outside the context of this class? Had you not been looking for an argument, would you have found one? Or would that be the key aspect separating the more effective videos from the rest? I like how solidly you answer the question.
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