User talk:PurpleHan

This is my Wikibooks user discussion page. I will be registering my explorations of Digital Media and Culture through my University module. Please feel free to engage in this page. PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 14:29, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

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Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'


Allen Ginsberg was a leader of The Beats Generation in the 1950s. The Beats Generation is called so because of their break and refusal of the conventions of poetry and prose. They often put their poetry to jazz music, as through their use of meter and rhythm, that is, through language, punctuation and structure, there is a discernible movement through the poems. The main focus of these poems and prose was to bring to surface a new movement of freedom to the culture in America. This movement was what triggered the 'Hippy' era, because of its embrace of free love, freedom of drug experimentation, homosexuality, Eastern spiritual religions, and an anti-capitalism stand point. Allen Ginsberg's most famous poem is, 'Howl' which was performed in 1956 in San Francisco, which cause such debate and controversy, that after its publication, the publisher was arrested and the trial began for the books obscene nature. The poem cause such debates because of its use of language, descriptions of sexual relations between same and mixed genders, as well as it's anti-capitalist statements. The poem was judged not guilty through freedom of speech. This poem is now freely accessed through various platforms, including YouTube, where the poem can be listened to being performed by Ginsberg himself. This opens up the poem to its modern audience as it can be listened to with its rhythm and movement, intended of the poem, encouraging more engagement with the poem and its meanings. It also creates a new engagement with the text as it is freely and readily available at all times. --PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 21:55, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Comments
This text got me really interested, I found myself looking up the poems, more information on the Beats Generation, and so on. I had no idea it was this movement that triggered the hippy-movement, but now that I do, it makes so much sense and I am so into it! Do you have another favourite from this era? I'd love to know more QueenElsaIngrid (discuss • contribs) 11:05, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi QueenElsaIngrid, thanks for your comment! I'm really glad that you found it so interesting, I'm really passionate about the Beats Generation. If you really liked it, I would recommend the movie, 'Kill You Darlings' with Daniel Radcliff as Allen Ginsburg. It's about the start of the movement and what drove them. Ginsberg is my favourite because of his long poems, which were so unafraid of breaking the rules of the poem convention and the cultural-norms of the time. In his poem he writes about homosexual intercourse, which was at a time when homosexuality was illegal, and cause for being sectioned. It wasn't until the 1970s, I believe, that homosexuality was taken off the list of mental disorders! It made Ginsberg all that more ground breaking. If you're looking into them I would really recommend the poems 'We are so Wonderfully Done with Each Other' by Kennith Patchen and 'Believe, Believe' by Bob Kaufman, which are short but expressive poems. The first poem is a love poem, and I personally love the language, especially the line, "It is being God to feel your breathing under me." The second is really a rise and call for the younger generations. In saying all that, these are my own interpretations, you'll have to see what you make of it yourself, that's the best part about poetry, engaging with it.PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 12:38, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

I have heard of this film before, I will try and look into it further, it sounds very interesting. It's insane to me that it was just in the 70s it was taken off the mntal disorder list, however so cool that Ginsberg decided to protest the notion with his poems. I always appreciate that poetry is a very creative and incredible way to express your opinions, or just express yourself freely. I will look into these poems, they all sound like poems I would enjoy. QueenElsaIngrid (discuss • contribs) 23:21, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

I really like the subject matter that you chose for this exercise, before reading this i had never heard of Ginsberg and now that i have read this i really want to know more about this man. I, like QueenElseIngrid found myself looking up Ginsberg as well as reading his poems. I stumbled upon Kaddish, another poem by Ginsberg and was wondering what you thought about this poem as well? (I found the dedication of the poem making it even more emotional and compelling) Just...Urg Graham (discuss • contribs) 13:59, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Exercise 1: Formative Feedback
This is a well written review of 'Howl' that implicitly suggests why you are interested in the poem (which could be handled more explicitly). You demonstrate a fluency with features of wiki markup that makes the most of the platform and ensures that readers can find further information easily. Your engagement is well documented through both discussions with colleagues and thoughtful responses to others' exercises.

A post of this standard roughly corresponds to the following grade descriptor: Good. Among other things, good entries will make a clear point in a clear way. They will relate concepts to original examples in a straightforward fashion. They will make effective use of the possibilities of the form (including links, as well as perhaps copyright-free videos and images, linked to from Wiki Commons). They may also demonstrate a broader understanding of the module's themes and concerns, and are likely to show evidence of reading and thinking about the subject material. The wiki markup formatting will be very clear. Sprowberry (discuss • contribs) 10:47, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

Online Visibility
I try to be quiet visible online, mainly to keep family and friends updated on what I’m doing. But I also like to make myself known when it comes to important issues, such as petitions against injustice. But for my personal life I post a lot of photos and videos, for mainly memory reasons. This was addressed by Mendelson and Papacharissi, that through Facebook, and specifically tagging, and though other platforms like Snapchat. . In this way I keep myself visible online to others. However, this visibility involving photos, specifically, selfies, has been addressed by Turkle: “…on social-networking sites such as Facebook, we think we will be presenting ourselves, but our profile ends up as somebody else- often the fantasy of who we want to be.” . Yes, it is true that there is a selectism on what I, and others of my similar consumption, this question does not just address the way we present ourselves online, but has been an old philosophical debate on self-performance. Shakespeare addressed this issue in his play, Coriolanus, “ As if a man were author of himself and knew no other kin.”. “Technology doesn’t simply break social conventions – it introduces new possibilities from them.” Is a quote from boyd which well sums up the way I try to use Social Network Site [SNSs] but also can be turned to point out the negative effects of this visibility can take. . With posting things online it can extend to people outside your group. Certain settings are available online for privacy, and limiting who sees your posts but I find that in my rush for accepting the terms and conditions to apps a location tag has been turned on. This can be turned off but on such platforms as Snapchat, your pictures are being stored in their data bases. Whereas on other platforms such as Tumblr, you can be pretty much anonymous, with your only information being available is what you choose to share. I still have many questions on how much I am visible, especially in regards to the store of my personal details on SNSs. PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 18:58, 23 February 2016 (UTC)

Information Overload

 * My generation was the generation that grew up with the phrase 'Google it', whenever we encountered a problem or a question. From just pressing 'enter' there are millions of responses and many of them will either be irrelevant or incorrect. With social media there is a different kind of information overload which we face, mainly through our constant online presence. danah boyd drew my attention to the idea that we are always in constant connection the information online because of our smartphones
 * In regards to my own way of dealing with the constant buzz of my phone or the Buzzfeed videos, I allow myself selected periods of time on my phone, then I also make sure to dedicate time of not being on it.
 * Danah boyd says that we as humans are naturally social and curious, and makes the point that technology and the internet just feed on these natural instincts . The overflow of information is therefore useful and a natural process in how we, as humans, discover the world. Most of my high school education was led with curiosity and using the internet to explore and discover new topics, just by click link after link.
 * There is always a necessary amount discretion involved, and a certain amount of planning and self-control. However, to assume that the common user would be susceptible to failing to do this, is assuming that the user doesn't understand moderation or checking their sources, and is thus passive. This idea is fallible, as with the evolution of the internet so has our understanding grown. PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 17:06, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Comments
I like where you touched on our current generation in relation to the use of information. This generation you are referring to here is Generation Z. I find this Generation incredibly interesting, for they have been subject to Information Overload on a level incomparable to any other Generation. However, perhaps we are the best adapted to this, for we have learned how to deal with and manage this constant stem of Information. This might be one of the contributing factors as to why those who didn't grow up with this technology at their finger tips have struggled to integrate into the online community. Though of course this depends on the individual. It will be interesting to see how future Generations deal with the high level of Information that they will undoubtedly be given!

Thedellboy (discuss • contribs) 03:05, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

The generation z is exactly what I meant, thank you for linking me to that! I totally agree, it's uncharted territory, and with the added aspect of the internet and constant growth of technology it makes a very interesting study. We have so much more access to constantly developing technology than the generations before us. Just within my time phones have gone from the brick Nokia to the slim touch screen IPhone with wireless and hands free everything. I imagine with the rapid growth of technology and its accessibility the next generation is going to have an extreme amount of information and ease of access. I also imagine that like you said their adaptability to this with will beyond even our generation's. I agree though it does all depend on the individual. PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 11:53, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Wikibook Project Reflective Account
I recently participated in a collaborative assignment for my course by creating a wikibook chapter. There where several groups within this chapter and many did their best to make a sort of task delegation system. My group and I met up face-to-face just once as we got started on this project. We found really the only face-to-face interaction needed was to point to the specifics and see if we personally felt we could navigate the vast discussion thread. The rest of the time we communicated through messenger and the wiki book. It seemed to be the easiest way to collaborate and work out any confusion was on the discussion bored. There we had the greatest collective intelligence as, if one of us didn't know an answer someone else within the chapter would. It appeared that the more brains, the better. A weak part to consider was the hectic manner of the board with everyone's many ideas flying into the page.

In regards to Jenkins definition of participation, this assignment created a better space for civic engagement with the topic at hand. However it lacked the support in the creation of content, of course there was a necessity to contribute and every participant was eager for content within their own topics, but on a broader scale, there seemed to be a lack of concern beyond specifically assigned topics.

In relation to the topic of cognitive surplus this would sufficiently explain the amount of ideas and hours spent working together, to create something. Where the time which would normally be spent on social media and watching Netflix, was spent in a collective effort to create a chapter with a broad knowledge only achieved through collective collaboration on an academic topic. Therefore, it could very easily be considered a prime example of civic responsibility in relation to web use.

However, with this statement a greater argument is posed as one must consider the question posed by Banaji and Buckingham, whether the generation X is using their cognitive surplus on civic responsibility or personal gain. This all relates back to the individual. Where some may be only producing content of selfies and 'overshare' posts, many combat this with using the vast amount of information online to educate themselves on the broader issues of the world. There is currently a large trend on questioning the gender, racial and sexual normatives of our society. With so much content being produced, could this not be a strong argument that the civic web is being used with the wider Politics within the everyday politics? Certainly it seems, that both the trending social justice knowledge and the Wikibooks are both far better with a collective intelligence. PurpleHan (discuss • contribs) 14:43, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Links
Feel free to have a look at the wiki book which myself and my fellow students have been working on, which I address in this post: An Internet of Everything?

Comments
I found how you pointed out the offline aspects as almost something that may not be needed next time we may do another project like this, just better communication as we have learnt from the project. But of course when we did meet up it was helpful as well, as you say the more brains the better. I also like the way that you included Jenkins definition of participation into the discussion, as the project could not have easily been done without such a theory/thought about what we were doing. The civic web is just a further extension of this i believe in that everyone must participate to make anything relevant or make new content from opinion. This for me was a very helpful assessment of the project as a whole as well as harking back to what we were learning on the civic web and how it round this whole project together.

--Just...Urg Graham (discuss • contribs) 02:24, 8 April 2016 (UTC)

Marker’s Feedback on Wikibook Project Work
There are indications that you understood the importance of sustained engagement through your on-going discussions in the chapter discussion page which demonstrates a commitment to collaboration, but then your main contribution to the chapter itself comes in a single edit. There's clear evidence of your understanding of digital media concepts with use of relevant secondary reading in both the exercises and chapter contributions. Your exercises highlight further understanding of a range of module topics with an appropriate balance of description and analysis.

Content (weighted 20%)

 * Your contribution to the book page gives an excellent brief overview of the subject under discussion in your chosen themed chapter. There is an excellent range of concepts associated with your subject, and the effort to deliver critical definitions, drawing from relevant literature and scholarship, and your own critical voice in the building of a robust argument is very much in evidence. The primary and secondary sources you found about the chapter’s themes cover an excellent range and depth of subject matter.

Understanding (weighted 30%)

 * Reading and research:
 * evidence of critical engagement with set materials, clearly grounded on close familiarity with concepts and ideas encountered on the module
 * evidence of independent reading of appropriate academic and peer-reviewed material through evidence of close familiarity with a wide range of evidence
 * Argument and analysis:
 * well-articulated and well-supported argument featuring appreciable depth of understanding
 * good level of critical thinking (through taking a position in relation to key ideas from the module, and supporting this position in discussion);
 * good level of evidence of relational thinking (through making connections between key ideas from the module and wider literature, and supporting these connections in discussion);
 * evidence of appreciable independent critical ability

Engagement (weighted 50%)

 * Evidence from contributions to both editing and discussion of content to a variable standard (i.e. volume and breadth of activity as evidenced through contribs)
 * Satisfactory engagement with and learning from other Wikipedians about the task of writing/editing content for a Wikibook
 * Reflexive, creative and fairly well-managed use of discussion pages using deployment of somewhat limited judgement relating to key issues, concepts or procedures

Overall Mark % available on Succeed

FMSU9A4marker (discuss • contribs) 14:55, 3 May 2016 (UTC)