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1) I don't have much time
2) I especially don't have much time for TV
3) I usually spend my free-time reading, catching up on sleep, spending time with my boyfriend, or going to see friends.
If I do decide to set some time aside for "the box" I tend to choose one of my favorite shows. I prefer to watch a few episodes of The Office, Bob's Burgers, Trailer Park Boys, Parks and Recreation, or Ouran High School Host Club rather than a documentary.
Although, I should start making time for more documentaries since they make excellent subject matter for this course. As Dr. Kyburz mentioned in the class syllabus (https://www.dropbox.com/s/xtvdh5rtdu9fyuy/hastag%20CW2.pdf?dl=0) one of the goals of this course is to "enhance our analytical reading, writing, and thinking skills." Documentaries give us endless material to watch, listen, and write about while using analytical thinking skills to develop a deeper understanding of the content. The syllabus goes on to state that "we will be focusing our studies on the uses of digital media for engaging in various forms of activism towards social change." Documentaries are a prime source of digital media and many times express a need for social change. Documentaries change our minds and can help change the future.
Documentaries can encourage people to get involved as well as influence them to change their lifestyle. For example, the documentary FOOD, Inc. exposed the massive amounts of hormones in American food and persuaded me to choose organic food options more often. The documentary was able to change my lifestyle by exposing the food industry's harmful effects on human health and the environment. Documentaries are a form of digital media that encourage personal and social change. Documentaries are particularly useful for this class because they include mass amounts of information and data that can be communicated between peers and together analyzed.
Hi Cailee!
ReplyDeleteI totally get where you're coming from about not having time to watch a documentary. I love them but I don't really have 2 hours to watch a documentary (or anything for that matter). If I do ever watch Netflix, it's usually something shorter in length so I still have time for other things. I'm also a big Bob's Burgers fan! I like how you talk about documentaries being a big form of digital media, I don't think a lot of people see documentaries that way.
Morning!
ReplyDeleteI like how you referred to "the box" and how we watch immediately our favorite shows and compared and contrasted the TV shows vs. Documentaries and the massive amount information that we have to choose from when it comes to documentaries but not as much for TV shows. I agree, Documentaries have the ability to sway minds and encourage people to get involved. Great post!