Psychogeography
the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, whether consciously organized or not, on the emotions and behavior of individuals; consistent with Morton’s study of space
Month: January 2016
voyeuristic-
a person who gains sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.
Class Notes 1/26–
summary was due yesterday 1/25 @ 11:59pm Mrs. A will give you by Thursday’s class content & style -what is rhetoric? ‘how a person talks’ go to G2W to find out context: author–>audience–>purpose thesis–>author–>audience–>purpose thesis–>author–>audience–>purpose thesis digital literacy-is a person’s awareness of digital environment and it’s effects people summary(communicating your understanding) Being Objective and moving […]
Built Barriers and Separation: A Summary
Throughout the history of the world, exclusion has always been a problem, especially in the United States. Sarah Schindler’s article examines architectural exclusion and analyzes the social caste system caused indirectly by geographic barriers. It’s not uncommon for people in power to abuse their power to marginalize people without a voice. It can even be […]
Uncovering New York’s ‘Ugly Truth’ truth Photography- A Tapestry of Space Summary
To completely understand “Tapestry of Space: Domestic Architecture and Underground communities in Margaret Morton’s Photography of a Forgotten New York” by Irina Nersessova you have to comprehend her primary and secondary research. Nersessova’s purpose in writing this complex analysis of public space in New York in the 1990s is to uncover the real New York […]
Class notes 1/21–
updates: new tab on Mrs. A blog called ‘Peer Review’ reading summaries due MONDAY 1/25 updated agenda (check out calendar) ‘Summary’ as a title for our reading summaries is simply to simple. Titles are made to “ENGAGE and suggest topic/thesis” In search of a title seek… -the intended audience -the purpose -detail examples: “Architectural Regulation: […]
fetishism-
an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit.
How to Access OneNote–
1) First go to the email Mrs. A’s sent 2) Copy and paste the link to a new tab 3)It should direct you to a OneNote, and you login to your usual email WITHOUT the student part ex. ‘jsmith1@student.gsu.edu” —– ‘jsmith1@gsu.edu’ 4) it will automatically lead you to the page, without your password.. 5) And […]
“Tapestry of Space” Glossary
Glossary of Words I don’t know… fetishism- an inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. spectacle-a visually striking performance or display: pertinent- relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite: mercurial- (of a person) subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or […]
Passages from Schindler’s “Architectural Exclusion” Response Post
“Architectural regulation is powerful in part because it is unseen; it ‘allows government to shape our actions without our perceiving that our experience has been deliberately shaped’” (1940). Schindler makes a huge point here. The fact that “architectural regulation is powerful.. because it is unseen” speaks volumes. We live in a society where everything is […]