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Seeing and Knowing

Tongue Twisters: The Spoken Langauge in Austerlitz

As hard as I tried, I could not make myself like W.G. Sebald’s novel Austerlitz. It was predominately the long, descriptive, and digressive style that contributed to my distaste for the book, as, by writing in this manner, Sebald effectively confused me and, as a Austerlitz’s story gradually became more complicated, made me want to finish the novel less … Continue reading “Tongue Twisters: The Spoken Langauge in Austerlitz”

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with aggregated posts, Arts One, Austerlitz, Seeing and Knowing, W. G. Sebald

False Advertisement: Questions Regarding Publicity in Ways of Seeing

I’m going to be quite frank, I don’t really understand Berger’s argument regarding advertisements.  Part of my confusions steam from way in which the ad is portrayed; how, depending on whether the intended audience is either male or female, the purpose of the ad is slightly changed.  When discussing the effect of publicity images, Berger … Continue reading “False Advertisement: Questions Regarding Publicity in Ways of Seeing”

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with John Berger, Seeing and Knowing, Ways of Seeing

It’s Just a Matter of Perspective

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I actually liked The Bloody Chamber, not only was Carter’s language evocative, but it was also very interesting how her style could shift from fine and sophisticated to vulgar and obscene within the matter of a single word.  As I happen to be on the topic of language and words, … Continue reading “It’s Just a Matter of Perspective”

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with angela carter, Arts One, Seeing and Knowing, the bloody chamber

Questions, Questions, and More Questions–The Result of Trying to Interpret German Short Stories

Personally, I find the readings for this week to be particularly interesting.  I mean, I never would have thought that I would be writing a scholarly essay on the Grimm Brothers’ fairytale “Little Snow-White”.  Reading stories like this, however, has reminded me that even supposedly simple works of art can have a deeper meaning–if you take … Continue reading Questions, Questions, and More Questions–The Result of Trying to Interpret German Short Stories

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with Arts One, Brothers Grimm, Earthquake in Chile, Fair-Haired Eckbert, Kleist, Ludwig Tieck, Seeing and Knowing

The Monster is a Mirror: Questioning the Uncanny Power of the Doppelgänger

I have a twin.  This is something that you may or may not already know about me.  Since my twin also happens to be a girl, one of the most common questions that I am asked is this: “Are you identical?”.  Unfortunately, I am unable to provide anyone with the answer to this inquiry.  After … Continue reading The Monster is a Mirror: Questioning the Uncanny Power of the Doppelgänger

Posted in blogs, lb4-2015 | Tagged with Arts One, Freud, Leonardo Da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood, Seeing and Knowing, The Interpretation of Dreams, The Uncanny

Seeing and knowing as a science topic

Not only in philosophy or literature, social science has been interesting with this topic for a long time. There are lots oft theories and discussions try to deconstruct vision and knowledge with regard to psychology, linguistic and sociology. Besides the … Continue reading →

Posted in blogs, lb1-2015 | Tagged with Seeing and Knowing

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