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The film Sleep Dealer directed by Alex Rivera sits at the intersection of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and ecocriticism. It is the story of a man named Memo and his struggles to provide for his family in a modern time where people have nodes that allow them to directly interface with computers and robots. IContinue reading “Sleep Dealer”

I had only looked at ecocriticism through a somewhat limited lens prior to reading these articles and watching the TED talk. The chapter from Earth Democracy by Vandana Shiva really stood out to me. The idea of looking at issues around the environment not only as environmental issues is something that I must have overlookedContinue reading “Post Nine”

The film Avatar is an excellent film that covers a wide range of topics that fall into the category of ecocriticism. Throughout the film there are looking at the idea of white colonialist wanting to exploit the planet Pandora. At the beginning of the film a solider who goes by Sully has been sent toContinue reading “Avatar”

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind directed by Hayao Miyazaki is a wonderful film about a princess Nausicaa. The film starts with another character though. Master Yupa is exploring an abandoned town that has been infected by the toxic forest. This first scene gives us an idea about what the rest of the filmContinue reading “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”

I am sitting here shortly after finishing the movie Okja, directed by Boon Joon-ho. It was a wonderful film about a young girl Mija and her experience fighting to protect her giant pig like creature Okja. The movie starts with a press release explaining the Mirando Coperation’s plan to send 26 giant pig like creaturesContinue reading “Post Six – Okja and ecocriticism”

Snickers is a delicious candy, but their commercials are pretty odd. The snickers commercial from the super bowl is no exception. Their typical approach is “You’re not you when your hungry”, but this year it seems like they are taking a much different approach. The commercial is mostly short comments on the state of ourContinue reading “Post Five Intro to Ecocriticism”

I really enjoyed watching Babel. Having multiple plots not necessarily taking place in the order the movie presented them in added to the shock factor of this film. In the article The Contingency of Connection: The Path TO Politicization in Babel written by Todd McGowan the idea of idea of the contingency was explored inContinue reading “Babel”

The movie Black Panther was an enjoyable Marvel film with a much more complex message then their films in the past. T’Challa has become the king of Wakanda after the unexpected death of his father. The world is looking to Wakanda in hopes of accessing its most valuable resource vibranium. T’Challa steps into his roleContinue reading “Post Three- Black Panther”

The readings on Critical Race Theory (CRT) this week were very interesting and insightful. My understanding of CRT at this time is probably best defined in a way that is similar to how it was described on the Owl Perdue Website. They initially talk about CRT as an interpretive model that looks at racism inContinue reading “Week Two: Critical Race Theory”

There are numerous ways in which my media influences shape my view of the world. One of the first things that comes to mind is music. I tend to listen to country and folk music, mostly because of its relatively simple view of the world, happy or sad. Although I might not agree with someContinue reading “Post one-Cultural Criticism”