Boundary Dissolution

After reading about the dissolution between intelligence and creativity, and trying to think about about what boundaries have been broken in my life, I could think of only one: digital technology and art.

As a student in the School of Filmmaking, I am used to using technology everyday to make art. Cameras, editing software, and recording equipment makes it possible for us to tell the story the script has laid out. It's an interesting dissolution since--at least to me--it seems the most logical. As digital technology advances, films and the stories they tell will grow.

The Readings:

The first video, "The Empathic Civilization" was an interesting commentary on the blur between thought and emotion. I think it's great that we're finally waking up to the greatness of our own kind.

Jonathan Lethem had a great discussion about the blending of our own thoughts and the thoughts of others, which plays really nicely into filmmaking and storytelling. There is no original story. All stories play off of thoughts other authors have had. We are just retelling the thoughts of others.

Andrea Lunsford's article on the dissolution between learning and living was inspiring. To know that my generation is writing more than any generation is amazing. It really shows that the boundary dissolution truly is fading.

Randy Kennedy's piece on Helene Hegemann is very interesting. The boundary of plagiarism and original work seems to be blurring more and more.

I definitely agree with Lawrence Lessig's stance on privacy and ownership. We should get with the times and adopt new rules for the 21st century.

I didn't read the entire graphic novel, but I thought the concept was interesting and unique--especially for something from Duke U.

Lev Manovich's video on the blurring between technology and humanities was pretty close to what I was saying about the blurring between technology and art. It was interesting.

The Old Spice Guy's videos are an awesome representation of the blurring of technology, media, and art. I'm glad that those lines are being blurred.

The last three or so articles were interesting as well.