Humanities II

Today we briefly looked at New Criticism for the first time and I used The Wasteland as an example of art I presume was created with New Criticism in mind. I read through it first and then invited Fiona Shaw to read it. She read it much better than I did. I then played a scene from Fellini's Satyricon and pondered whether contemporary culture is similar at least in some wealthy enclaves - or even in general? Some things we looked at included the Las Vegas Strip, Madonna and Miley Cyrus at the awards, the song that won the award for best movie theme - for Hustle and Flow - It's Hard out here for a pimp, and last Avril Lavigne Standing on a Bridge. Quiz question was what impression does modern American art give you?