Murmur Project
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
January Blog Post
Taylor Alpaugh
Communication & Culture
COMM 160
January 31, 2017
January Blog Post
All my life people
have always told me to speak up and add to conversations. What they do not know
is that I am an active listener. I enjoy listening to others than trying to
think of something to say to be a part of the group conversation. After reading
Ch. 4 Compassionate Critical Listening from our text, one sentence stuck out to
me in particular, “Listening as a stance is a way for you to encounter the
world and others as fully present, with your whole body.” (Fassett, Warren,
2015, Pg. 65). When doing the yarn activity in during class, it was obvious
that no one wanted to go first because they did not want to step on anyone’s
toes I the group who may disagree with the overall topic given. Beginning the
conversation, I observed that each of us knew more about the topic and were
much more passionate. When actively listening to everyone explaining their
thoughts it allowed me to take the opportunity to gain insight and learn more
about one’s view point. Therefore, the sentence I chose being my choosing to
engage and truly listen to what is being said right in front of me. When
applying it outside of the classroom, I work at the Idaho State Capital in the
dining services and I enjoy listening to what senators must say when discussing
and sharing issues. Therefore, I listen advocacy and give them the reassurance
that I am listening to what they are saying. I have always been told that
people enjoy talking and expressing their thoughts and feelings with me because
I enjoy making people feel better and really listening to what they have to
say.
This
chapter and sentence that I chose makes me think about the course differently
because I have realized that this course will be allowing us to go outside of
our comfort zones. I am sure myself and my other classmates have different
views and/or just prefer to listen than others, but by setting those aside it
can allow us all to actively listen and chose to engage in what is discussed
about culture in class and allow it to open our perspectives. All in all, when
it comes to learning about culture and how it relates to communication, chose
to actively listen and not just hear what is being said.
Blog Post #1 - Chloe Valentine
I chose a quote from the Russo reading that says, “It is
through building relationships and communities across unequal divides that we’re
able to create knowledge, strategies, and visions necessary for deep and
expansive social transformation”.
What I got from this quote was that in order for any
progress to be made for the purpose of advocacy, all pieces must work
together. When advocating for something,
there are those who have no voice, there are those with power, those who are
able to get active, and those who create controversy. Each one of these roles are very important
and each must work together in understanding and in educating themselves about what
really matters in order to make progress and instill change in any form.
Blog #1: "Can you hear me now?" by Ron Price
Ron Price
Communication and Culture: Blog#1
Dr. Christina L. Ivey
“Can you hear me now?”
Philosopher Zeno of Citium once said “We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.” The physical aspects of listening are alluded to with the previous quote, but fails to fully summarize the listening/hearing experience. Listening is considered an active process; one that you engage in on a conscious level. There are countless anecdotes that create a delineation between hearing and listening. “I know you hear me, but you aren’t listening to me”, “Speaking is silver, listening is gold”, or as educator Peter Drucker asserts “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said” are examples of common phrases that many people have heard. Self described impromptu scribe Alex Morritt questions this elucidation and the idea of placing emphasis solely on one of our senses when he states “If 'seeing is believing' what happened to taste, touch, sound and smell ? Did our creator really intend to favour sight over the other senses ? I don't believe so.” By creating divisions within the listening/hearing process, the various modes of communication that individuals partake in may not be as beneficial as approaching the listening/hearing process holistically.
In the article “Compassionate Critical Listening with Chris McRae”, the idea of the intersectionality between culture and social norms is explained, “In other words, the modes of listening we develop always emerge in relationship to the cultural and social expectations of specific genres. Genres invite specific modes of listening.” One example illustrating this concept can be found in the when comparing a rock concert to an opera. Rock concerts provide an expectation of rowdiness, loud noise, and limited interaction with the performers. As Elvis Presley once noted, “A live concert to me is exciting because of all the electricity that is generated in the crowd and on stage. It’s my favorite part of the business, live concerts.” However, at an opera performance, preconceived notions of decorum and propriety typically are the law of the land. At an opera, audience members are expected to sit silently while watching the performance. Actors on the stage don’t engage with the viewing audience by breaking the fourth wall and are expected to act in a professional, prescribed manner while on stage. “An opera begins long before the curtain goes up and ends long after it has come down. It starts in my imagination, it becomes my life, and it stays part of my life long after I've left the opera house,” says soprano Maria Callas.
The Compassionate Critical text also explore the idea that listening should be viewed as a continuum of learning and adaptation (compared to the standard listener-receiver binary.) As human beings, we lack the control to physically turn on and shut off our hearing. Even when we are sleeping, we are still hearing noises that help shape and identity the world around us (albeit on a subconscious level). By re-interpreting and analyzing what is entailed in the communication process, we can continue to learn more about our strengths and limitations. The continuum interpretation can also be illustrated through a historical lens. In the early 90’s, Queer Nation developed and adopted the phrase “We’re here! We’re queer! Get used to it!” Fast forward twenty-odd years later and the matra for LGBTQ people has somewhat changed (“We’re here! We’re queer! Let’s dance!”), but still functions as an extension the original Queer Nation motto. The battle cries for social acceptance and legitimacy are just as strong within the current generation, reflecting the passion and outrage of our predecessors. Life is a continuum of experiences that make us who we are and we should view the listening process as such.
Alisha Elson January Blog Post
The reading that really resonated the
most with me this month was Ann Russo’s, “Between Speech and Silence:
Reflections of Accountability.” As I get older, I am becoming more aware of the
divide in the world between men and women, and the privileges, or lack thereof,
that each gender has. I have taken an interest in feminism and women’s studies
over the last few years. I consider myself a strong, independent woman; the
thought of facing future biases because of my gender scares and infuriates me.
This essay, however, showcased a ‘double whammy.’ I am a white female, and I
have these fears and foresee obstacles in my future. However, there are female African
American women who are facing even more hindrances. This essay was humbling and
encouraged me to be aware that although I might worry about my own oppressiveness,
there are others who have more than just their gender to overcome in the eyes
of society.
The quote I’ve chose to unpack is, “I
am learning to speak not as an “authority,” but as a learner, and to speak with
humility as someone also implicated in the dynamics that I am simultaneously
trying to undermine” (Russo). In my own words, instead of being gung-ho and
passionate about women’s rights, I must be aware of my place within women’s
rights (white woman,) and understand that there are other differences involved
and attempt to learn from them. I can do this by listening, learning, and being
empathetic to others in the situation. Although I believe I represent women as
a whole, there is another divide that I might not think of because I am of the ‘privileged’
class that Russo characterizes (p. 35). I might believe myself to be standing
up for all women’s rights, however, a black woman might see me as an overzealous
woman complaining about being oppressed, when she feels that she really knows what it’s like.
To demonstrate this quote in a
different sense, I will use an easy target: President Donald Trump. Some words
that come to mind when I think of Donald Trump and his ideas, implications, and
beliefs include: buffoon, narcissist, arrogant, and more than anything bully.
In my opinion, he over exaggerates his authority and makes such generalizations that
it is painfully clear he is speaking on behalf of one privileged class. His
own. More than I have ever seen in my lifetime, people are feeling segregated
and alienated. We are being led by a person who has no understanding, or takes
in to consideration, the people as a whole. Perhaps because of his fortunate
upbringing, he is unable to humble himself by listening and learning from people
at the opposite end of the spectrum.
After reading the Russo essay, I now
have another trait I desire in a leader and in myself: the ability to take a
step back and listen. I hope to find a
good balance of speaking and silence when standing up for what I believe in,
and while in silence, actively listen to what others have to say and from that,
develop empathy and genuine understanding for those different than me.
Boise/Treasure Valley Murmur Project - Spring 2017
Please comment on this post with the link to your Murmur Project.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Treasure Valley/Boise Murmur Project
Below I have attached the link to my murmur project. Hope you enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4vmbP87i6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4vmbP87i6o
Treasure Valley Murmur Project
Here is the link to my Treasure Valley Murmur Project!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkJbp73h0Qo
I hope you enjoy it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkJbp73h0Qo
I hope you enjoy it!
Murmur Project - Chloe Valentine
Here is the link to my Murmur video. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/yThJxa43NKg
https://youtu.be/yThJxa43NKg
January Blog Post #1
Carly Whittaker
30 January 2017
Blog Post #1
After
reading chapter three, Public Advocacy:
Commitments and Responsibilities, a few different ideas about advocacy came
rushing into my mind. “But even though we tend to think of advocacy as one
person’s responsibility, one person’s actions for or on behalf of another,
making a difference is collaboration” (Warren & Fassett, p.40). After reading this part of the text I really
thought to myself what does it truly mean to an advocacy? It turns out it’s
more than a one-man job. There needs to be a lot of people who are willing to
help solve the dilemma in order to create change. As humans we are constantly
communicating with others to create meaning and these all have different type
of effects. I liked the teacher example that was given in the book on page 42.
They talked about how a teacher should be a role model and advocate for kids to
do better. It got me thinking about my third grade teacher and how she was so
passionate about teaching. She was the kind of teacher who was able to explain
things over and over again one hundred different ways if you didn’t understand
it the first time. It was amazing and she was such an inspiration to me. Each
time students had a problem she would give insight and have use reflect on the
part we missed in order for us to understand. With this idea in mind my teacher
was helping us students problem pose, be reflexive, and come up with praxis (p.
44). My teacher really helped me to use my dialogic communication skills, critical
thinking skills, and reasoning in order to help me find my voice to one-day advocate
and collaborate with others for a common cause.
Taylor Brockhoff- Murmur Project
Here is the link to my Boise Murmur Project! Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7B3G_j5JQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7B3G_j5JQs
Boise Murmur Project Spring 2017- Victor Barrios
Here is the link to my Boise Murmur Project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cJ1m26tuI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cJ1m26tuI
January Blog Post
“The power lines produced within these organizations often
follow along the preexisting lines formed by structural and systemic oppression
and privilege in terms of race, class, education, language, and so on , even
when the stated goal is to dismantle and transform these structures of
oppression (Russo).”
This sentence speaks loudly to me. With everything that is
going on in the world around us right now, this particular sentence stuck out.
As everyone who doesn’t live under a rock knows, Donald J. Trump has just
become the 45th President of the United States of America. Millions
of American’s are furious, confused, and most of all: scared. The sentence I
have selected to reflect on, has the words: oppression, race, privilege, and
education in it; all words that could have hundreds of pages written about each
one of them individually.
When I read this sentence, the first ideas that come to my
mind is: women, race, religion, and oppression. While America at one point in
time was seen as a place where “everyone is welcome” at this very moment, it’s
not longer that way. There was a huge Women’s March that broke records for one
of the biggest marches in history, yet not much has changed (yet). Women are
now being told by our government what we can/should be doing with our reproductive
organs, trying to take away funding from establishments that most of the time
are purely there to provide HIV and STI testing for women AND men, and simply
there for the better health of human beings. Religion in my opinion is
TRUMPing carelessly over human lives.
While there are many, many, many, groups of people that are
being oppressed, not everyone has the right education, and if we’re just being blunt,
not everyone has the privilege to truly be heard. Sad part about these
phenomena, a lot of people who are privileged are completely unaware of it,
because most of the time you wouldn’t know much about privilege unless you
DIDN’T have it. Some people might legitimately not be educated enough to stand
up for themselves, not to mention some people may just not be living in the
right class. Money is everything in this world, and if you don’t have any, you
probably won’t be heard as well as someone with white male white-collar buddies.
My point is here, although you might be in a group of people that is being
oppressed, you might not have the right education, skin color, sex, or living
class, to say/make any type of affect on the situation at all. I realize some
content in this blog are subjective and opinionated; these are just the things
that came to mind while reading the selected sentence. I respect anyone and
everyone, even those who have different opinions and ideas different than mine.
Alisha Elson Murmur Project Spring 2017
Here is a like to my murmur project! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXDWIFHK-tg
Murmur Project Spring 2017
Here is the link to my project on youtube! Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/IyrzMSBxauQ
https://youtu.be/IyrzMSBxauQ
Thursday, January 26, 2017
Blog Post #1
Madison
Kemnitz
26
January 2017
Blog
Post #1
The sentence “There seems to be an active
investment in sameness as evident in the “me too” that we may insert into this
or that conversations a way of commiserating, creating common cause, and
building alliance” (Russo 40), from Between
Speech and Silence, Reflections on Accountability by Ann Russo. Upon reading this sentence, I immediately
thought about something I say and do every day. Rather than standing up for
myself, or truly exposing my ideas or thoughts, it is often time much simpler
to agree with the masses, whether or not you say “me too”, or just nod along
throughout the conversation. Seldom is the phrase “me too” adequate to add to a
conversation, and there is almost always a way to dig deeper and add a new
perspective to the conversation rather than just following along and agreeing. As
Russo iterates many times, this phrase can be used to “deflect attention” (40)
which many women or people of a minority race, may say to avoid the attention
being on themselves. When looking back on recent conversation that I have had,
most especially in large groups, I have seen myself retracting my will to speak, and instead agreeing with the other
around me, even if I do have something to add to the conversation. This has
been more dominant recently, as I am in all new classes, and am surrounded by
so many people that I am unfamiliar with.
When reading this sentence, it was
obvious to me that this is something that I am guilty of doing, and is a
predominant issue in the American society, most specifically in women.
According to the Debuk WordPress, and the idea that women are often times
judged by a double standard. This is a great example of how women often times do
not share their ideas, as they are afraid of being “ostracized
by their peers” (Debuk Par. 15). Debuk
also goes on about speaking time in the classroom, and that often times boys
get much more speaking time in the classroom setting. Language: a feminist guide, continues to explain that it is common
for men to call out in the classroom, rather than raising their hand, or
waiting to be called on to speak out in front of the class or a group of
people. I am so grateful that I was able to read Debuk’s article relating the
inhabited silence, although it does not directly relate to the phrase “me too”
that Russo referred to, it certainly relates to the inhabited silence that many
women have developed.
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