Lingua Fracta is Wrapping up with…
Perspective
When I think of perspective in style I think of the way we see things. It is not how they are supposed to be seen, but we have a representation that is given based on how they are conveyed and what is processed through our minds. Perspective makes me think a lot about film and art. I have a video that just got me thinking more about this topic, because I do love Stanley Kubrick.
Perspective as style in the way we form our words and sentence structure.
Please try to read this sentence.
Pleasetrytoreadthissentence.
ecnetnesshitdearortyrtesaelP
PLEASE TRY TO READ THIS SENTENCE
You can possibly decipher all of them, but the standard structure of writing has taught us to use the first one for easy perspective understanding. But we can figure the others out still, we just aren’t used to it as much. The last one is more of a difference in how the message is perceived by the audience. Capital letters suggest intensity.
Persistence
Persistence is representing memory. The discussion centers on how technology has made memory less important in the sense that technology can store information for us and help us to access information. The idea from this chapter was Data Smog that came from the book of the same name by David Shenk. This discusses the unwanted effects from the information overload that we are getting from new technology. It impacts our memory, concentration, stress levels, sleep and more. There are tips to beat this SMOG in the book. The amazing thing about this book is that is was published in 1997!!!! That was 17 years ago….IMAGINE all the more information overload we are getting now. With Google which this video shows below.
Performance
This is the rhetorical canon of delivery is how information is presented and not what is presented. It is the method or the action. It makes me think of the filter in which content is delivered impacts how it is viewed by the audience.
Cicero, Roman philosopher and orator, said, ” “has the sole and supreme power in oratory; without it, a speaker of the highest mental capacity can be held in no esteem; while one of moderate abilities, with this qualification, may surpass even those of the highest talent.”
Performance as Delivery
What makes something credible?
How do we determine the factual information? When considering the data smog we are in on a daily basis, what makes credibility recognizable to an audience?
The great orators from ancient times were charismatic, logical, and forthright with their speeches. They captivated their audience mostly by their performance, which made their content much more appealing.
Imagine how people can be brainwashed by cults for example (I know not a happy example, but roll with me on this one) Are they seriously won by the message alone? No not usually. They are won over by the people, the speaker, the leader. How they deliver their message is what garners the attention of more potential members. The message itself is just accepted through this process. That shows how important delivery is!
(This is a comment on an old post, I know.)
I enjoyed the videos you posted in response to the readings. Linking out to how we “see” the theory in practice always helps us to stay grounded in our own materialistic means. We each understand things as a reflection of our own experiences; whereas I wouldn’t think about Stanley Kubrick for perspective or even Cicero for performance, it was cool to see how they hooked into what we had read for you. It was nice to get a second, er, perspective on things. So to speak.
Thanks for posting the videos with your post. Like Dan, I appreciated the videos helping me to make connections between the concepts. Persistence (Memory) was my favorite concept from the reading because I often feel that technology/digital media has negatively impacted my memory. I am guilty of relying on technology to remember phone numbers and passwords. The “Is Google Killing Your Memory?” really hit home for me because I’ve often wondered. This video also made me think of Guy Billout’s article “Is Goolge Making Us Stupid?” I think the article and the idea of Data Smog highlight fears we have about technology taking us over.
(Like Dan, I’m commenting on an old post)
I commented on Camile’s post and Shantal’s Post.