JannaBode

And the Cycle Continues...      When I think about media, I immediately think about how much of my time I spend consuming it, especially on social media platforms. I think about how many people quote TikTok sounds or talk about the latest trend. This reminded me of McLuhans ideas of space and time, in which he said, "we now live in a global village...a simultaneous happening" (p 63). Everyone is interconnected in what they consume on a day-to-day basis, whether they pay attention to it or not.     I often think about deleting all social media platforms, but then I think about how behind I would be if I did so. As McLuhan stated, "as soon as information is acquired, it is very rapidly replaced by still newer information" (p 63). I often fall into a cycle of  consumption because I feel like I need to know the newest trends even though this information is constantly changing.      While making this video, I knew I wanted to involve footage from ...

  I  am  a senior  E nvironmental  S cience major , and I spend most of my time playing softball  or being in the  outdoors.  I grew up in   a very small  town in   N orthern Minnesota , which  I loved because it  held such a large community, but a McLuhan quote reminded me of the downsides of growing up where I did. It  said, “ Too many people know too  much  about each other. Our  new en vironment  compels commitment and  participation . We have become  irrevo cably  involved with, and responsible  for,  each other” (p 24).  As  media  expands, it does not take long for information to spread across town, and  everyone definitely knows everything.    My classes tend to be biology  focused,  however I spent fall term abroad in London taking classes completely different from what I am used to. I took an  art history class and...