What does The Wasteland mean (Lol)?
OK, well, let's unpack that:
1. How has it been interpreted? Use citations.
2. What are some of its key features?
3. In what ways has it been influential??
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1. What common qualities do the "Beats" share? Why were they so-named?
2. On what grounds was Ginsberg's HOWL accused of being obscene, and on what grounds was it defended?
3. In what ways are Beat poetry and rap linked?
4. How was Bob Dylan's song Master of War involved in controversy during the Bush administration?
Protest in the last decade is much different from the decade before, this is wildly due to the advancement of technology and using that to speak our mind.
ReplyDeleteHere is one of the latest one that America is protesting against their government.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_ck-iuqU4
It is talking about the us law on gun control and uses 53 celebrities to get the point across. This was shown is shown as a tv ad just after the Sandy Hook shootings earlier in the year. However this is much different to the taking the street protest for rights as seen in the past. It is instead using people (celebrities) that other Americans and people across the world look up to. If you look up to them you are going to believe in what they believe in, which is why celebrities are used.
Another one which i think is one of the most famous protest and controversial song in our decade is Pinks - Dear Mr President
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eDJ3cuXKV4
This song talks to the current issues that Pink is feeling directly. You can't get more obvious by calling it "Dear Mr President"...
She talks about about pretty much every aspect of a government and how it is doing a terrible job. How people are on the street, in jail and gay rights.
This song was famous around the world and pretty much made the Bush government the common enemy. Weather people agree with what she sang about or not, we can all agree that it was a successful form of protest.
3. In what ways are Beat poetry and rap linked?
ReplyDeleteThere are some similarities when comparing beat poetry and rap. The elements that they share are rhythm and rhyme. To begin rhythm is an essential need in any song that is being created and exists in every single type of music that you listen to. When listening to poetry and rap one of the key elements to making them work is rhyme. Rhyme is known to be a mixture of words put together that sounds the same which is present in both rap and poetry. A major factor that I’ve noticed between poetry and rap is that they are trying to send a message through their lyrics. In reference to Vickers (2005) an emphasis on poetry and rap consists of beat, language, and life and theatrical nature of spoken word. When you listen to beat poet it may not rhyme all the time but it dose have some elements that link rap to it as rap dose not rhyme sometimes as well.
Vickers, C. (2005). Allen Ginsberg: Poet Whose Work Led to Rap Music. Retrieved from http://voices.yahoo.com/allen-ginsberg-poet-whose-work-led-rap-music-2212.html
5.What kinda protest song/rap/other media have come out in the last decade? Is there a spirit of protest anymore?
ReplyDeleteMacklemore – Same Love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0
Macklemore’s song “Same Love” came out early this year (2013) in hopes to resolve the issue of same-sex marriage. In a radio interview the rapper expressed his feelings towards the gay community in hopes to raise awareness around the world that being gay is not a big problem. Gay marriage has been one of the most talked about topics this year. All around the world people are trying to promote the approval of gay marriage in hopes to create and better world. Many religious people are against this and do not believe in same-sex marriage. There have been a lot of protests by these religious people who are constantly protesting against this issue. I find it amazing that rappers are now supporting this issue by talking about it through their music-hoping people will listen to the message that they want to send.
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ReplyDeletehahah wasteland in general is your guys bedroom (toilet) hahah but anyways on a serious note since i don't see anyone else speaking on the first question i thought i'd give it a go. I will briefly discuss the the interpretations of the The Wasteland means.
ReplyDeleteThe Wasteland is one of Eliot's most famous poem ever written. It still has a major role in today's study of literature, and is used as examples in the study of literature in many well known universities around the world still to this day. Wikipedia (2013) mentions that “it has become a touchstone of modern literature”. It was published near the beginning of 1922. It's one of the more representative works of literary Modernism. According to Simpson (2007), Eliot was the most influential poet in the 20th century, and he wrote “The waste Land” that was used as a critical poem in modern society and culture. Simpson (2007), states, The Waste Land is an “allusive and complex poem...it is subject to a variety of interpretations.” The Waste Land is a “reflection of Eliot’s disillusionment with the moral decay of post-World War I Europe”. Eliot states “not only the title, but the plan and a good deal of symbolism of the poem were suggested by Miss Jessie Weston’s book on the Grail legend: From Ritual to Romance” this is a obvious outline as to what the poem will be about (Jessie. n.d)
Reference.
Simpson, A. (2007). Analysis of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land. Retrieved 10 June 2013 from http://voices.yahoo.com/analysis-ts-eliots-waste-land-594548.html
Jessie, L. (n.d). The waste land and the fisher king. Retrieved 29 May 29, 2013 from http://wasteland.windingway.org/title/the-waste-land-and-the-fisher-king
The waste land (2013). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waste_Land