Hello, its me...
again posting on stuff that's probably only important to me
:)
But then again, that's my point.
I love how in my seminar, we are discussing the literary value of HP...or is it if HP can be considered a literary work?
See, that's what i mean, we HAVEN"T EVEN established what the fuck we are arguing and what criteria we should use to determine a "literary" work.
Is it social significance?
Is it use of language?
Is it addressing a social problem?
Is it based on social/historical impact?
One thing, in my opinion that just irks me in general about academia, about so-called literary works is their damn exclusivity and elitism. You gotta know that that, is one BIG criteria fo' sure. If something is popular, if it becomes POP culture, then that's it, it's gone. It's worthless to academia. But if its underground, if its exclusive and like joining a club to know what it's "really" about, then it is hip, cool, mesmerizing, thought provoking, etc. etc. See, this, is why only crappy boring people can sometimes be found at museums. Old ones. Okay, i'm kidding, old people are cool, they have awesome stories! but some of the people i've had to deal with or been around at events, ECH, if that's what it takes, then no thanks. Like Amy says, art is about life, it should be taught to kids from an incredibly young age. But we are wrenched from our creativity by slowly finding out the exclusivity of art.
A criteria for "literary value" is being unaccessible.
If HP were an underground thing, wouldn't it be more respected?
Tell me how many times you've loved a band and then become annoyed once their music got popular and mainstream?
And most amusing of all to me has to be, that poor ol' JK sure as hell didn't write these to be academia-worthy. And yet, look at all this fuss. It must be worth something though, if people can't stop discussing it. Lol
But no matter what, personally, i quite frankly, my dear, don't give a damn.
I read em cuz i like them. cuz they mean so much more than just books and movies and toys and pop pop galore!
Childhood, friendship, memories, laughs, theories, anticipation, and hot hot summer evenings are what it means to me.
HP inspires creativity. Something that academia sometimes lacks.
WHen are we going to learn to appreciate Pop culture for the communion it can be?
And WHen are people going to see....that the MOVIES made everything popular too! geezes, imagine if they were no movies, what would the HP fandom be like????
Now that's mind boggling!!!
:)
But then again, that's my point.
I love how in my seminar, we are discussing the literary value of HP...or is it if HP can be considered a literary work?
See, that's what i mean, we HAVEN"T EVEN established what the fuck we are arguing and what criteria we should use to determine a "literary" work.
Is it social significance?
Is it use of language?
Is it addressing a social problem?
Is it based on social/historical impact?
One thing, in my opinion that just irks me in general about academia, about so-called literary works is their damn exclusivity and elitism. You gotta know that that, is one BIG criteria fo' sure. If something is popular, if it becomes POP culture, then that's it, it's gone. It's worthless to academia. But if its underground, if its exclusive and like joining a club to know what it's "really" about, then it is hip, cool, mesmerizing, thought provoking, etc. etc. See, this, is why only crappy boring people can sometimes be found at museums. Old ones. Okay, i'm kidding, old people are cool, they have awesome stories! but some of the people i've had to deal with or been around at events, ECH, if that's what it takes, then no thanks. Like Amy says, art is about life, it should be taught to kids from an incredibly young age. But we are wrenched from our creativity by slowly finding out the exclusivity of art.
A criteria for "literary value" is being unaccessible.
If HP were an underground thing, wouldn't it be more respected?
Tell me how many times you've loved a band and then become annoyed once their music got popular and mainstream?
And most amusing of all to me has to be, that poor ol' JK sure as hell didn't write these to be academia-worthy. And yet, look at all this fuss. It must be worth something though, if people can't stop discussing it. Lol
But no matter what, personally, i quite frankly, my dear, don't give a damn.
I read em cuz i like them. cuz they mean so much more than just books and movies and toys and pop pop galore!
Childhood, friendship, memories, laughs, theories, anticipation, and hot hot summer evenings are what it means to me.
HP inspires creativity. Something that academia sometimes lacks.
WHen are we going to learn to appreciate Pop culture for the communion it can be?
And WHen are people going to see....that the MOVIES made everything popular too! geezes, imagine if they were no movies, what would the HP fandom be like????
Now that's mind boggling!!!