History with Hetalia and the Internet
So for the past hour or two I've been studying for my Art History test tomorrow, and it's made me thing how weird it is that fandom can help make learning more fun.
Don't get me wrong, I like learning about art history (and history in general, if I wasn't an artist I think I'd like to be a archeologist or geologist ...or a police officer) but my teacher doesn't teach very well. What makes getting up early to go to an 8 a.m. class and hear him talk for 2 and a half hours in monotone in a dark room worth it is the LOLs I get comparing history to Hetalia.
I can't look at maps anymore. It's like all the countries are in a big room talking to each other. Specifically for Art History (right now), Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Egypt. Hetalia has an offical persona for the Roman Empire but not for Ancient Greece/Egypt. Still, seeing Hetalia's Rome "acting" as the real Rome is funny as all get out. XD
And then there's more specific fandom jokes, specifically when a part of history can be related to an internet meme.
Take for example, the First Style of Roman Painting. Basically, it was painting the interior walls of a house to look like they were made of marble instead of actually building them out of marble. And all I could think of was this: (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xzibit-yo-dawg)
"Yo dawg, I heard you like walls, so we put a wall on your wall so you can have a wall on your wall."
I think I hang out on the internet too much. "Lurk Moar" as they say. XD
-"Moose!"
Don't get me wrong, I like learning about art history (and history in general, if I wasn't an artist I think I'd like to be a archeologist or geologist ...or a police officer) but my teacher doesn't teach very well. What makes getting up early to go to an 8 a.m. class and hear him talk for 2 and a half hours in monotone in a dark room worth it is the LOLs I get comparing history to Hetalia.
I can't look at maps anymore. It's like all the countries are in a big room talking to each other. Specifically for Art History (right now), Roman Empire, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Egypt. Hetalia has an offical persona for the Roman Empire but not for Ancient Greece/Egypt. Still, seeing Hetalia's Rome "acting" as the real Rome is funny as all get out. XD
And then there's more specific fandom jokes, specifically when a part of history can be related to an internet meme.
Take for example, the First Style of Roman Painting. Basically, it was painting the interior walls of a house to look like they were made of marble instead of actually building them out of marble. And all I could think of was this: (http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/xzibit-yo-dawg)
"Yo dawg, I heard you like walls, so we put a wall on your wall so you can have a wall on your wall."
I think I hang out on the internet too much. "Lurk Moar" as they say. XD
-"Moose!"