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Everything is a Remix – Apocalypse Pooh

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

Back in 1987, comedian and filmmaker Todd Graham had a thought. What if he combined sequences from Francis Ford Coppola’s classic reboot of “Heart of Darkness”  Apocalypse Now with segments of the Disney version of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey … Continue reading →

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Everything is a (musical) remix

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

Updated 2/28/24 Kirby Ferguson did a remarkable series of videos about ten years ago under the title “Everything is a Remix.” He’s now in the process of remaking (remixing!) the series for a new decade. Below is the first segment, … Continue reading →

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Everything is a Remix – “Wagon Wheel” Edition

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

I just went to see the band Old Crow Medicine Show about a week ago, and and I highly recommend seeing them if you have the chance. They are particularly famous for the song “Wagon Wheel.”  Wait a minute, is … Continue reading →

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Having fun with remixes

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

One of my favorite days of the semester in my media literacy class is when we start talking about remix culture.  Two of the central things we do is look at Girl Talk’s album All Day and the film Girl … Continue reading →

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For my students – Covers, Remixes, and Mashups

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Today in class I was talking about both cover songs, remixes, and mashups; and we looked at and talked about a number of videos.  Here are links to them: Talking and Watching Mashups Links to Girl Walk, Girl Talk, and … Continue reading →

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Pre-class Video – Mr. Rogers Remix

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Because I can….

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Everything is a Remix

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Kirby Ferguson has put together a fantastic series of videos explaining the notion that we are living in a remix culture where most cultural products are created by recombining previous ones.  Here’s the complete series in order, along with a … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Everything Is a Remix looks at The Matrix

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

The folks at Everything is a Remix look at all the cyberpunk quotes in the Matrix movies.  The argument at EIAR is not that The Matrix is ripping off previous movies and books, rather that everything in popular culture is … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone to the Movies – Let’s talk movies in class

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Ralph Hanson

NOTE: This is a collection of videos I’m going to be using in class this week to go with my discussion of the movies in Global Media Literacy. You all no doubt think you are of the “cat video” generation. … Continue reading →

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Looking at Hip Hop

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Today in my media literacy class we’re going to be taking a look at hip hop, and these are just several examples we will be considering as we discuss the genre and cultural movement. More text to come… The 44th Anniversary … Continue reading →

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