Category Archives: Chapter 7

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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LIAMW Holiday Music – The Roches sing “Good King Wenceslas”

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

I’m a huge fan of the Roches and their Christmas album We Three Kings, and this video by Father James Martin at American Magazine explains the strength of the gospel in this carol. Here are both a video explaining the meaning … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

What would the Jerk Store say to the Oxford English Dictionary? Quite a bit, actually.  The OED gives us the history of the Jerk Store and other Seinfeld references. What should you watch when you’re done with A Charlie Brown Christmas? … Continue reading →

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LIAMW Holiday Music – Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas”

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Back in 1984, Bob Geldof of the Boomtown Rats and others helped assemble a big group of British and Irish musicians to to produce a music video to build awareness of and raise money for famine relief in Africa.  This … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 7 – Meet David Sarnoff

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

David Sarnoff is one of the most influential people in the foundation of American broadcasting, having  been the president of NBC from the radio era into the days of television.  Here are a couple of great resources on this pioneer: … 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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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Is public relations simply talking to people, placing press releases and blocking access to executives? In fact, none of those are at the core of modern PR, according to PR mogul Richard Edelman.  Good summary of what public relations is … Continue reading →

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A Brief Musical History in Video

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a collection of videos to take you through the early days of rock ‘n’ roll along with a few other choice bits of music. Young Elvis Presley doing a live version of “Lawdy, Miss Clawdy” possibly from 1956. Chuck … Continue reading →

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Talking and Watching Mash-ups

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

We’re going to be talking about musical mash-ups in class today, so here are several videos were going to be using in conjunction with this. Here’s the opening sequence from the film Girl Walk // All Day, based on Girl … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day Pre-Class Video – Crowded House playing Either Side of the World

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

A great music video for Valentine’s Day.  Crowded House doing their song Either Side of the World from their album The Intriguer.

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