Astha Munot Music. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, it is, “…an art that, in one guise or another, permeates every human society.” According to musicologist Charles Seeger, “Music is a system of communication involving structured sounds produced by members of a community that communicates with other members.” Everyone has their interpretations of this art form, but …
Category Archives: Writing
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
“I’ma groove to my own drums, sunlight in my shadow, babyMove ’til my soul comes, let them serpents rattle, baby” As I write my weekly reflection , I am listening to this verse. American rapper Tyler, the Creator wrote a song titled “MANIFESTO” featuring Domo Genesis that touches topics like incarcerations amongst the black community, …
DONALD GLOVER IS A REAL GENIUS
“We just want to party” is the opening sentence to one of the greatest Childish Gambino songs. First released in early 2018, this song rapidly became viral and now has over eight hundred million views on YouTube. “This is America”, a song that might sound like any other hip hop song. But when you really …
My foray into the punk rock music scene
Initially upon studying the messages and communities behind the Hip Hop genre added with all the issues that they try to convey, I was immediately reminded of my personal affinity for punk rock music. Music has grown and developed throughout the generations, becoming a medium of entertainment and storytelling, using these devices to lure people …
Journal #2
With the end of the second week of the program, I think many of us have gotten used to the pace and flow of this program. As the second week wore on, we gained insight into the critical issues of youth, media, political participation, and hip pop as civic media. From this course, I deeply …
Hip-Hop and Civic Engagement
In the reading, “All I Need is One Mic”, it discusses how hip-hop as not only a genre but as a culture have given young people a way to engage with their communities and combat inequalities. The title of this article comes from the chorus of a song called “One Mic” by a rapper named …
Week 2 in the AYA Journey
Week 2 at AYA communications class was normal. We learned about missed representation in the media and the importance of addressing missed representation. Representation in the media is an essential and ongoing conversation. It focuses on ensuring that diverse perspectives are accurately and inclusively portrayed across different forms of media. One example of this is …
A New World
The first week of the USC AYA program was an amazing experience filled with knowledge. Though the first day was nerve-racking, the breakfast with all the students and parents helped to make me feel a lot more comfortable and ready for the day. One of the things I was immediately excited about was the guest …
Yu Peng – Journal #1 6/23
Before I came to this program I heard there would be multiple projects and activities for students. First week in the USC AYA program was an incredible experience because I never had an experience going to a college program and everything was new to me. I had the opportunity to learn from university professors and …
Media Engagement
In the first week of the 2023 Annenberg Communication’s course, we briefly and deeply went into contextualization and the role of media in today’s society. On June 19th, we went over several functions of encoding and decoding. This is intrinsically connected to how citizens engage with each other in society. In addition, we also talked …
Communicating Change 