Seventh & Eighth Blog Prompts

Hitchcock Films - Small Group Activity /Blogging Assignment:

While writing is a recursive (loopy and repetitive) process that involves social activity and self-discovery, it is also a metadiscipline that can be found in all fields of study that attempt to convey a message.  Writing is something used by all disciplines to communicate ideas.  Which means it is in everything but I also believe it can include everything – it is both metadisciplinary and interdisciplinary.  Interdisciplinary is a way of answering a question, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt with adequately by a single discipline or profession.  It draws on disciplinary perspectives and integrates/synthesizes their insights through construction and communication of a more comprehensive perspective.

Your task is to examine Hitchcock in an interdisciplinary fashion.  To do this, we are going to first work in assigned groups researching a particular disciplinary perspective on Hitchcock.  Your group will then present this perspective in a class blog that includes informative text, visuals, and links to web resources.  We will then read what each other discovered and synthesize the various insights from each group into a comprehensive understanding of Hitchcock Films and Hitchcock’s style.  This work will be completed outside of class as we are watching and discussing the films in class. 

Groups and Topics:

Group #1 –  Ethics in Hitchcock Films

Jordan Blank

Shawn Deese

Gabrielle Justice

Taylor Lantz

Tiana Key

Group #2 – Psychology in Hitchcock Films

Spencer Garstka

Christopher Holmes

Emily Kauble

Sydni Smith

Marlon Nabors

Group #3 – Historical Context of Hitchcock Films

Kellie Auen

Taylor Haydinger

Sam Kessler

Courtney Kunk

Ross Retherford

Group #4 – Technology/Science of and in Hitchcock’s Films

Ashlyn Simion

Brandon McGilvary

Jacob Zigler

Amoy Russell

Vondale Kelley

Due dates:

Completed Group Blog Post– Friday, March 20^th. 

Individual Blog Post synthesizing/integrating information from all groups – Friday, March 27^th.