Jameson: Overall Jameson states we are infatuated with the present and have lost our connection with history. Because of the loss of the relationship with history we are now experiencing the present as a schizophrenic subject – euphoric, high and hallucinogenic intensity. But when do we draw the line at “not having a relationship with the past” and “taking what we know from the past and building upon it”?
Jenkins: Media is a spectacle. The film Star Wars was a spectacle on its own. It was a new idea and the fan base behind Star Wars was incredible. Our culture is a participatory culture. The spoofs and indy films bouncing off Star Wars have given us our own opportunity to produce a spectacle. We seem so involved in the production; facebook updates, twitter, youtube responses (and responses to responses). After reading this article and thinking about today’s society, is there a distinct variation between embracing the intensity of participatory culture and merely being an everyday participant and living “regularly” in our present culture?
Rotella: I think the footbridge can conjure up such emotion is because it is a place where two worlds come together – industry and nature. But it also brings together other ideas: stillness and motion, strength and effortlessness, and physically connects one shore to the other. Personally, I find instances where I have to combine two different elements such as; ergonomics and beauty, straight and curved, old and new, and then I get to intimately experience the relationship.
Rottella states that everyone experiences the space intimately, but don’t all the intimate feelings stem from the same place; noticing two different elements converging, then relating it to personal ideas or circumstances? Or does it always stem from a more personal level to start with?
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