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A group of four individuals have a ‘live debate’ set up as a traditional/political debate. Their words are taken directly from online debates. The viewer sees a group of four well-dressed individuals standing in front of a black screen, each behind a podium. | A group of four individuals have a ‘live debate’ set up as a traditional/political debate. Their words are taken directly from online debates. The viewer sees a group of four well-dressed individuals standing in front of a black screen, each behind a podium. <div> | ||
'''RESEARCH QUESTIONS''' | '''RESEARCH QUESTIONS''' <div> | ||
• What is the archetypal structure of online debates? i.e. main structural points | • What is the archetypal structure of online debates? i.e. main structural points<div> | ||
• does each individual personify a particular rhetoric style or personality style that emerges online? i.e. the intellectual vs the troll Alternatively, characters are interchangeable – people wearing different masks online | • does each individual personify a particular rhetoric style or personality style that emerges online? i.e. the intellectual vs the troll Alternatively, characters are interchangeable – people wearing different masks online<div> | ||
• to what extent is the debate coferent? | • to what extent is the debate coferent?<div> | ||
• What you write about is the gap between the triangulated points | • What you write about is the gap between the triangulated points<div> | ||
• What we remember – obscene, vivid = find that point | • What we remember – obscene, vivid = find that point<div> | ||
• what is the tone? Progress from banal to serious? | • what is the tone? Progress from banal to serious?<div> | ||
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'''STRUCTURE OF ONLINE DEBATES''' | '''STRUCTURE OF ONLINE DEBATES'''<div> | ||
-non sequitors | -non sequitors<div> | ||
-insulting | -insulting<div> | ||
-absurd strawman | -absurd strawman<div> | ||
-sweeping statements | -sweeping statements<div> | ||
-Voice of reason is pedantic and always drowned out | -Voice of reason is pedantic and always drowned out<div> | ||
-godwin’s law | -godwin’s law<div> | ||
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'''PHRASING OF DEBATES''' | '''PHRASING OF DEBATES'''<div> | ||
-Bracketed phrases | -Bracketed phrases<div> | ||
-run-on sentences | -run-on sentences<div> | ||
-CAPS – yelling | -CAPS – yelling<div> | ||
-noises | -noises<div> | ||
-words drawn ouuuut | -words drawn ouuuut<div> | ||
smh/lmao | smh/lmao<div> | ||
-colloquial pretention | -colloquial pretention<div> | ||
emojis – bring it out – could lead to something very surreal | emojis – bring it out – could lead to something very surreal<div> | ||
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'''TOPICS''' | '''TOPICS'''<div> | ||
-chicken vs egg | -chicken vs egg<div> | ||
-TV shows/film i.e. harry potter vs LOTR | -TV shows/film i.e. harry potter vs LOTR<div> | ||
-moonlanding | -moonlanding<div> | ||
-vaccination/holistic medicine | -vaccination/holistic medicine<div> | ||
-gun control | -gun control<div> | ||
-climate change | -climate change<div> | ||
-cultural appropriation | -cultural appropriation<div> | ||
-BLM | -BLM<div> | ||
-feminism | -feminism<div> | ||
-holocaust | -holocaust<div> | ||
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""NOTES"" | ""NOTES""<div> | ||
don’t ignore the context of online | don’t ignore the context of online<div> | ||
– i.e. the silent majority watching entertained | – i.e. the silent majority watching entertained<div> | ||
- interaction of people that would never normally interact | - interaction of people that would never normally interact<div> | ||
-wide location of speakers (maybe actors are in different locations) | -wide location of speakers (maybe actors are in different locations)<div> | ||
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play with different registers\bring out the uncanny\ | play with different registers\bring out the uncanny\<div> | ||
-guy citing facts – present it as government film i.e. how person means to present it | -guy citing facts – present it as government film i.e. how person means to present it<div> | ||
-then you have 14-year-old girl yelling at the docs from her bedroom | -then you have 14-year-old girl yelling at the docs from her bedroom<div> | ||
-then the spammer redirects you to an unrelated site | -then the spammer redirects you to an unrelated site<div> | ||
-investing the sign with meaning (in reference to avatars, online personalities) | -investing the sign with meaning (in reference to avatars, online personalities)<div> | ||
-purest manifestation of the mass (Baudrillard) | -purest manifestation of the mass (Baudrillard)<div> | ||
-the translation of personality as spectacle | -the translation of personality as spectacle<div> | ||
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need topics to ground it - prevent questioning of topic | need topics to ground it - prevent questioning of topic<div> | ||
build mind of the character to be able to write a script | build mind of the character to be able to write a script<div> | ||
physical displacement in real time | physical displacement in real time<div> | ||
Tino Seghal – performers speak to audience | Tino Seghal – performers speak to audience<div> | ||
postponement | postponement<div> | ||
Revision as of 17:54, 8 December 2017
A group of four individuals have a ‘live debate’ set up as a traditional/political debate. Their words are taken directly from online debates. The viewer sees a group of four well-dressed individuals standing in front of a black screen, each behind a podium.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
• What is the archetypal structure of online debates? i.e. main structural points
• does each individual personify a particular rhetoric style or personality style that emerges online? i.e. the intellectual vs the troll Alternatively, characters are interchangeable – people wearing different masks online
• to what extent is the debate coferent?
• What you write about is the gap between the triangulated points
• What we remember – obscene, vivid = find that point
• what is the tone? Progress from banal to serious?
STRUCTURE OF ONLINE DEBATES
-non sequitors
-insulting
-absurd strawman
-sweeping statements
-Voice of reason is pedantic and always drowned out
-godwin’s law
PHRASING OF DEBATES
-Bracketed phrases
-run-on sentences
-CAPS – yelling
-noises
-words drawn ouuuut
smh/lmao
-colloquial pretention
emojis – bring it out – could lead to something very surreal
TOPICS
-chicken vs egg
-TV shows/film i.e. harry potter vs LOTR
-moonlanding
-vaccination/holistic medicine
-gun control
-climate change
-cultural appropriation
-BLM
-feminism
-holocaust
""NOTES""
don’t ignore the context of online
– i.e. the silent majority watching entertained
- interaction of people that would never normally interact
-wide location of speakers (maybe actors are in different locations)
play with different registers\bring out the uncanny\
-guy citing facts – present it as government film i.e. how person means to present it
-then you have 14-year-old girl yelling at the docs from her bedroom
-then the spammer redirects you to an unrelated site
-investing the sign with meaning (in reference to avatars, online personalities)
-purest manifestation of the mass (Baudrillard)
-the translation of personality as spectacle
need topics to ground it - prevent questioning of topic
build mind of the character to be able to write a script
physical displacement in real time
Tino Seghal – performers speak to audience
postponement