Seongbae's thoughts on class

I thought I have already uploaded this, but it was only saved as a word document in my computer, but wasn’t posted on the blog. It’s silly of me, so I do apologize for posting late. Here’s what I wrote on the document:

I have certainly enjoyed our first meeting. I was glad that the class was more of a discussion section than simple lecture. It is always fun to share my thoughts or listen to others’ statements and refutations. The only concern I have for this class is that I don’t have much research background in cultural studies. However, I am surely interested to learn more about this field of research. Coming from a different culture to study in the United States, I have always been thinking about cultural differences especially the differences of Korean and American media. The basic goals for the media in the two countries might be the same: to inform public or entertain them. However, the style of delivery differs greatly. The more I thought about it, I could not find which of the two media forms are more effective. It depends on hegemony, ideology of two different countries, but there is obviously more specific process of cultural production that I need to know to fully understand.

Throughout the class, I would like to know more about what makes culture so important and what acts as a catalyst in determining the differences between cultures. It would be even more interesting if we can share different perspectives from a number of cultures on certain issues since we have many international students in class.

I also would like to thank Dr. Harp for changing the class schedule to only Monday. This has lessened my class burden on the busiest day of the week, creating me an opportunity to distribute my work load during the week days.