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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Project 1 Ideas
I too have been bouncing various ideas about about this first project.I have narrowed it down to two main thoughts. My first is how our mistakes are made much more public these days because of advanced technology and recources avaliable at the touch of a button. My other main idea is how some people are shot into the limelight with websites like youtube and myspace that would likely never had their "15 minutes of fame" without them.
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15 minutes of fame is just that. Youtube indulges the human love of the trivial absurd. Almost every culture has embraced it at one time or antoher. I think your idea at looking at the rise of LGBT writing through the internet into the mainstream would make for an interesting paper.
Thats another Idea I have had as well with the help of Craig.It would follow the rise of GLBT(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered) literature and awareness because of the expansion of the internet.I would try to answer questions I personally and other I know have about why with the rise of all different genres of literature have skyrocketed but the GLBT literature still remains relatively untouched, especially in America.Is it because the subject is still so taboo in America unlike many other contries? I know its not because there is no calling for the market, on the contrary there is a HUGE demand umong not only the GLBT community but others who are just curious about things, want more information about that "lifestyle" (as much as I hate that term), those who may not be in that community themselves but are supporters and advocates for the causes.So maybe someone could give me some ideas as to why they believe GLBT works and authors are highly ignored in our society despite the new avalibility of it.The paper would likely also include some touch points on how the media, with help of the internet and technology, have helped, for better or worse, bring issues that effect GLBT's lives to the mainstreme.It seems as though I cannot go a day without hearing about these debates, like gay marriage, civil unions, healthcare for children in same sex relationships, etc. Before the 2000 and 2004 Presidential elections these issues were pushed to the backburner or simply ignored all together.Has the internet and technology helped push these issues to the forefront? Has it hindered the fight for equality? Any ideas or questions that anyone has or believes would be good for me to address in my paper would be highly appericated.
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