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Project 4 – Pt 1 – Mental Health and Procrastination – Research

by | Mar 19, 2019 | Project 4, Third Year NTU

To start project 4 I decided to do something that’s quite close to me… my love for putting things off, a problem I didn’t think I suffered from until I began to see the consequences…

 

I plan to crete awareness of procrastination to help people that don’t know they’re doing it… how? 

 

CAUSES OF PROCRASTINATION AMONG STUDENTS INCLUDE:

  • Lack of motivation
  • Low self-confidence
  • Fear of failure
  • Lack of understanding
  • Trouble concentrating
  • Perfectionism
  • Low energy levels
  • Poor organization skills

Sources:

https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/depression

https://www.oxfordlearning.com/why-do-kids-procrastinate/

 

 

 

 

Portland Floods

by | Feb 24, 2019 | Project 3, Third Year NTU

I found an interesting video about flooding on the Isle of Portland, as it’s so close to the coast it’s easy to see why it’s so prone to floding,

Project 3 – Superstition

by | Jan 24, 2019 | Project 3, Third Year NTU

Superstition is a pejorative term for any belief or practice that is considered irrational[1] or supernatural: for example, if it arises from ignorance, a misunderstanding of science or causality, a positive belief in fate or magic, or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, prophecy, and certain spiritual beings, particularly the belief that future events can be foretold by specific (apparently) unrelated prior events.[2] The word superstition is often used to refer to a religion not practiced by the majority of a given society regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains alleged superstitions.[2]

The superstitious practice of placing a rusty nail in a lemon is believed to ward off the evil eye and evil in general, as detailed in the folklore text Popular Beliefs and Superstitions from Utah.[3]

Due to the pejorative implications of the term, items referred to in common parlance as superstition are commonly referred to as folk belief in folkloristics.[4]

Etymology of Superstition

The word “superstition” comes from the Latin super-stare, usually translated as “to stand over,” but there is some disagreement over how to properly interpret its intended meaning. Some argue that it originally connoted “standing over” something in amazement, but it has also been suggested that it meant “surviving” or “persisting,” as in the persistence of irrational beliefs. Still, others say it meant something like overzealousness or extremism in one’s religious beliefs or practices.

Several Roman authors, including Livy, Ovid, and Cicero, used the term in the latter sense, distinguishing it from religio, meaning a proper or reasonable religious belief. A similar distinction has been employed in modern times by writers such as Raymond Lamont Brown, who wrote, 

“Superstition is a belief, or system of beliefs, by which almost religious veneration is attached to things mostly secular; a parody of religious faith in which there is belief in an occult or magic connection.”

Sources:

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-superstition-3298230

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstition

 

 

 

 

Project 1 – pt 15 – Primary research

by | Nov 3, 2018 | Project 1, Third Year NTU

Comedy night at the Angel

I went to a live comedy show at the angel in hockley last night. I spoke to the two comedians who performed about their opinion on Censorship in comedy and free speech.

It was interesting to get two quite different sides. Plus some interesting things to talk about.

 

Transcription:

 

Katie Michell:

Have you ever had one of your jokes taken badly?

I’ve made a joke before about a guy called “fat thor” that was badly recived once and a university gig. But normally, because I’m quite left wing about my comedy I generally try and avoid sensative topics.

With ‘punching up’ and ‘puncing down’ I perfer to avoid punching down as it goes against my politcs slightly. But I tend to deal with this kind of thing sensatively.

In some cases one persons free speech will silence someone else, but I do feel you can talk about anything or even be critical but I think its improtant that the comedian to be aware of what you’re saying and it’s impact on people.

Do you think context is important in comedy?

Absolutely! expecially with my taste of humour wich can be quite offensive at times I’ve found that with context a comedian can buld up a joke to make is extremely offensive, but because of the build up  and the context the joke is okay.

I tihnk a lot of people worry about their joks being taken out of context.

(She told me about tim michin’s video about context)

 

She then told me about a comedian in leeds who was extremely right wing and he got kicked out of his university for making voilently transphobic jokes at a gig, he then went on to say he was one of the nly ‘right wing comedians’ in a ig at london.

Do you think comedy is getting more orless offensive:

 

Depends woyou ask really, I’ve found a lot of my peers havebeen saying that you ‘can’t say anything nowadays’ but I slightly dissagree. Some people have aid to me

 

In general I’ve found that a lot of comedians have become more political. But it’s polerised on ether side.

for example frankie boyle was a lot more offensive and is nowadays very political and crated quite biting satire.

 

we spoke about people not knowing that Al Murray is Satire, and Jonathon Pie.

 

Do you think free spech is a problem in the UK and are you interested in it?

 

Yes, I think it is a problem in the UK because we don’t have the same rights as most countrys. On the other hand I think if you’re waving a nazi flag you should be arresed.

I think that bringing offensive comedy into the law is too far and it can cause problems.

 

 

 

 

Leslie Burgesse:

 

Do you think free speech laws in Canada are simpliar to the UK?

 

I think it’s quite bit like the uk

 

Have you ever had one of you jokes taken badly?

Mostly no, because my comedy is quite silly and soft there’s not often the worry of it being taken out of context, sometims when I interact with the audience they make it more political tan I’d like it to be, but I can normally take back control.

Do you think politicall corectness is god or bad for comedy?

I think it’s quite a mixed bag, I think m views are quite aligned with political corectness, but I’m more silly than political, I’m not a fan of comedy for the sake of shock value.

I don’t like the idea of punching down at all really, It is a free speech thing though, but I personally just want people to be happy.

Do you think comedy is getting more or less offensive?

In general I think less, but the backlash is making it worse, so when people ask for more sensetie comedy offensiv people might be more ofensive.

similar to the mee too movement where people who are not effected cause a unintended backlash.

I ofen find the people who shout out about free sppech are the ones abusing it.

Do you think that people have the right to be offensive in comedy?

I think people have the right I just don’t like it peronally. There are peple who are into that but I just don’t lie it myself.