The midterm is in two parts and these can be completed and submitted any time up to the due date.
The first part consists of 10 multiple choice questions, similar to the ones you have been answering on the quizzes. You will have 20 minutes once you begin. Topics you should review and make sure you understand before taking the quiz:
| Cultural Appropriation Plagiarism Variations on a theme Cover version Parody Remix Sampling Medley Mashup Viral vs meme vs image macro Meme Shells® Nowjacking® Retromania® Equivocal Irony Avant-garde Dadaist photomontage Readymades Pop Art Appropriation Art |
Minstrel shows Travesty The politics of self-representation Jes' Grew® Vanillization® Commodification The British Invasion Producer music Glenn Gould: The Audience as Artist Dub Riddims Kool Herc's "merry-go-round" Grand Upright Music ltd vs Warner Bros. Records Incorporated How hip hop changed after it started getting recorded How sampling changed after you had to start paying to do it Performance abduction® Identity appropriation® Deep fakes Postmodern decontextualization |
(10 marks) – Choose one of the four numbered sets of related topics below.
Discussing all of the terms and ideas, tell me everything that you’ve learned in this class, plus anything else you know and what you personally think and feel about them. Be sure to give specific examples, mention any relevant names and dates, and refer to any other tie-in topics from the first half of the course. Use your own words. Avoid plagiarizing words from my site or the Internet without understanding them. Use complete sentences that show you understand the logical and historical connections accurately, and how I have presented them in this class. (Do not use bullet points.) Feel free to add other things you know and your own thoughts and opinions, but your mark will be based primarily on your full and accurate understanding of what I’ve taught in the lectures and on my site, and your thorough response to all of the parts of the topic you choose.
Before writing your answer you should read the written version of the lesson relating to the topic you have chosen.
You should probably write between 400 and 800 words. More is fine. I'm not looking for a certain number of words, but for a certain amount of understanding of what I taught - as well as accurate and clear details - in what you write. Spell people's names correctly. Write a draft, put it aside, and re-read it and edit it before you submit it. Don't let Microsoft Turd® do your proofreading for you. Compose it in a word processing program and save a copy in case anything goes wrong with Blackboard.
This is not an "essay" and I do not encourage you to do outside research. If you want to quote something, just make sure you make it clear you are quoting and how I could find the source if I wanted to. I will not be marking on style, form, or APA referencing, but you should edit your answer and make sure it is clear and comprehensible.
Again, your mark will be based on how full and accurate your understanding of the material I taught seems to be, as reflected in your answer. Do not over-plagiarize my lessons and do not look for answers on the Internet. The answer is in my lesson and your understanding of it.
Please write on ONE and ONLY ONE of the topics from the list below.
Tell me everything you have learned in this class about ONE of the following:
[NOTE: If you aren’t sure how to talk about the topics to show your knowledge, understanding, and thought about them, think about answering the questions below, accurately and clearly.