Final Blog Post

Cultural studies has made me rethink a lot over the course of this semester, and frankly I am very happy it has. I came into this class a young ignorant sophomore, but am leaving with my horizons broadened and the seeing the world in a different light. Frankly, the thing that has changed most for me is my own lifestyle and goals. I used to be so caught up with materialism and money. But after we studied things week after week and how big corporations own everything and I realized how everything is culturally connected. It makes me want to continue what I am doing (to become a filmmaker) but to do it with the things we learned in mind. To help others realize that everything is a product of something else, nothing is just what it is. I began to think and change my ideas the second I entered the class. I knew it was going to be my type of class as I love discussion classes, immediately after our first session I knew that this class would change and shape my thought process. The whole theory tool box really was interesting, but the chapters on race, and popular culture really intrigued me. It helped me to shape this new meaning because it opened up different views on these topics I had thought I knew about, but after being introduced to these new ideas and theories I was able to see how intricate everything is, and nothing is black or white. Being able to look at the world with my culture analysis is such a great tool to have, I am able to think and question almost everything and not just take it as it is. This class and study is not just a good tool, but a lifelong experience I will keep with me.