Landscape, Place and Environment
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We are living in strange times and opportunities for completing photography projects are somewhat limited. I'm going to submit here a Plan A and Plan B. Plan A is what I would like to complete if the current situation changes and that becomes possible. Plan B is a realistic alternative that can be completed should …
Continue reading "Exercise 4.5: Proposal for self-directed project"
Are you loving it? I've chosen an advert which is a bit left of field because I find it really interesting and very effective. I've had Macdonald's food probably about three times in my life usually because someone else has wanted it. My very elderly Aunt likes Macdonalds apple pie and finds the young staff …
It should be noted that Bright's essay was written 35 years ago. It's really good to see a piece like this included within the coursework as there are times that the work we are guided to view is very male-dominated. Indeed I have a prejudiced view of having to read Barthes and Burke, both of …
Continue reading "Exercise 4.4: ‘Of Mother Nature and Marlboro Men’"
I grew up in a little village in Devon near Torquay. It was a new housing estate of starter homes which of course I had no concept of. The view from my bedroom window was of farmers fields which often was full of sheep which could be heard usually in the morning. The country lanes …
In his book, A Dream of England, John Taylor explores how our sense of national identity is explicitly linked to our Landscape or at least our 'dream' of our green and pleasant land. Our sense of patriotism and this form of 'gentle nationalism' has it's roots in our links to the history of our Country. …
Continue reading "Exercise 4.2: The British landscape during World War II"
I've not pinned down a specific title for my essay but reading ahead to the Part four coursework, I'd like to explore something around this topic. I've read the extract for the next exercise and as a consequence, I've ordered the book. This is definitely a topic that interests me. Our sense of National identity …
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