The Pechakucha assignment honestly surprised me. When it comes to slideshows I can usually just tune out after the first couple of minutes, but the time limit and clarity of the information combated these habituals of mine. I learned a lot, but even better I found it incredibly interesting to see the way people presented their information, because at times it was incredibly unique and enthralling. I learned that the nature of Pechakucha really prioritized efficiency, while also providing us with a certain constraint in order to get a bit creative with how we share information,
While reading some of the monuments pieces I felt as if each of them had something that they needed to prove. For example, for the Tate piece felt the need to expose what history has done to people. Each level exposed how much each person was taken advantage of in service of someone else. For the rumors of war piece exposed the whole idealism of the past resurrecting a past historical leader to make sure that the event does not happen again. The Bracero monument exposed all of the work that the people of that time had done in order to make sure that not another person is taken advantage of again. But truth be told, all of these monuments have come with some sort of backlash. The bracero monument had gotten criticism for stating that the braceros were free to do what they wished. From what the article had stated that was not the truth. It was merely one persons interpretation of what a bracero was, b...
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