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Wednesday November 07th 2012, 10:49 pmThe election happily over, and now having time to reflect on the classroom setting I was involved in this last Monday, I put some thought into the experience of being directly confronted by analytical explorations of my work on Batwoman. The class is being taught by my good friend John Bultena, I found it all equal parts exhilarating and daunting. It was also a bit unnerving, standing in front of a group of highly intelligent students and try to hold my own with any of the thoughts they may have incurred from the task of breaking down the content of the work into scrutinized aspects. But it was a grand learning event, seeing the work through eager eyes and, hearing through their questions, just how the work and notions and subtext inherent in the material can be perceived. In that the positive messages we’re trying to send through evolution of the story and character are being absorbed in mostly the manner we’ve intended. Thats the thing with doing this work, especially due to always trying to explore the experimental side of creativity, is wondering if the overall results of said experiments are functioning well enough to enhance the work. And that this mode of thinking propels the meanings behind the story and images in exciting thoughtful ways. It was also fascinating for me getting into the perspective and analytical debates the material fundamentally brings up, put forth from nonobjective research and desire. It all developed into meta-textual conversations about cultural and modern societal expectations, about the world we live in. I relished this, as all good comics and works of fiction should do this, should provoke discussions and thoughts of the reality we live in ourselves. To not only entertain but to educate or comment on deeper rooted ideas or concepts, through subtext that sits within layers below the surface content.
In Class (Wearing My Fancy Shoes)
November 7th 2012
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Hey there Aloura
It was my pleasure to do the class, and I’m glad that you guys found it useful to have the discussions we had.
Wish I could have attended a class like that while I was in school !!
Comment by Pam 11.09.12 @ 6:02 pmLeave a Comment
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I noticed your shoes Mr. Williams. I liked them a lot and I cannot thank you enough for coming to our class!
Comment by Aloura Alcantar 11.08.12 @ 3:49 pm