UNH The Annihilation of Time and Space by Rebecca Solnit Reading Response
I’m trying to study for my Art & Design course and I need some help to understand this question.
This reading is a chapter from the book, River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West. In it, the author Rebecca Solnit contextualizes the invention of high-speed photography within the Industrial Revolution of the late 19th century, and points to its profound effects on our lives.
Try and place yourself in the shoes of someone living in this time period. What do you think the effects of high-speed photography, the railroad, and all these other technologies have had on your personal life?
Are there parallels to any of these conditions today? What technologies are the game changers of our time? How do photographs, and the way we view them, influence our perceptions of contemporary life?
Write a 250-300 word response to the reading, as well as a thoughtful and concise comment on at least one classmate’s response. If you agree or disagree with something, tell us why.
Post your response with time for others to read and comment before the due date on Thursday, 10/8.
Come to class prepared to have a group discussion on the readings.
AnnihilationofTimeandSpace.pdf