The environmental movement first gained popularity in the 1960's, a time when society was radically changing. The movement was created to inform those about the changing climate of the planet and inspire others do act upon it. In today's generation, the environmental movement is just one of the major movements happening. In the 1960's, the environmental movement was centered around pollution and the human actions that caused this pollution. Within this movement, artists such as Marvin Gaye, the Beach Boys, and the Beatles used music to reach the public. As years have gone by, the environmental movement has evolved, taking on an action approach. The movement is now about taking action, creating and planning conservation strategies and new green efforts. Like the 1960's, music continues to have a deep impact on its audience, addressing many radical and controversial topics in society. Death Cab for Cutie, a punk rock band, has used the rhetorical situation or kairos of today to inspire the audience to act on pollution and climate change in their song "Why You'd Want to Live Here". Death Cab for Cutie uses the rhetorical situation of today's environmental movement to empower the audience and move them into action.
This is a really good post. This blog does does well at explaining the artist's view of the issue at hand, and Death Cab For Cutie is an excellent band. The only thing I would add is a bit more detail about what exactly the environmental issues are specifically. But this is a little thing, this post was great.
ReplyDeleteI like that this posts treats your two texts as equals, rather than focusing one and drawing connections to the other. It does a good job of establishing their contexts and avoids the confusion that doing so in multiple posts can create.
ReplyDeleteI really loved how you connected the 1960's movements to modren era. However, you should focus more on current environmental issues rather than past. Other than that you have put decent effort.
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