Key phrases I learned from his video, ones I knew, and all of them I need to share with students:
Ideological fragment: Dr. Cruz explores how a piece of media can be an ideological fragment, meaning a piece or artifact that represents an larger ideology (belief system).
Transgressions: Wrong-doing against others.
Extralegal: Definition (not sanctioned by the law)
Polysemy: having multiple meanings
Yes, I did Venmo him some cash for his content. You should, too.
Now, next school year when I provide instruction on analyzing media (literature, poetry, videos, etc.) and through the lens of facts, opinions, and truth, as well as poetry instruction (revised from Mud & Ink) What an amazing #mentortext to discuss our purposes for analyzing and discussing the media we consume.