In “Let’s Talk About Love” Wilson gives reasons for his tastes and distastes, followed by different reasons to support both. In chapters six to eight, the concept of taste is examined through the ideas of Hume, Kant, and Bourdieu. Does Wilson seem to favour one…

The typical one direction fan is extraordinarily conspicuous, making no qualms about her love for the  band by wearing 1D rings and tops while posting concert pictures on her instagram. She (at most one direction concerts, only about 2% of the entire audience is male)…

1. How are Hume, Kant, and Bourdieu different in their thinking about taste? (You might choose to focus on two rather than all three.) Whom do you tend to agree with more, and why? What examples might help support your preference? When comparing all three…

David Hume describes what he sees as a tasteful person in terms of,  “strong sense, united to delicate sentiment, improved by practice, perfected by comparison and cleared of all prejudice.” (Wilson 80) Hume correlates his ideas with a class that is so elite those specific…

In the reading, Wilson explicitly states the purpose of the book: to examine musical tastes based on social and geographical culture and whether or not they hold any water. His goal is to search for the redeeming qualities in so-called “bad art”, by first examining…

  The video for “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion is basically a summary of the short relationship between Jack and Rose and of the movie Titanic. It portrays the song as sad, yet hopeful in that Jack and Rose were once together,…

I immediately felt engaged in the performances of both Celine Dion and Elliot Smith from the moment I began watching them. Although the two performances differed in appearance, they both had the same effect on the audience, each causing the audience to be engaged in…

Have any of your favorite books been turned into movies? Or have you ever disobeyed the edict to “read the book first” before seeing the movie? When I rewatched the Celine Dion video (the official one, not the Oscars performance), I thought about that trend…

Both Elliott Smith and Celine Dion’s live performances are incredibly captivating and both have a number of unique qualities that make them appealing. While watching both performances I almost felt as if I was sitting in the auditorium due to each singers ability to connect…