Discuss how videos are made and what they typically contain.

apply Griswold’s cultural diamond to a specific object of your choosing
Describe the object
-You should offer a detailed description of your chosen object. What is it called? How is it put together?
-for example, if you are focusing on music and want to use an example of a music video: focus then on what a music video is. Discuss how videos are made and what they typically contain. Discuss the details of your chosen video, based on information that you can find.
Provide information/background on the object
-This is really an extension of point #1, but it delves a bit into the history of that object
-e.g., if you were analyzing a Megan Thee Stallion video, you would want to say a bit about Megan Thee Stallion’s music career, her music genre, and its history, and (briefly) the history and contexts of music videos.
What is the object used for? How? How typically used? Where, when, by whom and why?
-Here the key is to apply Griswold’s framework, particularly the idea of cultural receivers and usage contexts.
-e.g., how are music videos used, typically? Where, when, by whom and why? Try to address these types of questions.
Meaningfulness of the object?
-Here the key is to apply Griswold’s framework, particularly the idea of cultural meaning.
-e.g., what meanings or interpretations have critics and/or observers (such as in YouTube comments) given to Megan Thee Stallion/music videos? What is your response to their interpretations? What might these meanings be referring to? What is the analytic relevance of this?
Connections to other points of the diamond?
-any other relevancies from Griswold or other course materials? How can these be applied?
Your conclusions?
-Having looked at this object and having applied Griswold, what deeper insights and understandings can now be made for this form of culture? What does the analysis tell us about the nature of culture?

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