“Cracked”\u00a0is a popular culture\/humor website with an intellectual bent. Their articles, many of which are reader-submissions, cover a wide-range of topics dealing with society, culture and popular art. \u00a0Their articles tend to be written in a five-point “listicle” format in which information about culture is condensed and presented in an amusing and interesting manner. \u00a0The site also includes image macros, called “Photoplasties” which create meme style information graphics, sometimes for the sake of humour and sometimes to present interesting or unusual information.<\/p>\n
In this project you will work together in groups of 4-5 to collaborate on a either a five-point Cracked style “listicle” or a set of 10 photoplalsties\u00a0which you will also present in class in a 15 minute presentation, as well as hand in to me afterward.<\/p>\n
Cracked articles use a 5 point \u201clisticle\u201d format for presenting information in a condensed manner. Thus, each group member ideally should be responsible for one entry. Information included in the article must be sourced and a bibliography of sources included at the end of your article\/macros. \u00a0The presentations will be held in-class on the 29th of March. \u00a0You can e-mail your articles to me at Barbara.fraser@ubc.ca<\/p>\n
Here are some Cracked articles on similar themes we discuss in class.<\/p>\n
5 Things Movies Get Wrong About Dictatorships<\/a> Here are the groups we have so far:<\/p>\n Anya Elias HyunJin Min, Daniel Provost Liz Vermunt Mackenzie Cole, Chris Grant The rest of you will need to let me know who you would like to work with. \u00a0Those who haven’t gotten a group or haven’t attended class enough to know whom you would like to work with should get in touch with me and I will try to put you with someone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Cracked”\u00a0is a popular culture\/humor website with an intellectual bent. Their articles, many of which are reader-submissions, cover a wide-range of topics dealing with society, culture and popular art. \u00a0Their articles tend to be written in a five-point “listicle” format in … Continue reading
\nLife as an American Punk Band in China<\/a>
\n5 Shockingly Progressive Policies from Dictatorships<\/a>
\n6 Ugly Facts of Life from Communist Cuba<\/a>
\nFamous Things You Are Picturing Wrong (Pictofacts)<\/a><\/p>\n
\nXimena Kuzma Mongrut
\nFernando Castillo
\nSilas Latchem
\nGustavo Villela<\/p>\n
\nLaura Garcia,
\nBianca Gobalesa,
\nSarah Drew
\nAlberto Montilla<\/p>\n
\nLiam Doll
\nJose Pablo Montoya
\nBrendan Currie O’Brien
\nAlister Langlois<\/p>\n
\nJacob Fischer Smith
\nMelissa Funes
\nVlad Chibiskov
\nNatan Villarreal
\nSarah Lytle <\/p>\n
\nEric Swanson,
\nJoe Whysker,
\nJackson Vesey<\/p>\n
\nKianna Trovik
\nLiam Sasky
\nRuze Guvenc
\nZahraa Janjua<\/p>\n