{"id":86,"date":"2021-10-24T07:56:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T14:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ncheung540\/?p=86"},"modified":"2021-10-24T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T14:58:43","slug":"task-7-mode-bending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ncheung540\/2021\/10\/24\/task-7-mode-bending\/","title":{"rendered":"Task 7: Mode Bending"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Transcript<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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In the home\u00a0of\u00a0my bag<\/p>\n

Is\u00a0a\u00a0collection\u00a0of\u00a0items<\/p>\n

Little pieces\u00a0of\u00a0me<\/p>\n

Mingled and mixed<\/p>\n

Rummaged through and handled<\/p>\n

With urgence, sensitivity and relief<\/p>\n

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A set\u00a0of\u00a0notebooks\u00a0and a pen<\/p>\n

Humble and quiet\u00a0at the bottom<\/p>\n

Sleeping until\u00a0I\u00a0wake them up<\/p>\n

To\u00a0fill\u00a0empty pages\u00a0with memories and snippets<\/p>\n

Of\u00a0overheard conversations<\/p>\n

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Satchets\u00a0of\u00a0herbal\u00a0tea<\/p>\n

Butterfly pea, lemon,\u00a0osmanthus, and pear<\/p>\n

Tangy aromatic blends\u00a0of\u00a0fruit and florals<\/p>\n

A\u00a0hug\u00a0shaped\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0palms<\/p>\n

Quenching thirst<\/p>\n

And refreshing\u00a0my\u00a0senses<\/p>\n

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A wallet<\/p>\n

A sanctuary, a treasure trove\u00a0of\u00a0my identity<\/p>\n

Zipped safe with my cards and coins<\/p>\n

Expired coupons<\/p>\n

Faded receipts<\/p>\n

A lucky charm<\/p>\n

And\u00a0polaroids\u00a0of\u00a0the ones\u00a0dear\u00a0in my heart<\/p>\n

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Bandaids\u00a0and painkillers<\/p>\n

To give me a pat on the head<\/p>\n

A healing\u00a0hand<\/p>\n

To say, \u201cit\u2019s ok\u201d to my clumsy self<\/p>\n

To alleviate, soothe, and relieve<\/p>\n

For me to spread the\u00a0calm<\/p>\n

Softening the rough edges<\/p>\n

Of\u00a0salted pain and bittered\u00a0blood<\/p>\n

To others in need<\/p>\n

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Hand\u00a0cream<\/p>\n

To\u00a0wrap\u00a0my hands<\/p>\n

With a blanket\u00a0of\u00a0hydration<\/p>\n

A mirror,\u00a0lipbalm, and perfume<\/p>\n

To give me a nod,<\/p>\n

to say, \u201cyou look good\u201d<\/p>\n

To envelop me with a\u00a0honeyed\u00a0breeze<\/p>\n

Of\u00a0rose and lemon and\u00a0geranium\u00a0and mandarin<\/p>\n

Fragrant and lingering<\/p>\n

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Packets\u00a0of\u00a0tissues\u00a0and cooling wipes<\/p>\n

Conquering\u00a0the Hong Kong heat<\/p>\n

With\u00a0a multitude\u00a0of\u00a0abilities<\/p>\n

Unfolding\u00a0strong\u00a0sheets\u00a0of\u00a0strength<\/p>\n

Silent but works just as vigorously<\/p>\n

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Phone and earphones<\/p>\n

Two extra limbs on my body<\/p>\n

No other words needed<\/p>\n

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And to fight\u00a0the pandemic and<\/p>\n

To keep me safe<\/p>\n

Floating and clinging by touch<\/p>\n

From the air of\u00a0invisible threats<\/p>\n

An assembled army\u00a0of\u00a0surgical masks\u00a0and\u00a0hand sanitizer<\/p>\n

Of\u00a0alcohol spray and wipes<\/p>\n

Often\u00a0surrendered\u00a0and feverishly replenished<\/p>\n

Their sacrifices\u00a0not in vain<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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For this mode bending task, I decided to write a poem based on the items in my bag and read it as spoken word. The items in my bag (original post here<\/strong><\/a>) are more or less the same, minus a few which have already been used. Cope & Kalantzis (2009) state that all texts are inherently multimodal, and any mode can be represented through digital means. This means that in the increasing convergence of text within digital contexts, meaning making can be transmitted through layers of multimedia. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The spoken word poem is an oral representation of the visual, the photo of the contents. Through evocative literary devices in both the oral and written representation (transcript) of \u201cwhat\u2019s in my bag\u201d, the audience can construct meaning with their world knowledge to envision the contents. I incorporate personification to provide a vibrant life to the otherwise still life objects, hoping to give them a voice and insight on their roles as my \u201cfriends.\u201d I created this with very little revision to show my initial impressions instilled in these items and to record my sensory experience as I reflected on the texture, the scent, the sound, and the emotions evoked by each one. I hope to unfold their backstories buried deep inside my bag.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The audience members are likely to visualize these items as they hear them appear through oral representation. If this were a video, gestural representation would have also been an aspect of influencing meaning, embodied through the presenter\u2019s gestures and facial expressions in the performance. It can even be argued that the use of poetic devices could evoke vivid imagery enough to trigger tactile meaning making. When has a piece of writing or audio moved you? Perhaps you might have felt a deep, guttural sensation running through your body, so visceral like no other, distinct from how others imagine it. Perhaps you could feel, and almost taste, what was being described. The whole experience could be so palpable, as if you could pick out the words in mid-air and they would transform to that object or transport you to that very experience. You connect and feel the piece like no other, based on your own personal experiences, emotions, and characteristics. The whole interpretation is based on you, as a human being. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Cope & Kalantzis (2009) indicated that \u201cthe different modes of meaning are, however, not simply parallel, and this is something we have come to recognize more clearly in the work we have done over the past decade. Meaning expressed in one mode cannot be directly and completely translated into another\u201d (p. 180). The image of the contents of my bag cannot be compared to a video of me describing and showing them, or a written text narrating the details and history of each item, or a musical composition as a more abstract representation. Each mode presents the same thing in a different manner, and in turn, the audience experiences it differently, depending on how they perceive (and prefer) each mode. The organization and the order in which they interpret the objects and how they construct them in their minds are not the same either. The narration and presentation (linear or organic), the details, the placement, and the flow of thought (guided, situated, or free flow), all attribute to meaning making. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What did you find different between the visual representation and the oral representation of the contents in my bag? Which one was more detailed? Which one evoked a more elaborate understanding of the contents and the owner themselves? Did one mode show something that another could not have shown? What made you think this way? <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reference\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cope, B. & Kalantzis, M. (2009). Multiliteracies: New literacies, new learning.\u00a0<\/span>Pedagogies: An International Journal, 4(<\/span><\/i>3), 164-195.\u00a0<\/span>DOI:0.1080\/15544800903076044<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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