Questionnaire

Age? 39
Sex? F
What is your degree subject (both if joint)? not on degree course, am associate student
Does ‘Being Bad’ relate well to the other modules you are taking? have also taken Intro to Philosophy and Intro to Sign Linguistics, so relates to other philosophy module.
If so, how? And if not, why not?
Have you found ‘Being Bad’ too demanding, too easy, or at an appropriate level? too many blogs to do.
Do you think the list of topics covered on the module was appropriate? yes
Are there any topics not included in the module that you would like to see included?
Do you think that the format for classes has worked well? format is OK.
What did you think of the module team? good to have a mixture of staff
Do you think it would have been better to have had more:
Small group discussions? yes, would get more opinions from small groups, speaking in lecture can be intimidating.
Discussion and debate among the class as a whole? see above
Information and talk from lecturers? would have liked equal information and debate balance
The approach taken in the module is interdisciplinary (drawing on perspectives from English Literature, Film Studies, Creative Writing, Philosophy, Media Studies and Politics): do you think this a useful way of approaching the topics covered in the module? it is useful way of dealing with material, but for some students with no experience of creative writing/scripts etc, making it compulsory to have 2 written assessments in different formats can be difficult. eg, I have no experience of creative writing, so am finding rationale and actual writing difficult, as a novice.
Do you think that interdisciplinary modules are a good idea? yes.
Do you think you have benefited from the interdisciplinary approach taken in the module? yes
Would you like to see more modules that cover this kind of subject matter? no
Are you planning to take the follow-up module PH2004 ‘It Shouldn’t Be Allowed’ at level 2? no
Would you recommend ‘Being Bad’ to a friend? no
Do you think that the blogs (web logs) were a good idea? yes, but marking on volume is prescriptive, could they be peer marked?
What did you think of the other assessments (e.g. would it be better to have one longer assessment rather than two shorter ones?)? happy with either 2 short or 1 long
What have you learned from the module? different ways of looking at behaviour.
What parts of the module have you found most useful and why? historical element of being bad, good to see how behaviour fits into culture or history.
What parts do you think were a waste of time and why? none
Are there any other comments you wish to make regarding ‘Being Bad’?

Even Barbie has a tattoo!

If Barbie is the ultimate in acceptable, it would seem that tattoos are now so common place, that even Barbie now has one. OK they are only stick on tattoos at the moment, but you could hardly now say that tattoos are the sign of rebellion!

Tattoos = Being Bad, I don't think so, not if Barbie has one.

This just goes to show that the definition of "Being Bad" has changed considerably over time, and habits that we used to define as "being bad" ie having tattoos is now so "the norm" that even my 65 yr old auntie has one!

OK, so tattooing is now not rebellious enough, so that people have taken piercing to new extremes, scarring etc, so can we expect Barbie 2012 to have multiple piercings, screw on horns, and maybe even be able to take her to a plastic surgeon to have a few ribs removed.

mmm when will it all stop?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/lostinshowbiz/2009/may/01/marina-hyde-barbie-sticker-tattoo

in response to Alex' uni diary - global warming

http://alexsunidiary.blogspot.com/

This is a topic which we should all consider, but not just in terms of global warming, but also the simple fact that the world's resources are not unlimited and it is time that we all started thinking about this. We could concentrate on saving water, electricity, recycle etc.

There is the "well it won't happen in my lifetime" attitude, which I have heard from people, oh dear, back to the responsibility issue.

We have a duty not to waste. FULL STOP.

If for no other reason, then how about just to keep our fuel bills down and save money. If we all thought about trying to reduce our use of the world resources, we would save money.

But we would all benefit from each others frugality, by conserving resources, and looking after our planet. It is our home, and will be the home for our children, but we are doing a pretty good job of destroying it.

We can't turn back time and go back to living like we did in the 50s, tv games, PCs etc, can't be uninvented, we can still live in 2009, but we can also think about what we do, and make a conscious effort to save what we have been given.