Monthly Archives: March 2015
Lady Gaga and the Child
Lady Gaga, who often expresses herself through monster metaphors and playing with ideas of monstrosity says in this duet with Maria Aragon that Maria (the ten year old whose cover of Gaga’s “Born this Way” went viral) represents everything the … Continue reading
Close Reading Blog Group A
Victor Frankenstein, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, has created life in the form of a monster. This haunts him, and only becomes worse once the monster begins to terrorize his family. However, there are rare moments of peace that come to … Continue reading
Group A: Close Reading Post
Phosphorescent’s music video entitled Songs For Zula encaptures the experiences of love and heartbreak. They describe this seesaw of a relationship as “cage like;” something that is impossible to escape. The scene holds a meagerly dressed woman hostage in a setting … Continue reading