I am fascinated by how the media’s coverage can impact a movie, musician, or book’s success and how that coverage plays into the representation (or lack thereof) of alternative and minority cultures. I am hoping I will be able to find the answer to how the development of the media world we live in has affected artistic pursuits today and more broadly our modern culture. I am also interested in how the media’s dependance on telling a narrative affects the portrayal of real-life stories and people since it often means they are reduced to characters and plot points. My interest in music also brings me to question how our culture’s movement to a niche nation affects the development, production, and success of alternative music today. Especially when you compare the development and success of “alternative” music before the beginning of the digital age and now.

These questions all fuel my interest in media’s influence on art. Which of course is a very broad interest. I hope my time at Gaylord College gives me not only the ability to understand these complex questions and relationships, but also prepares me to produce media that contributes to the success and diversification of arts today.