Tuesday, May 10, 2011

No Child Born With HIV



No Child Born with HIV, One Voice

This blog is a great example of kinesics. Even though there is a narrator throughout the entire video clip the images and non-verbal communication that is being represented are far more strong than the spoken words. Some examples of strong use of kinesics were; messages written on the bellys of pregnant mothers, the body language that women dispalyed to show seriousness and empathy. I thought it was a very powerful message the way this video was constructed and this really expressed meanings that modified the verbal message. These nonverbal messages and cues interacted extremely well together to encourage a stronger message to prevail.

Other important factors were the females facial expressions, eyes, body movements and structures. Some other important terminology related to the video clip and kinesics are; illustrations,  regulators, and affect display were all present. I dont think that this clip would have been as powerful or emotional had these nonverbal message and cues been present.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Interview with a Local African American Leader




Interview with a Local African American Leader:
Michele Hancock, Kenosha Unified School District Superintendant

This video was created for my Communication 370: Comm & Social Movements course. I uploaded this Interview to my "Dissecting Language and Human Communication" blog becasue this is related to the type of research about language that I am studying for COMM 335: Language and Human Communcation. I will be giving a more in-depth analysis of this below.