Neighborhood Narratives London

One thing that I noticed about the Globe Theater was the explanation how the environment changes the experience for the audience AND the performers.  Usually at a theater or cinema I never think about the people around me, other than in occasional mild annoyance.  However, at the Globe, it is impossible to ignore those around you, especially if you’re standing on the ground.  Further, it’s amazing that twice the amount of people used to be packed into the theater compared to how many fill it on a normal time today.  I think this whole idea relates to our class by showing how environment can change perception.  I think that is one of the reasons that for this class we are taken out of the classroom for experiences.

I also was pretty interested by the map of pills taken in two humans’ lifetimes.  Paradoxically, focusing on one specific thing can shed a lot of light on related factors.  Beyond showing what kind of life the person lived and a lot about their health, the map also said something about our society. One interesting fact is that the man took as many pills in the last ten years of his life as he did in the rest of his life.  A great deal of information can be gained from investigating seemingly simple maps.