I mentioned in last week's post that I enjoy researching social sciences. Well, I began topic selection by researching "Under the Influence". As part of my research, I listened to The Psychology of Price. I admired the relaxed, conversational tone in which the podcast was conducted and the fluid way the information was presented. Plus the theme song is damn cool. The topics that "Under the Influence" explore are quite in line with what I enjoy learning about, and it wasn't long before I had questions of my own:
What other elements of media have power over consumers?
My partner's interests lie faithfully in language and so, I wasn't surprised to know he was researching "Lexicon Valley". I was engaged by its example-style method of presenting research. Ultimately, after listening to "Lexicon Valley"'s Learning to Say No, I had more questions:
What about language, and rhetoric?
Who yields the power and how?
My partner and I have chosen to emulate both "Under the Influence" and "Lexicon Valley" and discuss language as a method of persuasion and a source of power. The significance of exploring this topic is to learn about the language we speak, its persuasive powers and linguistic history.
I'm looking forward to learning about the history of this topic, and contributing to its development.
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