Think critically about the lyrics. What does “walk about” mean?

Think critically about the lyrics. What does “walk about” mean?

Assignments 1)

Take this opportunity to apply your critical thinking skills.

First, watch the following video and think about the spaces being occupied:

(Watch grimes-oblivion)

Now, start composing your thoughts by writing them down in whatever form works best for you. Make notes, scribble fragmented phrases, whatever it takes; just make sure you are writing down your reactions to the video and how you are thinking about the spaces being occupied.

Once you have jotted down your initial thoughts, take a look at the lyrics:

Think critically about the lyrics. What does “walk about” mean? What region in the world do people say something like that? What does this tell us about Grimes? Also, how do you interpret the lyrics? Why does she rarely “walk about” after dark? In this class, I will rarely critique your interpretation as long as you back it up with source evidence (information from a direct source). It isn’t enough to say this song is about a break-up. You need to show specifically what lyrics make you think that and how you are analyzing them.

Continue brainstorming more ideas about how you would go about analyzing this video.

Great, now we are starting to unpack more information about our topic. We should probably launch into a bit of research. Start by looking at the Wikipedia page for this song:

What did you find interesting on this page? How will this inform your analysis? Is it possible to objectify in a non-disrespectful way? What intimate and personal information has Grimes been public about?

Lastly, read this short interview:

You should now have a great deal of insightful information to start your analysis. Watch the video one more time. Do you think differently about the video now, compared to the first time you watched it?

Compose an analysis of the video in paragraph form. Your composition should be between  words.