My name is Olivia Nobs, Olivia is fine! My pronouns are she/her! I am a sophomore studying English at Stony Brook. I’m a commuter, I live only 15 minutes from campus! I love to read, all types of books, though I usually prefer fiction. I love music and musicals, my favorite is Mitski and The Zombies. My comfort show is New Girl and I’m obsessed with my baby boy Georgie, he is a Shichon (shih tzu/ bichon)
I have been doing a lot of embroideries this summer, as well as gardening in my yard. I work at a public library in the children’s department, and I am planning on being a librarian in the future.
I took this class because, like everyone else, I’m fulfilling a credit, but I am also interested in this genre of media, particularly those that involve dystopian highlights. I have been told in the past I am very introspective, so I think this class suits me quite well. After browsing the class materials it also has elements that resemble psych which I also have an interest in. So I am looking forward to delving into the materials the class provides.
My favorite series of novels is the Scythe trilogy by Neal Shusterman, it actually relates to a lot of the Ideas we play with in class. It plays with morality, death, and one’s sense of self. My other favorite is Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott, I have a soft spot for classics similar.
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Hi! My name is Rebecca Kennedy; people usually call me Rebecca, Becky, or Becca so any of them are fine, and my pronouns are She/Her). I am a Senior studying English here at Stony brook and I Transferred from Farmingdale about three? Semesters ago. I like to read; though specifically books that have supernatural elements. I love listening to music. Some of my current favorite songs are “Glimpse of us” by Joji, “One More Hour” by Tame Impala, “Sober” by Tool, and “Hey” by Pixies. Currently like most other people I am also obsessively watching Stranger Things.
I recently got a puppy, Maxine (totallynotnamedafterMaxfromStrangerThings) and so besides work and school she has been taking up a lot of my sister and my time.
I decided to take this class because it fulfills one of the requirements but also because I am a huge fan of media related classes when we get to look into films, shows etc. So it seemed like a good choice.
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My name is Jeremy Waterman(He/Him) and I don’t have any cool nicknames or other things to be called by. I had a decent amount of summer plans but college comes first…. right? I am a senior and already walked so I may be not too amazing but I will definitely be trying my best to analyze and all that stuff haha. I took this class because the subject matter seemed interesting and I need it to fully graduate. When it comes to sports I only watch Hockey(Rangers), Soccer(Barcelona), and Baseball(Mets) but I have not really had time to watch any of them. Some of my favorite books and movies would be American Gods, Breaking Bad, the Iron Man trilogy, Game of Thrones, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and just recently The Boys. I have been constantly trying to find new books to dive into but I always end up rereading The Outsiders, Normal People, and every Stephen King horror book. I am also obsessed with Marvel and 99 percent of the characters that come from it. If I had to guess what got me so interested in reading and writing for myself it would definitely be Stan Lee and all of his work. I have been trying to exercise a little more lately because Covid praised me for being a shut in. Whether its running, playing with my dog, or just going for a walk I’ve been trying my best to stay active in any way possible. I also love to watch anime that I have seen over a hundred times as well like Naruto, Dragon Ball, and Yu Yu Hakusho. 
Hello! :)
Hi everyone! My name is Yi! Most of my friends called me Yiyi or Eve (which are my nickname). She/her pronouns. In addition to going to work during the summer, I like to exercise/workout for about 30 minutes every morning after getting up and then showering. This process makes me full of energy to start my study or work every day. Secondly, after exercising, I will continuously spend 1-2 hours a day listening to books and speaking practice to improve my speaking ability! Exercise + listening + speaking, I especially enjoy this process, completely relaxed and immersed in it. I occasionally go shopping with friends, watch movies, sleep on weekends, and go to the library to read. I chose this class because of the course requirements and thought it would be fun. I had never learned multimedia analysis and expertise before. Many people have become self-media or related social media careers, and I usually follow some bloggers such as TikTok.
I love watching anime, action, crime, and comedy movies and TV series, among which Kung Fu Panda series, Red Notice, Squid Game, and How to get away with Murder are all TV movies I am currently watching. I also hope to learn more expertise in multimedia. In addition to work and school, I am planning to become a tutor on some Chinese learning platforms to accumulate my own teaching experience. In the future, I want to be a Tesol teacher! I am very much looking forward to studying with you all this semester.
I share one of my favorite songs, My Love by Westlife. Have a great summer time!
@westlifeclips Wow what a moment. Westlife and the Backstreet boys come together and sings 2 songs. #mylove and I want it that way. #westlife #backstreetboys #bsb
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My name is Hasan Baalbaki, and my pronouns are he/him. My interests are Video games, and I’m a fan of Marvel and Star Wars, as you can tell by the first picture I posted. My favorite shows include The Mandalorian, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, and Dragon Ball Z. I was born in the US but I have family roots in Beirut, Lebanon. I have been studying in AUB (American University of Beirut) for 4 years before transferring to Stonybrook. During my time at AUB, the country was going through the Lebanese Revolution, and It was LITERALLY happening right outside my house. It was happening downtown, and I live 5 minutes away from downtown. The photo above is a sculpture that was made by the people. There were a lot of these sculptures by the pier and downtown. I think its safe to say that I have a lot of stories to tell my future kids lol.
This is a picture of me back in 2014, when I took a trip to South Africa. My group and I went to a wild cat sanctuary and we got to pet the cheetahs. I’m currently working at a retail job, so I’m gonna have to juggle with both my job and school work. But, since I did a Summer I course with no issue, I’m not really worried. I was searching for classes to do during summer II and I was recommended this course and another. I took this course to help fulfill requirements for my English Lit Major, and I am interested in films and the art of filmmaking. So, when I heard about a class that talks about it and how the mind is represented in those films, I immediately signed up. Hopefully ,by the end of this course, I will have a better understanding of the mind, and how it’s represented in film.
Where will the wind take me
Hi everyone! My name is Elizabeth! She/Her. I currently live in Huntington with my Husband Dave and our chocolate lab mix Bella. Bella is 4 years old, and we adopted her at 4 months. She is our baby before the babies. My husband and I love to travel and have been fortunate enough to visit many places around the world. We have a huge trip planned next year to visit parts of Italy, France, and Spain. Here is just a preview of some cool spots we have been back in 2018! I look forward to exploring the views and trying new foods!
this is a picture of Bella snuggled up on the couch where we spend a lot of our time together. She is such a loveable girl and how can you not love that face! hehe
These pictures were from Italy in 2018 and the sites were beautiful and the food just amazing! yum yum!
aside from traveling and eating, I love spending time with friends either going to concerts or hanging at the beach. Fishing is also a past time I enjoy in the summer months. Sitting back listening to the waves crash on the shore is the most amazing sound to me. Recently we went to the Atlantic city beer festival with friends and got to see a couple bands we enjoy New found Glory and Alkaline trio. Also an emo girl at heart!
My passion was science, but I have always been interested in English. English has always been my favorite subject. Making the switch is new and exciting and I plan on trading in my scrubs for a profession in English. I would love to one day teach at a high school or college level. Maybe even go into higher education! who knows where the wind will take me!
I look forward to meeting all my fellow peers! 🙂
Hi Guys, My Name Is Steph :)
Hi everyone! My name is Stephanie (Steph, Stephanie, or hey you, all works for getting my attention, I work with kids so mostly I just get screamed at until my attention is refocused on them lol). My pronouns are she/her and hun/gry. I love reading and mostly this summer I have been working and trying to read through my extensive book collection and finally part with a few because after I reached the more than a couple hundred range and they began piling on the floor, I thought something has got to change. I decided to take this course not only to fulfill a requirement for my English major but because this class sounded incredibly interesting, and I have never taken a multi-media class before, and watching movies and analyzing them is already something I enjoy doing on a weekly basis. So far this summer I have watched Always Be My Maybe, The Hateful Eight, Hunt For The Wilder People, 18 Presents, Léon: The Professional, Nobody Knows I’m Here, Looper, Malcolm, and Marie, and a couple more but I’ve already listed too many. Needless to say, I am a huge fan of film and find it to be an integral part of influencing our society while also commenting upon pressing issues and bringing these issues to the forefront of our collective consciousness. And as someone who is also majoring in psychology, I find topics about who we are, why we are who we are, and what our consciousness is and where it stems from fundamentally interesting. I wish you all nothing but the best and I am crossing my fingers for all of us to get A’s. 🙂
Introduction AKA Please Let There Be Someone Who Likes The Same Music As Me
Hello everyone.
I’m Guga Khidasheli (he/his/him). I’m a Greek Georgian immigrant who came to the United States around 3 years ago. I’m an English major, also minoring in Journalism and Japanese Studies. I’m writing, albeit very slowly, a fantasy book, not focusing on publishing it since a lot of it comes down to luck. If anyone has the free time to give me feedback on some sample chapters, I’d be grateful and more than willing to do the same for your own projects.
Of course, this also means that I am an avid fantasy reader. Although it’s hard to sit down and read a thousand page epic without feeling guilty about procrastinating on an essay. Right now, I’m reading Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson and Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson. Almost finished with the former, around a fifth into the latter.
Outside of books, I’m a big fan of the metal and rock genres in music. I constantly listen to Rammstein (new album is so good), Slipknot, A Perfect Circle, TOOL, System of A Down, Avenged Sevenfold, MUSE, and some other folks I’m probably forgetting. My favorites from each band (skip if not interested) are as follow:
Rammstein: Angst
Slipknot: Sulfur
A Perfect Circle: The Outsider
TOOL: The Grudge
System of A Down: Question!
Avenged Sevenfold: Mad Hatter
MUSE: Showbiz (title track)
Because of so much excellent music in my life, I decided to take up the guitar and bass. The result? I have written 2 songs (albeit they lack drums ;-;) and am working on dozens of work-in-progress projects (again, no drums, I’m sad). If anyone knows a drummer who is into metal, I would appreciate it if you set up a meet and greet :P. Jokes aside, I do plan on forming a band, assuming I meet the right people.
As for why I picked this class, it’s solely for the credit. I wanted something over the summer that would help me graduate faster, and I just basically did what a person does when they don’t know which book to pick from a shelf. I closed my eyes, pointed randomly at the shelf (well, technically, the options at Degree Works), and accepted what I got. Either way, any new information that could give me some insight about anything, really, is useful. And so, this class, especially since it’s about Cogsci, will definitely be a great asset.
Though the class involves a lot of self-learning, I am looking forward to meeting as many people as I can.
Warmly,
Guga
Introductions
Hi everyone!
My name is April (she/her/hers) and I am a senior majoring in English. I expect to graduate in the spring and pursue a career in physical therapy. It’s way different than expected from an English major, but I’ve always been passionate about physical therapy and I’ve always loved English, so I thought why not pursue both. I currently work at two physical therapy offices and have only ever worked medical jobs such as a certified nursing assistant and medical scribe.
Fun facts about me is that I grew up in Connecticut and moved out to New York as a freshmen. I absolutely love New York compared to Connecticut because of the diversity in this state. My hobbies include going to the gym, journaling, reading, makeup, and cozying up to watch my favorite films. I am one of those people that will rewatch their favorite film 100x over. My all time favorite movies are the Harry Potter series, the Marvel series, and Me Before You. My top favorite artists are PartyNextDoor and The Weeknd.
My summer has consisted of working a lot and hanging with my friends whenever we are free. A lot of my friends have graduated this past spring and they have started their real adult lives and jobs, so it’s hard to make time now-a-days. In a few weeks, I am planning on a day trip to Baltimore with my coworkers to eat seafood. I can’t wait because I absolutely love seafood (and food in general). People always say they’re a foodie, but whenever someone asks me my motivation to get up everyday is, it’s food.
I decided to take this course because it is a requirement for the major and I have never taken a film class before. I have taken a course at Stony similar to this one, where we had to blog each week but was based more on academia and articles. It was very fun and I think this class will be the same. It will be interesting to see everyone’s different perspectives on the films we watch in class and seeing what everyone blogs about.
This is a picture of me to put a face to a name. I am the one on the right. This was taken in May with one of my girls that graduated. It’s giving scholar 😉
Meghan Krulder’s Intro
Hello everyone! My name is Meghan Krulder, my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am a senior studying English here at Stony Brook. I went to a few different colleges previously, so I’ll be finishing up my degree in the summer or fall of 2023, since I’m playing “catch-up” now.
You might have guessed that one of my hobbies is reading, but I also run a (mediocre) bookstagram! I also enjoy listening to music, spending time outside, and playing Pokemon Go with my boyfriend. Some of my favorite artists are Harry Styles, Turnover, Taylor Swift, Movements, and Florence + The Machine, to name a few.
I live with my boyfriend Tyler near Patchogue. We have two cats, one named Dewey, the orange one, whose named after a library cat that I read about when I was younger (original Dewey’s name is inspired by the Dewey Decimal System); and Freya, named after the Norse goddess. Tyler chose her name because he’s into all things Norse Mythology. We are crazy obsessed with them and treat them like actual babies (lol).
I decided to take this course to expand my horizons. I am actually not a film or television person! I thought this class would challenge me and educate me on a topic I never had a lot of interest in, mostly because it’s hard for films to hold my attention. When watching movies, I always gravitate towards comedies and romance, sometimes horror, but never scifi! The only film I’ve watched on the list is Inside Out! I plan to make Tyler watch all of the films with me, so it’s a win win.