SumBlog 12

   Anthony Gidden's approach on radicalized modernity really had me thinking about our society today.  Things have been changing in society and some people have been adapting to change while some are still stuck in their old ways.  The Pleasantville video really put it into perspective, and is one of my favorite movies.  In Pleasantville everyone sees things as black and white and everyone has their routine that they do not stray from until two people start to modernize it.  Then things start going from black and white to color and a whole new and exciting world is seen.  I feel that this is what radicalized modernity is really about, something exciting, new, changing the economy and the world around us each generation.  We see it in our architecture, art, and even gender roles.

  The building on the left is from the early 1900's while the building on the right is a 21st century building.  Notice the difference, the change, it's more open, more light, with a design that makes it interesting, and noticeable.