Do you consider yourself as active when you watch tv, read a book, listen to music, or browse the web? Are the forms of activity different for different types of media?
Whenever I watch Netflix or TV, I tend to pay attention, unless there are outside distractions. I do consider myself as a active when I listen to music and browse the Internet because I am taking in all the things I see and hear. I am also thinking about the lyrics, songwriter, or genre. When I read a book, I have to focus on being an active audience member because it is harder to stay on task. There are multiple meanings that coexist in texts, so, this makes me have to really think about the many implications the book is conveying. My forms of activity are different for varying sources of media depending on whether I am interested in the content or if the media is open for interpretation. If it is ambiguous, this requires me to be more active than a passive audience member.