Collectively, our group decided to choose the theme of absurdism for the piece that is going to be broadcasted in radio. We chose absurdism because of the absurd nature of the current world, also we felt compelled to do a piece that caressed of a single meaning.

My first approach to undertaking this theme was to investigate absurdism and choose a direction to take when composing my part of the piece. Absurdism is defined as “a philosophy based on the belief that the universe is irrational and meaningless and that the search for order brings the individual into conflict with the universe” (Merriam-Webster, 2020). The word that standout for me was irrational, and inspired me to expose irrationality in the radio and news.

One of my peers of the group explained that he would base his piece in The Myth of Sisyphus, by Albert Camus. This essay exemplify the concept of absurdism by referencing the greek myth of Sisyphus (King, 2019) . The essay explains that the task of Sisyphus is totally pointless as all human endeavors and that we should find our own meaning in pointless actions. This concept also resonated a lot in my ideas.

I decided to expose absurdism in the news, making a collage combining news pointless news and real horrifying news. This creates a uncomfortable aspect to my piece, and I expose irrationality in current news.