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Comm-Entary, Spring 2020 - Full Issue
Comm-Entary, Spring 2020 - Full Issue
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In this issue:
Changing Dynamics in Digital Culture & Society: The Phenomenon of “Blackfishing” by Estefania De La Torre
A Royal Pain: Tensions of Womanhood in Padmaavat by Hannah Baum
A Narrative of Antiquity: An Analysis of the Shift in Ecclesiastical-Secular Power in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy by Kyra Nelson
The Conflict over Cliché by David Hadley
Nano-Influencers as a Commodity by Caila Kilson-Kuchtic
Instagram On Paper: Journaling, Photography and Mindfulness by Emma Barresi
A Rhetorical Analysis of Twitter: ISTE Educational Technology Conference Exhibitors by Hannah Baum
DNA Databases: Problematic on Grounds of Constitutionality, Fallibility, and Discriminatory Practice …
Martin Luther King Day Keynote Address (January 20, 2020, The Kent School In Ct), Nelson Thomas
Martin Luther King Day Keynote Address (January 20, 2020, The Kent School In Ct), Nelson Thomas
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On January 20th 2020, I had the opportunity to go back to my alma mater and address the school during their celebration of Martin Luther King Day as the Keynote Speaker! It was a wonderful experience to be able to able to address the school for this celebration! I hope that this message resonates with you as a viewer and serves as a reminder that no matter how small our platform we have the power to create an impact in our communities.
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Representations Of Women: A Media Intentions And Effects Analysis Of The Popular Music Industry, Emily A. Bourne
Representations Of Women: A Media Intentions And Effects Analysis Of The Popular Music Industry, Emily A. Bourne
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This thesis features a critical media effects analysis of the present United States music industry. Popular music and its associated production and promotion industry is overwhelmingly dominated by men and is correspondingly subject to the influence of dominant cultural ideologies. These ideologies include the oppression and marginalization of women and the furthering of their subordinate status within American culture. The projection of these inherently unjust principles not only reinscribes pre-established societal status quos, but also influences the general public to further internalize, develop, and reproduce them. These prompted understandings contribute to the lacking power and equality of women in society …
Uses Unaddressed: How Social Technologies Tacitly Allow Gender-Based Violence, Brooke Marston
Uses Unaddressed: How Social Technologies Tacitly Allow Gender-Based Violence, Brooke Marston
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Growing technological capabilities have enhanced and intensified the potential for surveillance in many areas of life. Particularly, the placement of advanced technology in the hands of everyday people has produced ample opportunities for interpersonal monitoring. This growing capacity to surveil others we know without sophisticated techniques has concerning implications for acts of gender-based violence and intimate partner violence, which often hinge on surveillance, isolation, and control. Often, technology is used to the advantage of abusers in achieving such ends, and the wealth of personal information that is often available online leaves users vulnerable to acts of gender-based violence such as …