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Shopping For A Cause: Social Influencers, Performative Allyship, And The Commodification Of Activism, Emily Mckellar
Shopping For A Cause: Social Influencers, Performative Allyship, And The Commodification Of Activism, Emily Mckellar
Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations
Since the early 2010s, social media has been a powerful tool for protestors and activists throughout the world. In times of crisis and political uprisings, users have pulled out their phones and taken to platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and, more recently, Instagram, to capture “the revolution” in real time. Although originally intended for networking purposes, social media has provided people with a digital space to share their stories, disseminate resources, and broadcast live, allowing them to share their efforts with millions.
While social media has helped assemble protests, amplify marginalized voices, and educate the public, it has also become a …
What You Save: Cultures Of Collecting In The Digital Era, Sophia Davirro
What You Save: Cultures Of Collecting In The Digital Era, Sophia Davirro
Scripps Senior Theses
As children, we may have collected items around us such as a box of rocks, insects, stuffed animals, stolen items from a sibling’s room, or crayon drawings on sticky pieces of paper. As our curiosity grows, so do our collections, kept in the closet, soon forgotten but forever representative of a specific time in our life. While the types of objects we collect (and the way we collect them) may change, the desire to leave traces of ourselves behind doesn’t.
This project explores cultures of collecting through a digital media lens and examines how digital technology and our culture of …