For my project, I chose to focus on the keyword feminism. From both the keyword reading and my own research, I was able to see how the definition of feminism has changed over time. Feminism began in the late 1800s and was primarily driven by the women’s suffrage movement in the early 1900s. Since the ratification of the 19th amendment,… Read more »
Surveillance has been transformed into a cultural norm that influences western and global societies. The prevalence of recording devices in modern technology have enabled the surveillance, harassment, and exploitation of individuals on a massive scale. This rings true in the reading, which addresses how surveillance is almost always representative of a power relationship. New technology has caused surveillance to become… Read more »
As it is explained in the text, gaze is the term used to describe the way in which gendered, raced, eroticised, and other identities become visible through media. Gaze is the way that individuals view, identify with, construct, and categorise the identities of others through visual representation. One of the most prominent “gazes” embodied through the media is the male… Read more »
The concept of flow, as it is stated in the text, is used as a metaphor for postmodern culture. The concept’s origins began in television, describing the flow of media from the television with commercials described as ‘interruptions’ of televisions flow. Around the 1970s, as the digital age took on a larger cultural role, the word’s usage shifted to encapsulate… Read more »
As it is expressed in the text, “Assemblage” is characterised as an arrangement and organization of a variety of elements. These elements can be both tangible or abstract, though in media studies, the elements within an assemblage typically involve the material components of human and nonhuman entities in media. Assemblages are multidimensional, so to examine an assemblage means taking into… Read more »
Agency, similar to autonomy, can be described as taking action to produce a certain outcome. Human agency is defined as an individual’s capacity to decipher meaning from their environment through consciousness, reflection and action. The concept of agency in reference to algorithms is similar, though different in execution. Agency in algorithmic processes is a complex concept, so understanding the shared… Read more »
Since the early twentieth century, infrastructure has been loosely defined as the parts of a foundation or substructure. The meaning has expanded over time, used in reference to various industrial and technological advancements.The shift from the industrial revolution to the digital revolution has influenced the way that infrastructure is viewed, as the idea of labor as a mode of sustaining… Read more »
Network is used to describe an entity made up of connections. As a fairly broad term, the definition has changed over the years, and is most commonly used as the umbrella term for information technologies in the modern digital age. The text shows how network can be used in a multitude of ways, primarily being a mediated forum for sharing… Read more »
Data are facts and statistics that are assembled for reference, reflection, and/or analysis. Data collection has a wide range of forms, primarily being self-assembled information about individuals, information about individuals collected by other people, and community oriented information intended for purpose. Like the reading says, data facilitates and supports narratives. Media technologies have the capability to capture data and present… Read more »
Prior to watching the performance of Gamelan Çudamani, I hadn’t had any exposure to Balinese culture. The performance consisted of 8 pieces from the gamelan ensemble accompanied by Barong dance. Each of the pieces were representative of different elements of Balinese culture and tradition. The first piece performed was called Rangrang, a Balinese word meaning intertwined or knit together. The… Read more »