One point brought up in the text on technology was that the term was seen as “as something degraded and in opposition to religion” by Casaubon in 1612, yet over time there has been a “gradual ascendance of science and technology as secular knowledge practices in competition with religion”. Originally, the term technology meant something pretty lowly which existed in… Read more »
The text on intersectionality speaks to the importance of acknowledging the multifaceted nature of humanity. No one is really just one thing and it is important to not let one group or person with a particular attribute or identity stand for all people who may identify in a similar way. One particular quote that stood out to me was, “When… Read more »
The text mostly focused on queer media in regards to visual media such as television, but queer representation in media is also important in music. One musical artist that I believe connects well to the concept of queer media, as well as to the concept of identity, is Girl In Red. Girl in red is a Norwegian singer song writer… Read more »
One thing that struck me the most from this keyword reading was the concept of the male gaze particularly in the medium of film. The male gaze specifically in movies is something that I have done some research on. I will include links below to the videos I reference. The male gaze is defined as existing when a film forces… Read more »
What really stuck me about the text on identity was when it was talking about how the performance of identity is important to finding others that may be part of the same community as you. It also said that people may recognize that someone else belongs to the same community as them “through acts that are socially recognized as carrying… Read more »
Hello! My name is Grace Brogan and my pronouns are she/her/hers. I am from Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania. I live there with my Mom, Dad, two younger siblings (Kate, 16 and Byard, 9) and my family’s two-year-old chocolate lab. I am planning on majoring in psychology. My hobbies include embroidery, photography, and reading. I also love watching good movies and listening… Read more »
As the text points out the concept of new media is unique in its ever changing nature and exists constantly in both directions in regards to time. I think that in this current age the first “new media” to come to mind is social media. However, despite the fact that I think many people would still consider it to be… Read more »