My StoryMap revolves around the keyword gaze and its cultural influence. I chose gaze because as one of the convergence keywords, I was able to demonstrate the intersection of many facets of identity. From the chapter, I looked more into Laura Mulvey’s definition of Male Gaze and how that’s been expanded upon to include the portrayal of sexuality and race… Read more »
Something I found interesting about this keyword is that, in a modern context, while it is correct usage to suggest that surveillance is synonymous with observation, this ignores “efforts to govern or control” (Gates, 2017) the behaviors of its observants. As author Kelly Gates notes, the term “surveillance” was not popularized or used in the definition mentioned until the mid… Read more »
This chapter specifies that gaze and architectural structures have the ability to “facilitate social regulation” (White, 2017) and thereby dictate societal and interpersonal norms regarding gender, race, and sexuality to name a few. We’ve addressed this keyword throughout the semester in the ways that the male vs. female heterosexual gaze can influence what media formats say about traditional gender norms…. Read more »
The keyword this week I felt effectively integrated almost all of the keywords discussed thus far in terms of summarizing how the internet, and older media formats, relies on user interaction as capital. I found the phrase, “empty software shells” particularly relevant as it demonstrates what these non-human aspects of technology would be without participation. However, something I had not… Read more »
Assemblage in media studies is the intersection of human and digital involvement in the production of knowledge through mediated platforms. In both physical and theoretical planes, assemblage represents the various aspects of media and how they are arranged and organized in order to create meaning. By dissecting human and nonhuman parts of a whole, we are able to see the… Read more »
In Media studies, agency refers to the level of human autonomy available in an increasingly technological world. As discussed in class, human and technological agency in a digital world is, in reality, conjoined. Meaning, the technology is reliant on human agency to make meaning while human agency is also manipulated by that meaning. According to a 2018 Pew Research study,… Read more »
Keyword author Lisa Parks postulates that modern media infrastructure is more than simply the wires, cell-towers, and satellites that make up our ability to connect. While this technology is obviously a necessity, companies’ invisible structures such as their capital are constantly shifting and are dependent on user information and demands. Specifically, Parks suggests that although the internet used to be… Read more »
In simple terms, a network of people are those who form connections under a shared experience or interest that allows for the pooling of resources and information across different mediums. As technology advances and our understanding of the human condition evolves, this definition becomes more complex. Though a network itself is a flattened form of hierarchy where all members have… Read more »
As technology continues to advance and become more complex, the collection of data surrounds us. Overall, data is captured in order to support a claim and argue that claims significance. Thus, companies track both the positive and negative reactions to their product in order to make what they offer more desirable. As technology has grown, companies have greater capabilities to… Read more »
Çudamani: Gamelan and Dance of Bali combined several key elements of theatre including dance, music, set, digital projection, and elaborate costuming and makeup. These aspects of the performance served to enhance the dancers and musicians in their telling of the chosen stories. As explained by the Master of Ceremonies, each suite was deeply rooted in cultural tradition and historical significance…. Read more »