The keyword I chose is race. I chose this keyword because it is something that I feel the repercussions of every day. Whether it be directly or indirectly, I am affected by racial stereotypes and the remnants of them. I chose to analyze its intersection with photography because photography is something I love. Its ability to tell a story just… Read more »
In this reading, Kelly Gates talks about the difference between visual surveillance and what she calls “dataveillance” which was really interesting to me. A question I have always had in terms of the data that is taken by the many social media apps is how much can you really tell about the user. If you allow an app to use… Read more »
This reading of the keyword Gaze reminded me of the thought process I went through when I first learned about the power gaze has and how it plays a role in visual media especially. When I first learned about gaze I had not known the difference between it and appealing to the target audience. After I learned a little more… Read more »
Implementation of flow that stuck out to me after the reading is in the music app Spotify. The implementation I am talking about is when a member of the streaming service doesn’t have a paid membership and listens to music with advertisements in them. I believe the placements of the advertisements are very important in the flow because if there… Read more »
Assemblage is an assortment of things pieced together to create something else. The example that helped me best understand this was the exercise in class where we dissected the things needed to create a tweet. We pulled out any part we could think of like wifi, routers, characters, feedback systems, and many others. These all come together to form what… Read more »
Agency is very important in technology. The example that helped guide my understanding the most was the agency in a smart playlist. This example showed that as you specify the type of characteristics you want in your playlist, the playlist then acts as an agent and updates itself based on the songs that you listen to and adds the ones… Read more »
Infrastructure is “the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise”. This is a very interesting topic when considering social media. When thinking of Tik Tok, the organizational structures needed is a fascinating topic. The app uses hashtags to find out the user’s preference and the type… Read more »
The network aspect of social media is something that I battled with friends all the time. The benefits and the downside of it are both equally impactful. Network in social media allows for a person to keep up with the lives of multiple people that they are close to even without physically talking to them. It helps bridge the connection… Read more »
Data is very important in media and especially social media. In social media such as Instagram, TikTok, and even Snapchat, data is stored that manages the type of things that you click into or like and it is compared to other videos and photos that the app is going to show you next to decide whether they are appropriate for… Read more »
Gamelan Cudamani was a wonderful performance that I, without this class would not have gone to. I am glad that I was assigned this assignment because it gave me insight into things, I would otherwise not have paid attention to. It first started with a song that had no introduction that I believe served as an intro to the instruments… Read more »