Michelle Rodino-Colocino emphasizes the new issues surrounding the existence of the “digital divide” that complicate the definitions of knowledge and literacy. Existing scholarship and critique on the digital divide has been focused on the implications of its accessibility. This medium should be pervasive considering that proficiency in the usage of digital interfaces is becoming more and […]
Cultural Imperialism and Flow in Global Media
Approaching the topic of Cultural Imperialism’s presence in the media is a bit difficult to define concretely without taking in relative variables such as globalization, glocalization, hybridity, and cultural relativism that all work collectively to change global content to something that feels almost localized to that specific geographic and demographic niche. Despite these variables, even the […]
Photoshop makeup — Beauty ad parody
What exists as one of the most worrisome implications of various media are the specific messages that the content may deliver to viewers (especially younger viewers) and the influence it may have and the standards that it may set. This week’s readings carried the theme of deconstructing a large and seemingly indivisible entity like a […]
Media Grammar Literacy in viral photo web content
The medium that I have chosen to exemplify media grammar literacy as defined by Meyrowitz draws to the ongoing clashes between civilians and law enforcement after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Depicted in a photo is a black child holding a “free hugs” sign, tears streaming down his face, while a police officer […]