As I lazily scroll through Instagram, I am often suggested to carry on watching longer videos on IGTV, yet I almost never do. Since it launched...
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Selfie bans, selfie endorsements, selfie power
Everyone has at least taken one selfie. Let it be a group or a mirror one, maybe it was ironic or taken seriously, it may have...
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(Okay, so the title is ‘Writing and speaking in the digital world’ ✌️) In class, we have already discussed emojis, their advantages (such as that of...
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Before beginning this week’s post, I started thinking about cyborgs and whether they should be understood as a technological modification of humans or as a humanification...
Continue reading...Montessori school? No, Animal Crossing.
Because of this class, in the past week, I have been thinking a lot about video games and how or what I played growing up. Some...
Continue reading...Gadgets takeover
Recently, I became more observant of how I use gadgets and digital media. I have noticed some weird habits I have or used to have in...
Continue reading...Postmodernism on Instagram
Maffesoli’s article from this week’s mandatory reading list describes the ways in which neo-tribes developed as a consequence of postmodernism. These are presented as a sociocultural...
Continue reading...Winning friends and influencing people
When last week we were talking about ‘The Self Online’ I started thinking about how we, as humans, are taught how to present ourselves and how...
Continue reading...A human rights issue
I spent a good part of my weekend procrastinating on the Internet trying to come up with something to write for this week’s blog post. I...
Continue reading...Forgetting how to walk
Despite what my grandmother insists on telling strangers, she has recently turned 85 but most importantly she has an impressive memory. She doesn’t just remember facts,...
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