Cultural appropriation has been prominent in the music industry for decades now. Â Many prominent white musicians have been accused of borrowing aspects of African American culture (AAC) in order to make a profit off what people of colour were once punished for doing (Johnson, 2015). Some of the most celebrated musicians in the industry have... Continue Reading →
Global Film – Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians broke down boundaries as the first film to come out of Hollywood in 25 years with an all Asian cast and an Asian-American lead. The film took the world by storm in 2018, upon its release, when it became the highest-grossing romantic comedy in the past decade, making $237 million worldwide at the... Continue Reading →
Nosedive – Privacy, surveillance and the price of content
In China, the Communist party calls it 'social credit' in Australia we think of it as a blatant copy of Black Mirror's Nosedive episode or Big Brother, but what is actually going on with China's seemingly dystopian surveillance system? Social credit is like a personalised score for all of China's 1.4 billion citizens. A higher... Continue Reading →
Beta Project – Alicia McFadden
https://youtu.be/8X5qVM4RvmY My Digital Artifact Originally I pitched my idea as a bowling youtube series that focused on promoting the sport of tenpin bowling beyond the community that already partakes in bowling. I wanted instead to focus on a younger generation and hopefully encourage them to get into bowling themselves or even just get into watching... Continue Reading →
Framing and Construction of Perception
Framing and the use of propaganda to influence a select group of people will never be an exact science as it revolves around humans. There are 2 primary approaches when it comes to framing and the use of propaganda i) targeting a leader or someone who the target segment looks up to or ii) targeting... Continue Reading →
Might as well put it all to use – My Digital Artefact Pitch
https://youtu.be/EAnmr-n1ruI When I finish university, I want to pursue a career in social media campaigning for either sporting teams/companies or fashion retailers. For this reason, my digital artefact is on tenpin bowling, which I am proficient in. I will explore different styles of video content such as vlogging, talking to camera videos and even 'how... Continue Reading →