“Gender is a gender is a concept that humans create socially, through their interactions with one another and their environments” Amy Blackstone (2003, p.335) Perspectives on gender roles include (Blackstone, 2003): Ecological Perspective – Individual people play a role in constructing gender roles, so too do the physical and social environments within which people operate Biological…
003. Nollywood: Cinematic Phenomenon
“Nollywood exhibits a hybrid character … and its acute notation of locality gives it an unprecedented acceptability as the local cinematic expression in Nigeria and indeed in Africa” (Onookome Okome) In 1992, salesman Kenneth Nnebue shot a straight-to-video movie in one month, on a budget of just $12,000. His movie sold over a million copies, mostly by street vendors,…
002. Brexit & Cultural Globalisation
“Globalisation could lead to the homogenisation of world cultures, or a hybridisation and multiculturalism.” O’Shaughnessy and Stadler (2008) The term globalisation has impacted on the cultural identity of individuals and as a result alters the changing landscape of various countries. Fundamentally, globalisation has enabled a “Global Village” as described by McLuhan, in which amalgamation of customs…
001. Cultural Competence In A Global Culture
As identified in Dr. Swallow’s video, a critical understanding of cultural communication is vital within this global culture. Extensive communication enables a higher competence of various lifestyle’s is fundamental in gaining a cultural intelligence. In regards to this, international students enable a strong example of cultural adaptation and cultural awareness, through an ability of social communication functions to connect…
Reflection
Being encapsulated in a digital world, I noticed the growing change in how people express emotions towards each other online, being through social media platforms, via text or any digital form of communication. We have evolved from formal discussions in full sentences to shortened words, phrases and images to communicate with one another. The Rashomon…
010: A Cat Is Better Known Than I Am
Micro celebrity: Meet Grumpy Cat
009. Absence of Authority
This week’s blog post/prezi: F@ck the gatekeepers
004. Second Video
Second video for D.A is running
006. Beauty In The Eye of The Public
The public sphere is the ‘space’ in which citizens debate about common concerns. This can reflect from political issues, entertainment and anything regarding humanity. Socialist theorist Jurgen Habermaas depicted the public sphere as an 18th century coffee shop, where individuals would meet and discuss important issues and common concerns of the society. With changing ideologies in contemporary society,…
008. Remixing Ferris
Ferris Bueller and DJ Snake Remix battle off in this week’s post
007. Twihard Transmedia
Where art and memes meet together to create TRANSMEDIA
✨ Annotated Bibliography ✨
10 sources directly related to my Digital Artefact
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