Trigger Warnings + PC Culture.
In last week’s workshop about audiences, the subject of Trigger Warning’s came up. Specifically about recent events at American Universities. One of the groups in class is doing this as the subject of their PB4 and interviewed me about…
Tailor Made Media: Pro’s/Con’s
In this past workshop- while discussing PB4- the concept of how audiences control the media they consume was brought up. I personally use the app Flipboard to curate my news. I am able to subscribe to different ‘magazines’ that publish news…
The Jungle Book Review
Tonight, I went and saw Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book. I felt all the feels. I laughed, I cried, and everything in between. It was certainly worth the $18 to see it in theatres. while watching I was even slightly…
Week 10 Workshop: Institutions + SNL
As ‘Institutions’ is my subject for PB4 I had already done the readings a couple of weeks ago and discussed them a bit in the post ‘Late Night Talk’ and ‘PBS & Sesame Street’. In the workshop today, when Louise…
Post Aesthetics: A Final Reflection & Summary
Going into this assignment I felt I already had a pretty good grasp on online communities. What was new to me was creating content for a specific community .I had never done that before and it certainly proved to be…
POST AESTHETICS: ‘GOOD CONTENT’ (A2)
GOOD CONTENT The journey to having a well-received post in PA was a bumpy one. I didn’t exactly know where I should start. Many posts were pictures side by side that displayed similar aesthetics. For example, here are some well-received…
Misinterpretation & Audiences
In the workshop about audiences, we talked about how content can be misinterpreted by audiences. The example given was a sketch from The Chaser that lampooned the Make-A-Wish foundation. I thought this sketch was hilarious. I wasn’t so much as…
Post Aesthetics: ETIQUETTE & MODS (A2)
ETIQUETTE & MODS My first step to becoming a more active member of Post Aesthetics was to learn how they (the administrators and frequent posters) defined and structured the group. Post Aesthetics has an entire power point devoted to the…
Post Aesthetics: First Impressions (A2)
FIRST IMPRESSIONS I was added to a Facebook group called ‘Post Aesthetics’ about 2 months ago by one of my good friends. I scrolled through the groups feed and was fairly confused by the . It consisted of some self-described ‘dank…
The People Formerly Known as the Audience: A Response
In the workshop today, we discussed the article ‘The People Formerly Known as the Audience’ . Many of my peers felt the peice was agressive in tone. I assume it is because they consider themselves to be ‘media people’. I did…
