Hafez notes that even though technology would allow media to flow across national borders, it still tends to flow within cultural groups. Since music is statistically the thing that crosses cultural borders most frequently, I am going to write about…
Globalization, who are the winners?
Globalization is very controversial issue that people are arguing for a long time. There are people whose income was increased, where other group’s income merely changed, and even growing negatively. Who are the winners and losers resulted from globalization? …
Twerk Culture: Good or Bad?
According to the Oxford Dictionary, twerking is an act where an individual, usually a female, “dance[s] to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance.” Said to originate from African descent, the…
Mistaking Appropriation for Appreciation
Cultural appropriation is a term that refers to the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. It differs from acculturation or assimilation in that ‘appropriation’ or ‘misappropriation’ refers to the inclusion and absorption…
Which Picture Would The News Use?
The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri have raised many issues concerning media and particularly in regard to professionalism amidst the tense racial climate. Among the multitude of social media movements that the ongoing situation has produced is a particular campaign…
Casting of Disabled Characters in TV
Disabilities and their representation on TV will always be something in Hollywood poised to add diversity to television shows. This raises the question as to why characters with disabilities are not often represented by people with that specific disability and…
One story, many Views: What are ‘Radicals’ thinking? Symbols of Islam in Various News Sources.
Lots of discussion about militant groups in the Middle East is floating around. The United States has its own history with these conflicts but it is not alone; China has an ongoing conflict with the Muslim Uighur minority, a historical…
Hilton is back for Carl’s Jr. commercial
Advertisement is one of the forms of marketing for sellers to sell their products to the customers. Advertisement encourages, and persuades customers to buy their products. Nowadays, there are a lot of brands and companies who are using sexual aspects…
Snowden At It Again
In late May of 2013, Edward Snowden did the unthinkable and released classified details of the United States Government’s surveillance programs. Snowden shocked the world by releasing the most substantial leak of NSA material in U.S. history, and as of…
Twitter Posts during Crime demonstrates that Online Information need to be Supervised
In Seattle, the police discouraged civilians from tweeting during local criminal activities such as manhunts and shootings. These crime tweets may inform the culprits about the current location and actions of the police. Although there has been no incidents…