An Interview with John Cheney-Lippold, Author of We Are Data
May 3, 2017
An interview with John Cheney-Lippold about what identity means in an algorithmic age.
Category: Media Studies
Available, Accessible, Usable
March 28, 2017
—Elizabeth Ellcessor
Creating accessible spaces, technologies, and content often entails augmenting, altering, or otherwise working around the assumption that all users will have a “normal” able body.
All (Dis)Quiet on the Cultural Front: Culture Jamming in the Age of Trump
March 23, 2017
—Moritz Fink and Marilyn DeLaure
In opposition to Trump’s ad hoc and authoritarian politics, the last four months have seen a surge in creative forms of resistance known as “culture jamming.”
Welcome to the series, Keywords for Media Studies!
March 22, 2017
—NYU Press
We’re delighted to announce the publication of Keywords for Media Studies! Our project maps the interdisciplinary field of media studies—past, present, and future.
Why the Golem Is a Perfect Metaphor for Donald Trump
November 15, 2016
—Maya Barzilai
Golems are created and animated in times of great despair. The golem as a metaphor for Trump and a master metaphor for our times.
This “Nation of Immigrants” Created Trump: Race, Gender, Media and the Cultural Politics of U.S. Immigration
October 20, 2016
—Leah Perry
Trump’s racist, sexist, violent anti-immigration rhetoric developed from the “immigration emergency” and “nation of immigrants” discourses established in 1980s policy and pop culture, in response to the civil rights and “second-wave” feminist movements.
More Than a Symbolic Change: iOS 10 and the Accessible Icon Emoji
September 7, 2016
—Elizabeth Ellcessor
The revised accessibility symbol emoji introduced in iOS 10 is not the familiar static wheelchair symbol. Its inclusion demonstrates how art and activism can influence culture, industries, and policies with major implications for access and participation in broader society.
#BodyShaming
July 22, 2016
—Amanda M. Czerniawski
Last week, Playboy model Dani Mathers got herself into trouble after posting a photo of a naked woman in an L.A. Fitness locker room to her Snapchat account. This kind of body shaming is, unfortunately, not uncommon and quickly provoked reaction throughout social media.