Author: Lailat

3 Comments on It’s a 10… but it’s full of fan service, so it’s a -50
Posted in 4. ‘Algorithmic Biases’ Or ‘The male gaze’

It’s a 10… but it’s full of fan service, so it’s a -50

The phrase male gaze is a term that currently gets thrown around social media to refer to…

3 Comments on Encoding and decoding DAMN. (It should have won album of the year)
Posted in 3. ‘Manufacturing Consent’ Or ‘Ideas of encoding and decoding’

Encoding and decoding DAMN. (It should have won album of the year)

When first hearing the words encoding and decoding messages, your first thought might be about spies sending…

5 Comments on Social media’s Truman show: Construction of celebrity identities and the struggle for a backstage
Posted in 2. ‘Medium theory’ Or ‘Construction of Identity in a digital world’

Social media’s Truman show: Construction of celebrity identities and the struggle for a backstage

In the digital world, everyday users and celebrities carefully construct their identities through their social media platforms….

4 Comments on Two-step flow theory: How influencer marketing shapes what we watch
Posted in 1. ‘Two Step Flow theory’ Or ‘Culture Industry’

Two-step flow theory: How influencer marketing shapes what we watch

How many TV shows or movies you have watched are recommendations from self-proclaimed “cinema aficionados”, whether it…

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A slightly passive-aggressive introduction

First and foremost, my name is Lailat, and it is pronounced lie-la, not lay-lat or lay-la, regardless…