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3 Comments on From Male Gaze to Oppositional Scroll: Watching TikTok and Xiaohongshu Through Feminist Eyes
Posted in 4. ‘Algorithmic Biases’ Or ‘The male gaze’

From Male Gaze to Oppositional Scroll: Watching TikTok and Xiaohongshu Through Feminist Eyes

Everytime I open my social media app like Tiktok/Xiaohongshu, my feed fills with the same kinds of…

2 Comments on Gifted but Real: Reading #GRWM with Hall’s Encoding/Decoding
Posted in 3. ‘Manufacturing Consent’ Or ‘Ideas of encoding and decoding’

Gifted but Real: Reading #GRWM with Hall’s Encoding/Decoding

Every time I open REDNOTE (Xiaohongshu), a GRWM with a tiny “PR/brand collaboration” tag pulls me in—and…

1 Comment on Behind the Filter: How Digital Media Shapes Me
Posted in 2. ‘Medium theory’ Or ‘Construction of Identity in a digital world’

Behind the Filter: How Digital Media Shapes Me

“Nothing and nobody exists in this world whose very being does not presuppose a spectator,” writes Hannah…

7 Comments on The Two-Step Flow Theory and the Power of Influencers in Social Media Communication
Posted in 1. ‘Two Step Flow theory’ Or ‘Culture Industry’

The Two-Step Flow Theory and the Power of Influencers in Social Media Communication

Have you ever thought about where the messages we receive on social media truly come from, and…

1 Comment on Hi👋 I’m Emily
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Hi👋 I’m Emily

Hi everyone! My name is Yalu Bao, but you can just call me Emily. I’m 19 years…