Author Archives: emily jensen

In Hasan Minhaj’s Netflix original show, he engages with the topic of Saudi Arabia in a satirical but informative way that also touches upon a few of the tropes we have discussed in class regarding the representation of Islam and … Continue reading →

The work that really stood out to me was Her First Day of School and His First Day of School, both by Dionne Paul. This piece displays the contrast between residential schools and modern day public schools. It shows photos … Continue reading →

During the debate that occurred this past Thursday, I was in the position of delivering the closing statement for the resolution that “social media enables sociopolitical change.” I feel like this resolution was easy to argument ‘for’ versus against, and … Continue reading →

The #MeToo movement surfaced in 2017 in light of many sexual assault and harassment allegations against powerful men in the Hollywood industry — most notably Harvey Weinstein. It quickly spread to a broader demographic with people taking to social media, … Continue reading →

In Stuart Hall’s “Encoding, Decoding” the cultural theorist discusses the relationship between producer and consumer during circulation and distribution of media, and the relationship between what the producer encodes into the media piece and what the consumer decodes from it. … Continue reading →