“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing”. Malcolm X Have you ever stopped to think; Why am I being told this message? Does it benefit the sender? Has it been manipulated? In the wake of increased media... Continue Reading →

The dynamic changes of the media and it’s decentralisation has immensely facilitated audience's ability to interact. Audiences roles have become altered and brought about new types of participation. Specifically, famous artists have taken advantage of this throughout their practices. Rapper, Nicki Minaj heavily relies on this decentralisation in order to connect, relate and build a... Continue Reading →

“A picture is worth ten thousand words”  Fred R.Barnard, of Printers' Ink, 10 March, 1927 Images are powerful and influential forms of art that act as a medium to communicate messages. In particular, political cartoon images are created to convey or imply important information to large audiences. However, as audiences are required to deduce their... Continue Reading →

Pink, yellow, orange, green, you name a colour and it’s probably been labelled the ‘new black’ however, glitch aesthetics has come to take this title. A glitch is ‘a sudden instance of malfunctioning or irregularity in an electronic system’ (Dictionary.com, 2019). Consequently, glitches are often found irritating, but in the new age of media, glitches... Continue Reading →

“…the personal and social consequences of any medium – that is, of any extension of ourselves – result from the scale of that is introduced into our affairs by each extension of ourselves, or by any new technology.” Understanding Media: The Extensions Of Man Marshall McLuhan, 1964 Businesses thrive on this notion that the way... Continue Reading →

I believe that concerts are used as a medium in which fans are able to truly connect with the artist and each other. Whether it be solely through the music performed, the atmosphere created or even through viewing the individualistic idea and message the artist has crafted for their tour. Concerts allow audiences to actively... Continue Reading →

“We need to talk” is a common phrase used to strike fear and anxiety into any member of the human race, however the equivalent for BCM112 students is “Digital Artefact”. Despite there being a myriad of contexts in which these words can be used, when coupled together these words have the power to afflict panic... Continue Reading →