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Digital Artefact Process Reflection
PillowTalk Podcast Ideation and Initial Meetings Our journey began with collaborative brainstorming sessions, where we discussed project requirements, assessed individual skills, and explored potential podcast topics based on the course curriculum. Outcomes Topic Selection and Early Planning After consideration, we settled on the “Authenticity” theme, reflecting contemporary concerns about digital influences on youth behaviour. The…
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Navigating the Pay or Consent Conundrum: Surveillance Capitalism and the Erosion of Privacy
In our interconnected world, the exchange of personal data has become commonplace, fueling the rise of surveillance capitalism. From targeted advertisements to invasive tracking, companies like Meta (formerly Facebook) have capitalised on our digital footprints, blurring the lines between privacy and profit. However, as we grapple with the implications of Meta’s “Pay or OK” model,…
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Exploring Iraqi Tea Culture through Clifford Geertz’s Lens
Historical Roots: Tea’s Journey into Iraqi Culture No official circle, street, or even “Darbuna” (meaning an alley, lane, or small street in Iraq) is devoid of a place through the spread of vendors on the sidewalks, in the markets, and in the garages of travel buses between… The Iraqi provinces and cities have small shops…
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Retreating to Contemplation: Reflections on Han and Shafak’s Perspectives in the Digital Age
In a world driven by overachievement and narcissism, Byung Chal Han’s insights from the Philosophize This podcast illuminate the challenges accompanying societal pursuits of constant productivity, shedding light on their impact on mental health. Han contends that the relentless drive for achievement perpetuates a shallow existence, alienating individuals from constructive negativity and contemplation, ultimately leading…
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Reform Protests: Role of Diaspora Cyber Warriors in Propaganda, Digital Activism and Disinformation
Iraqi diaspora activists used social media to raise awareness and counter disinformation during the 2019 protests. Storytelling fostered solidarity, and online commemorations maintained momentum.
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Legacies and Hidden Struggles of the Oppressed: A Look at Third Cinema
Years of ongoing oppression, corruption, sectarianism, and extremism in Third-World nations raised the need for its people to be heard, for their struggle to be seen, and for their voices to be amplified, to start a dialogue and question authorities and structures of power. Not to mention the opportunity to challenge concepts of the past,…
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Film Festivals
Despite the perception of some that Third Cinema belongs to the past, its legacy lives on in new films being produced by talented directors all over the world. The best way to see these films is at film festivals celebrating films from particular regions, heritages, or forms. Here are some film festivals that showcase films…
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Althusser’s Theory of ISAs in Action:
How AlHurra and Radio Sawa Acted as Apparatuses of State Ideology in Iraq In early 2002, after 9/11, traumatized America was set on dominating the world using hard power, bombs and military force, and its soft ones, broadcasts, such as Voice of America Arabic. The Bush administration decided to replace the federally-run Arabic radio and…
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