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Media, Culture & Society

Media and culture shape societal narratives, influence public opinion, and preserve collective memory. Analyzing their interplay reveals the power dynamics, biases, and innovations that inform how communities understand themselves and the world around them.

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Palestine at 30: The Lasting Legacy of Joe Sacco’s Comic Journalism

Avatar photo by Jack McClelland May 2, 2024December 28, 2024
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Hollywood and the Dehumanization of Arabs

Avatar photo by Hazar Ayyash March 11, 2024December 28, 2024
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War Pony: The Lakota Boys Chasing the American Dream

Avatar photo by Marine Krauzman February 5, 2024December 28, 2024
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Power Through Digital Solidarity: Broadening the Space for Palestinian Activism on Social Media

Avatar photo by Jacob Sablan December 3, 2023December 27, 2024
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The Queer Tragedy Trope: How Media Punishes Queerness

Avatar photo by Light Naing and Anonymous October 21, 2023January 13, 2026
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Which Story Is Newsworthy? The Kalamata Migrant Crisis and the Titanic Submersible Tragedies on the Mediterranean Sea

Avatar photo by Jacob Sablan August 14, 2023December 28, 2024
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Fashion Backwards: Reflecting on Sustainable Fashion Practices From Pakistani Culture 

Avatar photo by Maham Kamal Khanum July 1, 2023December 28, 2024
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Why Does It Take A Kidnapping? West Papua and the Media’s Obsession with Terrorism

Avatar photo by Henry Stevens June 27, 2023December 28, 2024
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Techno-Orientalism’s Subhuman East and Anti-Asian Racism

by Anonymous June 24, 2023January 13, 2026
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Music, Memory and Resistance in Palestine: Part II

Avatar photo by Sude Guvendik June 16, 2023December 28, 2024
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Music, Memory and Resistance in Palestine: Part I

Avatar photo by Sude Guvendik June 12, 2023December 28, 2024
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Why is the Portrayal of the War in Yemen Deeply Flawed?

Avatar photo by Maryam Elmanzalawy May 2, 2023December 28, 2024
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The Role of Influencers in the Overconsumption of Clothing

Avatar photo by Jeanine Tajeddine February 27, 2023December 28, 2024
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The 80-Year Rebellion: Why Western Media Does Not Cover Myanmar

Avatar photo by Henry Stevens February 8, 2023December 28, 2024
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How a 1987 Box-Office Failure Challenges Hollywood’s Depiction of History Today

Avatar photo by Henry Stevens September 7, 2022December 28, 2024
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Food Systems as Survival and Culture: The Importance of Preserving Vancouver Chinatown’s Grocers and Restaurants

by Anonymous August 14, 2022January 13, 2026
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The ‘B’ in BDS – Arguing in Favour of Cultural Boycotts

Avatar photo by Henry Stevens August 12, 2022December 28, 2024
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Why Japan, of All Countries, is Adopting a Four-Day Work Week

Avatar photo by Yulina Goto August 8, 2022December 28, 2024
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Asianization of Hollywood: From Stereotypes to Diversity

Avatar photo by Light Naing July 18, 2022February 5, 2025
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Challenging Myths About a Muslim, Migrant Woman: A Review of Fauzia Rafique’s Novel, Skeena

Avatar photo by Hamad Abdullah May 15, 2022December 28, 2024

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