Shalini Kantayya: Art Conveying the Intersection of Technology and Humanity

Shalini Kantayya, an Emmy-nominated filmmaker, delivered a compelling keynote speech this past Monday, September 23rd, in the Wilson Hall Auditorium at James Madison University as part of the Center for Global Engagement’s International Week. With a focus on the intersection of humanity, social change, art, race, and technology, Kantayya’s work, including her documentaries TikTok, Boom., […]

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Is it finally time to regulate AI?

As the new year starts, many people question how ethical AI can be and who is in charge of what content is released. Are the terms and conditions within social media effective? Who’s really in charge of verifying if posted content is appropriate and ensuring that it isn’t going to hurt someone’s reputation? Questions started […]

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social media beauty standard

Social media platforms have quickly taken over the reality of the world it seems like. How many of you use tik tok, instagram, snapchat, facebook or other newer social media apps daily? What would you say your feed/ “for you page” consists of? If yours is anything like mine, it may have some food and […]

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Fast fashion: a feminist issue

Fast fashion coined its name as a business model and current trend on social media through its fast rate of design and production. These designs aim to replicate clothing and other items that are viewed as trendy. Fast fashion is widely available, and its underlying objective is to promote and sell large quantities of “on-trend” […]

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My Life Revolves Around My Phone

“There’s growing evidence to suggest that some individuals can develop a dependency on social media that’s not unlike an addiction to alcohol or drugs,” Paul G. Simeone, Ph.D. This week, when I was supposed to be studying I found myself distracted. Like most people from my generation, the first thing I did was reach for […]

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