Tag: aesthetics
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Every Song All at Once. On cultural hegemony and the rise of blended media
Spotify’s “every song all at once” algorithm is a fascinating cultural artifact that deserves to be analyzed from a media studies aesthetics perspective with the eyes of Lacan. This algorithmic approach to music consumption reflects the ways in which technology and culture are intertwined in contemporary society, and it also raises important questions about the…
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The Mascots that Made Us: From Tony the Tiger, to Pikachu.
As a media studies scholar and cereal addict, I find popular culture mascots such as Tony the Tiger and the King Vitamin (my all time fav, second only to Count Chocula) to be fascinating examples of how branding and marketing are used to create narratives that capture the attention and loyalty of audiences.
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Feb 6th: Dear Diary, Mew gave birth… Pokemon Birthdays and the art of Media History
It’s February 6th, a day like any other, right? WRONG! On this day, a momentous event occurred in the world of Pokémon. On this day, the world was blessed with the birth of one of the most powerful and iconic creatures of all time: Mewtwo. That’s right, folks. February 6th is the day Mew finally…
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ARE VIDEO GAMES ART?
The question of whether video games are art has been a contentious one, with different perspectives offered by various thinkers in the field of technology and art. #gamestudies #aesthetics #arttheory
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It’s the Apocalypse… Again: Fandom and Fantasy in HBO’s “The Last of Us”
[[A critical analysis on the works of various apocalypse stories, including the new HBO series The Last of Us.]] The apocalypse story is a popular genre in media, with a wide range of works depicting different versions of a world-ending event. These stories can take many forms, from the zombie of George A. Romero’s “Night…