In visual sociology class we were asked to read Chapter 7 of Douglas Harper’s 2012 book “Visual Sociology” and write our thoughts on digital images being impermanent. Our professor used the phrase “fleeting images”. But contrary to what Harper suggested in his text, digital images are not nearly as impermanent as people like to think…
vet: to subject to usually expert appraisal or correction; to evaluate for possible approval or acceptance. “vet a manuscript” [Merriam Webster Dictionary] I have seen people I like and respect post internet links to unreliable sources of information, and they present those sources as “proven facts”. Since I did not learn how to properly vet…
Examining the meanings behind the media I ingest leads to interesting questions.
People are hoping the current president is impeached. Judging from how much of a loose canon he is, that would be a good thing. But once he is gone we have to contend with a GOP who would rally behind Pence. What plans do legislators have to deal with him and an even more unified…
Let’s assume for a moment that the stories fundamentalist Christians tell of the rapture, the rise of the anti-Christ, and the tribulation period are true. How do their stories address their part in causing the destabilization of the world? If you look at the oppressive politics many evangelicals support, the blatant disrespect they have for people who…
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