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Do I really need to connect my egg tray to the internet?
It seems the Internet of Things, has inspired technologists to transform a whole range of seemingly simple products into blogjects with agency (Bleecker 2006). Leading the charge is the suitably named...
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Take advantage of the film industry in your backyard
Despite Tourism Australia’s occasional attempts to thwart the local tourism industry (see their infamous ad below), the landscapes and larrikin nature of the local populace attract scores of...
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Forging deep connections in the superficial YouTube sphere
YouTube has facilitated the rise of many a self-made star, as users contribute videos which cover everything from a slightly-sarcastic legging addiction, to debating who’s the favourite child – and...
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Mediatising Suffering
A quick Google search provides a plethora of stock photo collections of “images of suffering.” These collections are indicative of what has been described as “a master subject of our mediatised times,”...
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“May the defence please rise…”
“Suppose today some dominant industry, built into the lives and fortunes of a great many people— to a degree of the whole nation— were found to be morally repugnant; what difficulties there would be in...
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Life’s a game
In the game of life, everyone is a detective; überveillance proliferates, and we become our own worst enemies – threats to our own safety. We are gamifying our lives, and opening the shutters to anyone...
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We’re all specialists now: the problem of Google in the fight for wellness
Medical professionals undertake arduous training over a number of years in order to be able to practice medicine. If they practice as General Practitioners, they develop and sustain ongoing...
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“Village culture still rules”
With the increasing interconnectedness of societies across the world, cultures are becoming increasingly globalised (Macionis & Plummer 2012, p.51). With globalisation comes homogenisation, whereby...
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Feminist manifestos and celebrity spruiking
The veritable queen of all things musical, Beyoncé, stunned and excited her fans when she dropped a totally surprising self-titled visual album, complete with 14 song tracks and 17 videos in December...
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“Looks good on your CV” – the ‘White Saviour Industrial Complex’
University students are often pitched the opportunity to travel and “make a difference” in a developing nation (McGloin & Georgeou 2015, p. 5). Many are even offered the opportunity to tick this...
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