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EDUC 307 - W2022

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#Lesson09

"Canada stands out as the only G7 country that is doing little to regulate tech giants like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook."
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#Lesson10 – Digital Activism

"But beyond the written word, what really matters is the impact of this project in real life."

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3 Simple Ways to Reduce Implicit Bias by Marie Beecham:

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#Lesson10 : Caring about issues vs Caring for people behind those issues (directly impacted)

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"Like the Indian parable about the blind men and an elephant, limiting our perspectives makes it easier to manipulate the images that shape our perceptions, attitudes and behaviour."

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#Lesson06 – Government Censorship:

Can independent journalism survive in this Digital Age?

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#Lesson09 – Protecting Consumers' Privacy (2)

" Old methods of regulating in specialized silos must give way to a coherent, co-ordinated and transversal approach to the challenges we face."

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#Lesson09 – Protecting Consumers' Privacy

“Competition policy must consider privacy implications because antitrust and privacy protections are instruments to protect consumers from the potential abuses of dominant digitally driven firms.”

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#Lesson11 – Micky Mouse Monopoly:

"Images are slow yet take accumulative, subtle effect"

Dr. Gail Dines elaborates on the consequences of over-exposure to images : "the media [we consume] socializes us into belief systems."

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#Lesson11 – Mickey Mouse Monopoly :
Dr. Diane Levin explained that images are reinforced by play (entertainment) for children. Perhaps, this influence evolves well into adulthood – the entertainment we consume as adolescents and adults shapes our worldview too?

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#Lesson11 – Media & Diversity:

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#Lesson11 – some takeaways from the Mickey Mouse Monopoly:

1) The over-exposure to talking products (movie characters) targeting children is extremely pervasive and makes it difficult to escape.
2) Power comes with great responsibility, but who will enforce accountability?

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#Lesson06 & #Lesson09 – Privacy Concerns & the Panopticon

The feeling of being constantly watched – surveilled by an institution – reminds me of reality TV shows such as Big Brother, the movie 'The Truman Show' and the novel '1984' by George Orwell.

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#Lesson11 (Mickey Mouse Monopoly) & #Lesson05 (Adorno's culture industry): perhaps, the greatest danger in our culture (both economic and social) are the media conglomerates (monopolies)– they shape our leisure activities through the hijacking of our media?

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#Lesson10 – Digital Activism & Direct Action

Journal 04 provided an insightful video about the role of social media in helping mass mobilization for social causes. No matter how effective a social media strategy can be, it remains a tool.
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#Lesson10 - Digital Activism

With the commercialization of our culture (Adorno's 'culture industry' presented in #Lesson05), is there a link between social media and our preference for shorter contents, such as TikTok, Instagram reels or Youtube Shorts?

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#Lesson06 – To truly learn towards "we-ness" with the help of social media, adopting an open-minded mindset rather than a fixed one would be beneficial. To facilitate that, a willingness to listen must be nurtured.