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1 Comment on Reading the Male Gaze through Dolce & Gabbana’s Controversial Campaign
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Reading the Male Gaze through Dolce & Gabbana’s Controversial Campaign

Fashion advertising rarely hides its intentions: it sells desire as much as it sells clothes. But Dolce…

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Understanding SKIMS and Kylie Cosmetics Through Encoding/Decoding

Studying Stuart Hall’s Encoding/Decoding made me rethink how I look at the cultural world around me, especially…

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Performing the Self in a Digital World

When I scroll through Instagram, I’m never just sharing a photo, I’m performing. Every caption, filter and…

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The Algorithmic Culture Industry

Every time I open Instagram or TikTok, it feels like the feed was perfectly designed for me….

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Hi,I’m Fangcan Zhou(Sona)!

Hey everyone! I’m Fangcan Zhou, but you can just call me Sona. I spend a lot of…