Ideas of Encoding and Decoding
When I first learned Stuart Hall’s Encoding and Decoding theory, I realised something important:media does not give…
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…
How Social Media Uses Encoding and Decoding
It’s a regular, everyday occurrence to scroll on our social media or watch TV, often thinking that…
Manufacturing Consent: How Media Shapes Public Opinion
In today’s world, media plays a huge role in shaping what we think and believe. But is…
How We Read Media Differently: Encoding & Decoding Today
In this episode of the podcast, I want to discuss Stuart Hall’s “encoding/decoding” model (Hall, 1980). As…
Manufacturing Idol Consent: Fans as Enforcers of the “Flawless Star” Myth
Last week, I saw the “community rules” of a new idol’s support club: “It is forbidden to…
How fast fashion manufactures public consent through the media.
Fast fashion giants such as Shein, Zara and H&M operate on ultra-fast production cycles and extremely low-cost…
How Media and Audiences Work Together: Understanding Meaning in Media
The Media When we think about media people often imagine it as something that simply gives us…
How Journalism and Platforms Shape What We Think We Know
Modern media gives us the eerie feeling that we “know” people we have never met. A TikTok…
Manufacturing Climate Consent: From The Island President to London’s Clean Air Agenda
When I first learned about the idea of Manufacturing Consent, I thought it only applied to politics…
Understanding AI Art Through the Ways We Decode It
AI-generated art is everywhere, but people disagree sharply about what it actually brings. This blog will
explore how diverse groups
interpret AI-generated images differently by using Stuart Hall’s encoding/ decoding theory.
The Construction Of Identity In a Digital World
In the twenty-first century, digital technology is a powerful influence in terms of identity formation. Rather than…
Understanding Medium Theory: How the Medium Shapes the Message
It is easy to get caught up in the ever-changing digital media landscape, tweets, videos, memes, and…
Construction of Identity in a Digital World: Becoming a ‘Main Character’
What makes a main character? Is it their personality, their appearance, their circumstances? Or perhaps it’s simply…
Identity Construction in the Digital World: The Fusion of Virtual and Reality
The Multidimensionality of Digital Identity Digital identity is not a singular entity but is composed of multiple…
🧭 The Construction of Identity in a Digital World
In today’s hyper-connected digital age, identity has become more fluid, performative, and fragmented than ever before. Social…
THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITY IN A DIGITAL WORLD
In an era defined by perpetual connectivity, identity has become a communicative performance mediated through digital infrastructures….
The Collapse of Digital Identity: When Virtual Personas Backfire on Reality
“When an individual appears before others, he will have many motives for trying to control the impression…
Authentic or Algorithmic? Identity in the Digital World
I used to believe that identity was always “authentic.” But, after reading McLuhan’s idea that the medium is what conveys the message and listening…
Media is shaping power: use media theory to understand the contemporary socialisation and communication ecology
The core of media theory – media shaping information – reveals the reason why today’s media is…
Medium Theory: How it’s changed through social media
The Medium Theory was developed by Marshall McLuhan. The idea behind this theory is primarily based on…
Becoming the Self We Perform
This blog explores how Goffman’s idea of social life as a stage applies to the digital age. Through personal reflection and the case of Douyin creator Daydreamer, it considers how we shape, perform and ultimately become the selves we present online.
We Don’t Just Use Media ， We Become It
Explain McLuhan’s “The medium is the message” in an animated form. Today, we often attribute media problems…
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…