Author: Lucrezia

1 Comment on Beyond Newspeak: From Foucault to Orwell
Posted in 4. Media Discourse’ Or ‘The male gaze’

Beyond Newspeak: From Foucault to Orwell

This article explores how Orwell illustrates Foucault’s power-knowledge theory through language manipulation, emphasising timeless insights into language’s role in power dynamics.

1 Comment on Gunning for Consent: Manufacturing Consent and the Firearms Debate
Posted in 3. ‘Manufacturing Consent’ Or ‘Ideas of encoding and decoding’

Gunning for Consent: Manufacturing Consent and the Firearms Debate

“Manufacturing Consent,” Herman and Chomsky’s theory is applied to media’s influence on gun control attitudes. Analysing filters like ownership and advertising, the article explores how media, in entertainment, news, social media, and politics, constructs a narrative around firearms—portraying them as tools of empowerment and identity in society.

8 Comments on “Instagram vs Reality”
Posted in 2. ‘Medium theory’ Or ‘Construction of Identity in a digital world’

“Instagram vs Reality”

In today’s digital age social media serves as a powerful mirror, influencing our self-perception and identity. We are gonna discuss its benefits and its challenges.

2 Comments on Culture Industry & Tourism
Posted in 1. ‘Two Step Flow theory’ Or ‘Culture Industry’

Culture Industry & Tourism

Starting from the theory of Adorno and Horkheimer, the intent is to carry out an analysis of the application of the theory on a personal topic of your choice. In this case of the so-called mass tourism.

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Posted in Hello World

To get to know Me

My name Hello, I’m Lucrezia. I go by Lucrezia Rachele Zito in full.  You may be familiar…