Author: Xiaochang Lin

1 Comment on Media Discourse: Context on Body Shaping
Posted in 4. Media Discourse’ Or ‘The male gaze’

Media Discourse: Context on Body Shaping

According to van Dijk (2011), media discourse are mediated by social representations, which include knowledge, attitudes, and…

1 Comment on Encoding and decoding in the digital age – Have you seen Attack on Titan?
Posted in 3. ‘Manufacturing Consent’ Or ‘Ideas of encoding and decoding’

Encoding and decoding in the digital age – Have you seen Attack on Titan?

Any message, according to Stuart Hall, must first be “encoded” before it can be distributed widely. The…

3 Comments on Construction of identity in a digital world——Who’s in charge, media or people?
Posted in 2. ‘Medium theory’ Or ‘Construction of Identity in a digital world’

Construction of identity in a digital world——Who’s in charge, media or people?

When discussing identity construction in the digital realm, I think about the subject-object problem: does the medium…

6 Comments on Understanding the cultural industry in the new era – take TikTok and fan movies as examples.
Posted in 1. ‘Two Step Flow theory’ Or ‘Culture Industry’

Understanding the cultural industry in the new era – take TikTok and fan movies as examples.

As early as the 1930s and 1940s, Governments and political parties started promoting political ideologies to the…

4 Comments on Nice to meet you guys! —I’m Lorraine
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Nice to meet you guys! —I’m Lorraine

w1988864 Xiaochang Lin Nice to meet you guys! —I’m Lorraine Good day to everyone. My name is…