Bridget KeaveneyWhat constitutes a “community”?“Community” is a commonly used term in our society as a means of describing specific social groups. In the dictionary, “community” can be…Nov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyWill Internet Memes Decide our Next President?Social media platforms have become mass venues for spreading ideas, opinions, and expressing our creativity. These social media sites…Nov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyAfraid to Have an OpinionThis week’s discussion of “fake news” propaganda, post-truth, and the overall shift in the “political discussion” of our nation today has…Oct 18, 2019Oct 18, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyReddit RookieI had never used Reddit before this week’s class. In fact, I didn’t have a clue that Reddit was such a widely used and popular social…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyThe Dangers of VisibilityAmerica in the 1960s and into the 1970s dawned an explosion of social and political changes which shaped its society and culture today in…Sep 27, 2019Sep 27, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyIs the Medium Still the Massage?Marshall McLuhan’s, “The Medium is the Massage” published in 1967 raised speculations about how the rise of digital communication was…Sep 20, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyThe Rise of the InstitutionIn a world with self-driving cars, smartphones in every pocket, and plans to one day inhabit planet Mars- we’ve come to identify our…Sep 13, 2019Sep 13, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyWritten in Stone: Moving from a Spoken to a Written SocietyWhy does the idea of breaking up with your significant other over text feel so much different than breaking up in person? Why does reading…Sep 5, 2019Sep 5, 2019
Bridget KeaveneyWhat is the Future of Human-to- Human Connection?There is no denying that we exist in a world more connected than ever before. Our society has rapidly adapted to a culture of constant…Aug 30, 2019Aug 30, 2019
