Micheala SharpBanksy’s Dismaland IroniesOn calm weekends millions of children across the country have their dreams told to them, memorialized in a blue castle, and fossilized in…Dec 19, 2017Dec 19, 2017
Micheala SharpSkin Lightening as Powerful?Disclaimer: I decided to experiment by re-reading the article and doing this analysis in the present tense.Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Micheala SharpKim Kardashian and Devalued Aesthetic / Emotional LabourAs I was reading through the multiple pieces regarding aesthetic labor one prominent figure came to mind- Kim Kardashian.Dec 4, 2017Dec 4, 2017
Micheala SharpBig Data Big LiesIf I ask you to walk through a door but there is only one door, did I offer you a choice? The preceding question is reminiscent of the…Nov 27, 2017Nov 27, 2017
Micheala SharpFranz Kafka’s The Hunger Artist and the Participatory Condition of Art in the New Media EraWhile reading The Participatory Condition in the Digital Age I could not help but have Kafka’s The Hunger Artist in mind. Kafka frames the…Nov 20, 2017Nov 20, 2017
Micheala SharpRihanna and Lupita Make a MovieOne day, I was scrolling my Twitter when I found an adorable picture of Rihanna and Lupita Nyong’o sitting fashionably courtside with the…Nov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017
Micheala SharpSword Art Online and Virtual SpaceWhile reading the introduction and first chapter of John Kim’s Rupture of the Virtual I found myself drifting to another anime titled Sword…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
Micheala SharpDespair and PleasureMilitainment, Inc by Roger Stahl made me feel absolutely powerless. As I finished the reading thoughts of George Orwell’s 1984, the Matrix…Oct 9, 2017Oct 9, 2017
Micheala SharpWhat does Bruce William, Guy Debord, and Jean Baudrillard have in common?This weeks reading cleared up a considerable amount of questions that I had coming out of last week. I can now confidently say I understand…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Micheala SharpMedia Objects, The Spectacle, and The AftermathI would like to engage with Baudrillard’s point that media objects not only representing themselves but also real life actions, emotions…Sep 25, 2017Sep 25, 2017