Sashini RodrigoEdgar Wright’s ‘The World’s End: A Prediction of “Techno Pompeii”Authors note 10/2019: This essay was submitted for my final assignment for the Exploring New Media: Users, Settings, Implications (ALC201)…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Sashini RodrigoThe Great Gatsby: A Tale of Modernist MourningAuthors note 10/2019: This essay was submitted as an assignment for the Writing Modern Worlds (ALL202) unit at Deakin University.Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Sashini RodrigoComparing Perrault to Dahl: Red Riding HoodAuthors note 10/2019: This essay was submitted for as part of an assignment for the Literature for Children and Young Adults (ALL153) unit…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Sashini RodrigoRisk Society and the rise of Activism: the PR response to FukushimaAuthors note 10/2019: This essay was submitted for my final assignment for the Ethical Communication and Citizenship (ALR276) unit at…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Sashini RodrigoWeek 10 — Global Surveillance (Expanded)Authors note 10/2019: This essay is an expanded version of a previous post on this blog, as submitted for my final assignment for the…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Sashini RodrigoWeek 10 — Global SurveillanceThe art of James Bridle makes us visualise and question the limits and mechanisms of global surveillance. We usually think about global…Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
Sashini RodrigoWeek 9 — Global MovementsAccording to Clay Shirky, global networks have brought more abundance to the world economy, and the new levels of collaboration enabled by…Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
Sashini RodrigoWeek 8 - Media EcologiesThere are many ways one could define media ecology. From approaches that define media ecology as the relationship between media and nature…Sep 29, 2015Sep 29, 2015
Sashini RodrigoWeek 7 — Vectors vs BordersTo what extent do you agree or disagree with McKenzie Wark’s A Hacker Manifesto? Write a mini-essay reviewing the Hacker Manifesto with…Sep 29, 2015Sep 29, 2015
Sashini RodrigoWeek 6 — Global NetworksCompare Kazys Varnelis’s optimistic view of global networks to the pessimistic view of Geert Lovink. When considering the effects of global…Sep 22, 2015Sep 22, 2015