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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
INTRODUCTION by Merlyna Lim Is social media activism merely slacktivism? Are the millennials largely slacktivist? What do millennials think about social media activism? Undoubtedly, social media has revolutionized communication between individuals, brand-consumer interactions, and the way people receive news and information. However, the impact of... More
Sunday, May 15, 2022
In this 3 min video, Merlyna Lim offers publics some tips on how to thoughtfully engage with social media. A video taken from FPA Carleton University's Another Take interview: "Driven by Emotion: How Social Media Rewards Love &... More
Friday, February 25, 2022
Merlyna Lim posted this visualization on Twitter. It's work in progress but, nevertheless, very helpful -- it went viral! Stay tune for updated version.... More
Thursday, February 24, 2022
By Siqi Wu Click here to visit the website Nowadays, most media is adult-dominated and contains many stereotypical images of young people. Therefore, I chose to make media that is not only directed towards young people but also produced by our youth. As a member of Gen Z, I must admit that we... More
By Sophie Marvell Click here for a full view of "Waddle TV": The app design I have created is for an application aimed to create educational, and entertaining content for children at the ages of 0-6. The app is called “Waddle TV”. What inspired this app design was the need for advertisement-free and education/entertaining... More
By Thomas Pouta Click here to visit the website In discussions of youth and their consumption of contemporary media, cyberbullying emerges as one of the most pressing issues. This project is designed to address this issue through stories inspired by the aesthetics and storylines of vintage adventure games such as Mytsery House... More
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Editor’s note: What happens when an international student, thanks to the travel restrictions associated with Covid-19, suddenly finds themselves trapped in their host country? Here’s one student’s experience. By Rachael Ibeh In 2017, I migrated from Nigeria to Canada for my University education. I had just turned 17 at that time, and it... More
Monday, May 17, 2021
By Emma Pietrobon Growing up in suburban Orleans, I have been sheltered from many things. For the most part, seeing the effects of homelessness and poverty was not a part of my everyday life. I was usually surrounded by wealth, whiteness and privilege - most of my friends lived in big, suburban homes in... More
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
In this episode of the Lockdown podcast, host Julia Cawthorn speaks with and Rebecca about their experiences as Asian women in Canada amid a wave of anti-Asian violence in North America and on enduring stereotypes of race and gender surrounding Asian women. Click to listen to “Lockdown” Julia is a recent... More
Sunday, March 28, 2021
By Annabelle Linders On February 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida experienced a school shooting, leaving 17 students and staff dead. In response to this tragedy, 28 survivors founded March for Our Lives (abbreviated as MFOL), a non-profit dedicated to preventing gun violence in the United States, with a focus... More
By Mariya Mubeen Protests and activism are always about a cause, or a change. It involves imagining the world as a better place, even if the ‘better’ changes from protest to protest. At the end of the day, protests represent a group of people coming together to change something and usually this involves... More
By Oriana Santana Macias “The killing of women because they are women” is a recurrent phrase that has captivated the focus of Latin American feminist activism. The region includes 5 of the 12 countries with the highest rate of femicide in the world. According to The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean... More
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