The “Millennials’ Voices” is a special series of ALiGN public commentaries written by undergraduate students at Carleton University, who are taking on diverse topics such as: copyright, piracy, sl/acktivism, (stereotypes on) millennials, and beyond.
Issue 10 (July 2023): Empowerment through Adversity: Journeys of Self-Discovery in Challenging Times
- Introduction by Kathy Dobson
- My Hijab, My Choice by Mauhiba Mollah
- A Completely Unremarkable Essay by Sadie Louri Weise
- One of the “lucky” ones: The silent struggle faced by the graduating class of 2023 by Emma Cole
- I was always an anxious person but being locked inside all day sleeping made my anxiety skyrocket by Jack Drummond
Issue 9 (March 2023): Activism, Slacktivism, and the Millennials
- Is slacktivism the new millennial of social movements? by Cassandra Bates
- Activism and Social Media by Vanessa Stirling
- More than a Hashtag by Sable Frey
- From Slacktivism Back to Activism by Carley Hutchinson
- Who Does Online Activism Actually Benefit? Hint: It’s You! by Riley Cooper
Issue 8 (February 2022): By Gen Z for Gen Z
- YouthMove by Haylea Coates
- Cybersupport by Thomas Pouta
- Waddle TV by Sophie Marvell
- StoryGround by Siqi Wu
Issue 7 (June 2021): Reimagine Race
- Infographic: Re-Imagining Normative Presentations of Maternal Experiences
- Digital Painting: “bad day”
- Photomontage: Why we must Ogle at Google
- Poem: Hashtag Concrete
- Poem: Do we Really have Artistic Vision?
- Collage: Too Black & Not Black Enough
- Collage: Investigations of Mixed Eurasian Ancestry
- Collage: Stubbornly White – Reimagining British Media
- Podcast: Charlie Hebdo through a Psychopathological Perspective
- Sketch: Reimagine the “Pussy Hat”
- Painting: 3omri
Issue 6 (April 2021): Current Activism and Alternative Media
- Bread and butter, but at what cost? – A glimpse into the Indian farmers’ protest movement
- I Paid a Bribe: How a crowdsourcing digital campaign took on Twitter
- Why a hashtag isn’t enough for a feminist revolution: The “Ni Una Menos” movement
- Fictional characters and their symbology as a powerful tool for activist expressions
- Glue guns, not handguns
Issue 5 (April 2019): News and Journalism
- Disappearing Comment Sections on News Websites: Cause for Concern? by Daniella J Galdamez
- Attacking the Political Sphere with Fake News by Courtney Trim
- News and Journalism in the Age of Social Media by Nianqiao Tang
Issue 4 (February 2019): Copyright and Piracy
- Copyright in the Academy: Aaron Swartz’s Martyrdom and Obstacles to Progress in the Developing World by Omer Jamshaid
- Copyright Wars in the Internet Age: Taking the Good with the Bad in Stride by Rahib Ahmad
- Is Streaming Killing Pirating? by Mohamed Eldali
Issue 3 (December 2018): Authority and Democracy
- Digital Democracy: Myth or Reality? by Rachel Farah
- The Filter Bubble: Democratic Toil and Trouble? by Christopher Breen
- The Fall of Net Neutrality by Philippe Des Rivières
- Privacy: A New Luxury? by Jansen Allen
- Social Media and the Democratization of Authority by Matt Hammar
Issue 2 (October 2018): Desperate Dreams of Digital Democratization?
- Introduction by Rory Clark
- Activism in The Digital Age by Leiqin Shen
- Taking the Slack out of Activism by Eldora Aoun
Issue 1 (August 2018): Kids these days and their Social Media
- Introduction by Rory Clark
- Social Media, Activism, and a Generation of Narcissists by Frejya Wilson
- Social Media and the Public Sphere Vs. Misinformation and the Public Smear by Megan Harvey
- Millennials Are Awful by Anna Hum
