{"id":1490,"date":"2019-01-25T13:41:27","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T18:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?page_id=1490"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:16:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:16:41","slug":"millennials-voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Post\/Millennials&#8217; Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Post\/Millennials&#8217; Voices\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Post\/Millennials&#8217; Voices<\/strong>&#8221; is a special ALiGN commentary series featuring articles by undergraduate students at Carleton University. These students explore a wide range of topics at the intersection of technology and society, including copyright, piracy, slacktivism\/activism, millennial stereotypes, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-12-march-2026-the-lucid-prisoner-essays-on-digital-dystopia\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/the-lucid-prisoner\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"3584\">Issue 12 (March 2026): The Lucid Prisoner: Essays on Digital Dystopia<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/the-lucid-prisoner\/\">Introduction<\/a> by Merlyna Lim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/reimagining-the-internets-future-to-2075-technology-democracy-and-power\/\">Reimagining the Internet&#8217;s Future to 2075: Technology, Democracy, and Power<\/a> by Erin M. Ferguson. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/citizen-control-through-technologyexploring-a-dystopian-future\/\">Citizen Control Through Technology: Exploring a Dystopian Future<\/a> by Ciara Gaffney. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/dystopia-by-design\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/dystopia-by-design\/\">Dystopia by Design: From ARPANET to Veracore<\/a> by Alex McDonald.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/the-networked-cage\/\">The Networked Cage: Life, Power, and Illusion in 2075<\/a> by Solana Godin. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2026\/independent-digital-archive\/\">Independent Digital Archive: The Peoples&#8217; Network Manifesto<\/a> by Kiran Niet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-11-october-2024-the-digital-in-2073-a-glimpse-into-the-future\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3191\">Issue 11 (October 2024): The Digital in 2073: A Glimpse into the Future<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3191\">Introduction<\/a> by Merlyna Lim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3183\">From Revolution to Reconnection: Tracing the Journey to a Digital Utopia<\/a>&nbsp;by Erika Ehrenberg.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3179\">Futures Entwined: Technology\u2019s Grip on Society from ARPANET to AI<\/a> by Olivia L. Meikle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3193\">Techno-Tyranny: When the Future Became Our Prison<\/a> by Jake Andrews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3203\">The End of an Anti-Utopian Era: How Digital Technology is Leading to Dystopia<\/a> by Janelle Hamstra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3205\">The Diary from 2073: Living in a Digital Nightmare<\/a> by Sofia Ali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-10-august-2023-empowerment-through-adversity-journeys-of-self-discovery-in-challenging-times\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3146\">Issue 10 (August 2023): Empowerment through Adversity: Journeys of Self-Discovery in Challenging Times<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3146\">Introduction<\/a> by Kathy Dobson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3132\">My Hijab, My Choice<\/a> by Mauhiba Mollah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3141\">A Completely Unremarkable Essay<\/a> by Sadie Louri Weise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3138\">One of the \u201clucky\u201d ones: The silent struggle faced by the graduating class of 2023<\/a> by Emma Cole<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3135\">I was always an anxious person but being locked inside all day sleeping made my anxiety skyrocket<\/a> by Jack Drummond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-9-march-2023-activism-slacktivism-and-the-millennials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2023\/millennials-voices-issue-9-activism-slacktivism-and-the-millennials\/\">Issue 9 (March 2023): Activism, Slacktivism, and the Millennials<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2023\/millennials-voices-issue-9-activism-slacktivism-and-the-millennials\/\">Introduction<\/a> by Merlyna Lim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3047\">Is slacktivism the new millennial of social movements?<\/a>&nbsp;by Cassandra Bates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3061\">Activism and Social Media<\/a> by Vanessa Stirling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3059\">More than a Hashtag<\/a> by Sable Frey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3054\">From Slacktivism Back to Activism<\/a> by Carley Hutchinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=3049\">Who Does Online Activism Actually Benefit? Hint: It\u2019s You!<\/a> by Riley Cooper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-8-february-2022-by-gen-z-for-gen-z\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/millennials-voices-issue-8-by-gen-z-for-gen-z\/\">Issue 8 (February 2022): By Gen Z for Gen Z<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/millennials-voices-issue-8-by-gen-z-for-gen-z\/\">Introduction<\/a> by Ghadah Alrasheed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/youthmove-app-for-activism\/\"><span style=\"color: #191919;\">YouthMove by Haylea Coates<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/cybersupport-youth-social-media-and-cyberbullying\/\"><span style=\"color: #191919;\">Cybersupport by Thomas Pouta<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/waddle-tv\/\"><span style=\"color: #191919;\">Waddle TV by Sophie Marvell<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2022\/storyground\/\"><span style=\"color: #191919;\">StoryGround by Siqi Wu<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-7-june-2021-reimagine-race\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-issue-7-reimagine-race\/\">Issue 7 (June 2021): Reimagine Race<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-issue-7-reimagine-race\/\">Introduction<\/a> by Ghadah Alrasheed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-inforgraphic-re-imagining-normative-presentations-of-maternal-experiences\/\">Infographic: Re-Imagining Normative Presentations of Maternal Experiences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-digital-painting-bad-day\/\">Digital Painting: \u201cbad day\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-photomontage-why-we-must-ogle-at-google\/\">Photomontage: Why we must Ogle at Google<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-poem-hashtag-concrete\/\">Poem: Hashtag Concrete&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-poem-do-we-really-have-artistic-vision\/\">Poem: Do we Really have Artistic Vision?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-collage-too-black-not-black-enough\/\">Collage: Too Black &amp; Not Black Enough&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-collage-investigations-of-mixed-eurasian-ancestry\/\">Collage: Investigations of Mixed Eurasian Ancestry<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-collage-stubbornly-white-reimagining-british-media\/\">Collage: Stubbornly White \u2013 Reimagining British Media<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-podcast-charlie-hebdo-through-a-psychopathological-perspective\/\">Podcast: Charlie Hebdo through a Psychopathological Perspective<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-sketch-reimagine-the-pussy-hat\/\">Sketch: Reimagine the \u201cPussy Hat\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-painting-3omri\/\">Painting: 3omri<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-6-april-2021-current-activism-and-alternative-media\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-issue-6-current-activism-and-alterantive-media\/\">Issue 6 (April 2021): Current Activism and Alternative Media<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-issue-6-current-activism-and-alterantive-media\/\">Introduction<\/a> by Ghadah Alrasheed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/bread-and-butter-but-at-what-cost-a-glimpse-into-the-indian-farmers-protest-movement\/\">Bread and butter, but at what cost? \u2013 A glimpse into the Indian farmers\u2019 protest movement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-i-paid-a-bribe-how-a-crowdsourcing-digital-campaign-took-on-corruption\/\">I Paid a Bribe: How a crowdsourcing digital campaign took on Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-why-a-hashtag-ssnt-enough-for-a-feminist-revolution-the-ni-una-menos-movement\/\">Why a hashtag isn\u2019t enough for a feminist revolution: The \u201cNi Una Menos\u201d movement<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-fictional-characters-and-their-symbology-as-a-powerful-tool-for-activist-expressions\/\">Fictional characters and their symbology as a powerful tool for activist expressions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2021\/millennials-voices-glue-guns-not-handguns\/\">Glue guns, not handguns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-5-april-2019-news-and-journalism\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-5\/\">Issue 5 (April 2019): News and Journalism<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2019\/disappearing-comment-sections-on-news-websites-cause-for-concern\/\">Disappearing Comment Sections on News Websites: Cause for Concern? by Daniela J Galdamez<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2019\/millennials-voices-attacking-the-political-sphere-with-fake-news\/\">Attacking the Political Sphere with Fake News by Courtney Trim<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2019\/millennials-voices-news-and-journalism-in-the-age-of-social-media\/\">News and Journalism in the Age of Social Media by Nianqiao Tang<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-4-february-2019-copyright-and-piracy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-4\/\">Issue 4 (February 2019<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-4\/\">)<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-4\/\">: Copyright and Piracy<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=1622\">Copyright in the Academy: Aaron Swartz\u2019s Martyrdom and Obstacles to Progress in the Developing World by Omer Jamshaid<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=1619\">Copyright Wars in the Internet Age: Taking the Good with the Bad in Stride&nbsp;by Rahib Ahmad<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=1625\">Is Streaming Killing Pirating? by Mohamed Eldali<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-3-december-2018-authority-and-democracy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-3\/\">Issue 3 (December 2018): Authority and Democracy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2019\/millennials-voices-digital-democracy-myth-or-reality\/\">Digital Democracy: Myth or Reality? by Rachel Farah<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/?p=1657&amp;preview=true\">The Filter Bubble: Democratic Toil and Trouble? by Christopher Breen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/millennials-voices-the-fall-of-net-neutrality\/\">The Fall of Net Neutrality by Philippe Des Rivi\u00e8res<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/millennials-voices-privacy-a-new-luxury\/\">Privacy: A New Luxury? by Jansen Allen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/millennials-voices-social-media-and-the-democratization-of-authority\/\">Social Media and the Democratization of Authority by Matt Hammar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-2-october-2018-desperate-dreams-of-digital-democratization\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-2\/\">Issue 2 (October 2018): Desperate Dreams of Digital Democratization?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/millennials-voices-issue-2-desperate-dreams-of-digital-democratization\/\">Introduction by Rory Clark<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/millennials-voices-activism-in-the-digital-age\/\">Activism in The Digital Age by Leiqin Shen<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/millennials-voices-taking-the-slack-out-of-slacktivism\/\">Taking the Slack out of Activism by Eldora Aoun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"issue-1-august-2018-kids-these-days-and-their-social-media\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/category\/commentary\/millennials-voices\/issue-1\/\">Issue 1 (August 2018): Kids these days and their Social Media<\/a><strong><button class=\"navigation__item-trigger navigation__item-trigger-rotate\" tabindex=\"15\" title=\"Open submenu for Commentary\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"menu-commentary-1406\"><\/button><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/kids-these-days-and-their-social-media\/\">Introduction by Rory Clark<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/social-media-activism-and-a-generation-of-narcissists\/\">Social Media, Activism, and a Generation of Narcissists by Frejya Wilson<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/align\/2018\/social-media-and-the-public-sphere-vs-misinformation-and-the-public-smear\/\">Social Media and the Public Sphere Vs. 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