In Safiya Umoja Noble’s article, “Missed Connections”, the impact of the economy on Google searches is discussed. Noble notes how some argue “in the free market economy, market share dominance and control over search results isn’t a crime” (39). How does this concept of a free market internet relate to what we’ve read about the effects of globalization on societies?
“How did Social Media Empower DREAMers” details the positive impact social media sites can have on social/political movements through “political socialization” (3). What are possible negative impacts social media can have on these movements and the activists participating in them?
In Ramirez’s “Deus ex Machina”, folk art is described as “‘art that reflects its surroundings’(1990, 77)” (60), depicting the cultures of an earlier time. In the future, what do you think will be some of the defining art/movements of today’s culture?
Ramirez’s “Afrofuturism/Chicanafuturism” argues, due to a lack of diversity and representation in science fiction films and literature, “people of color have been erased from the future” (188). Why does science fiction and pop culture have such a large influence on society?
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