Archive:culture
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The Culture Industry: ‘Clean Girls,’ Coastal Grandmothers, and TikTok Consumerism by Riley Tinlin
TikTok has become the new mouthpiece for the conglomerate, spoken in pretty shiny words by girls who claim to be just like you. We become convinced that by participating (both socially and economically) in these trends, our identity will be validated. Still, instead, we are left unfulfilled, perpetuating a constant cycle of passive consumption and alienation.
Categories: 2024, The Gnovis Blog
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Cuddly Creatures and Cultural Barriers: The Struggles in Showing My Neighbor Totoro to an American Audience
By Michael Wilson The animated film My Neighbor Totoro, made by the internationally acclaimed Studio Ghibli, is a cultural phenomenon in Japan. The film tells the story of two sisters, Satsuki and
Categories: 2019, The Gnovis Blog
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Are Selfies Selfish?
It’s common practice for an older generation to give the younger generation a hard time. The Boomers have by far gone above and beyond to make sure that everyone knows the awful norms of Millennials a
Categories: 2015, The Gnovis Blog
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Positioning Theory & the Human Psyche
Aside from possible universal aspects of the human psyche, what else is there to make each unique? This post explains one possible answer to this question by presenting a recent theory in social ps
Categories: 2013, The Gnovis Blog
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A Conversation on Affirmative Action – Part 3
Note: This is the third blog in a three-blog series. To read Part 1, click here. T read Part 2, click here. [caption id="attachment_6403" align="aligncenter" width="621"] Harvard Law Review Board of
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A Conversation on Affirmative Action – Part 2
Note: This is the second blog in a three-blog series. To read Part 1, click here. [caption id="attachment_6393" align="aligncenter" width="607"] Harvard Law Review Board of Editors, Volume 72, 1958-1
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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A Conversation on Affirmative Action – Part 1
[caption id="attachment_6395" align="aligncenter" width="607"] Harvard Law Review Board of Editors, Volume 29, 1915-1916. Image from the Harvard Law School Library.[/caption] A friend of mine at Harva
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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The Big and the Small of It
[caption id="attachment_6216" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Photo courtesy of Flickr user trawin.[/caption] While studying criminology in college I became captivated by a concept called the Broken
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Redefining Sisterhood
I recently found myself at a consortium meeting for women’s organizations. The passion in the room was palpable and the work that was being done on behalf of women around the world was vital and humbl
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Ayiti cheri
I spent this summer working for an American NGO in Port-au-Prince. During my time in Haiti’s capital city I fell in love with the people and culture that make this country so incredible. I also had th
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog