Sphere

for Producing Sociality and Connectivity”, focuses on the topic of social media and its place within the societal communication spheres. The three spheres include public, private, and corporate. The research question is, considering the evolution and growth of social media, where does it fit within the sphere of society, and if it fails to fit within one of these spheres, where does it belong and how can it be categorized? Van Dijck (2012) employs the story of Facebook through the movie The…

The work of art I chose -- “Sphere Lutétia” is created by Jesús Rafael Soto. He was a Venezuelan op and kinetic artist who born in 1923 and passed away in 2005, at the age of 81. Most of his artworks have shown the connection to space. This particular artistic form developed by Soto is broadly known as the “Penetrable”. The “Sphere Lutétia” that created in 1996 is regarded as a representative one. It has been exhibited in "Les Champs de la sculpture” in Paris and Miami Art Basel in 1996. And it…

Gender plays an important role throughout the news discourse of our current and past media. Whether it is in the private or public sphere, the paradoxical role of gender is always questioned by the normative values of society. The representation of women within mass media has been constructed on the ideology of a patriarchal society. Women are undermined and scrutinized due to commodification of their physical appearance and traditional role they are proposed to lead. However where do these…

happiness—and at the core of the family was the woman, wife and mother. 19th century society dictated that a successful and happy family depended on the separate spheres and roles assigned to men and women. Men were assigned the duty of being the “breadwinners”, hardworking, ambitious and ‘public,’ while women were restricted to the ‘private’ sphere of the home and be domestic, keeping the home and children in order. Thus, throughout most of the 19th century, we can trace the increasing…

One problem which we face is inequality of internet connectivity especially throughout Canada, this also impacts those of Indigenous culture as well as people who live in rural areas around Canada. A study was completed showing that “Remote rural communities suffer disadvantages associated with their distance from urban centres. Broadband can alleviate these disadvantages by connecting people, places, businesses and services irrespective of the physical location.” (Townsend, L., Wallace, C., &…

experiences changing their perception of the world. This is exemplified in Lauren Slater’s “Three Spheres”, which tells the story of the author’s own experience with mental illness and how it shaped the course of the rest of her life. Although a person’s nature does impact their personality, as shown in the innate quality of Slater’s mental illness, the way that they are nurtured also has a great impact. “Three Spheres” best shows the character of the author due to its illustration of her…

taught by their parents since the young age stage. The differing of Sexuality and gender follow the idea of dualism and binary thinking (Hall, 2017). During the Victorian Britain era, working sectors are divided into two ‘Spheres’. The ’Private Sphere’ or ‘Feminine Sphere’ was known as the space and community of female working for the non-paid job surrounding their family and…

norms, restricted rights, and strict expectations due to the creation of gender roles. During the Victorian Period, popular beliefs eventually lead to the creation of social norms, or as they were addressed at the time to be, “Separate Spheres”. Within these spheres women were assigned the role of an ideal…

problems surrounding the Japanese and American relations therefore, causing tension between the once mutualistic relationship. The Japanese wished to expand their power and influence by dominating the Asian world consequently, this is known as the “Sphere of Influence”. The Japanese would raze the technology stagnant Chinese and rule over the many islands to fuel the growing demand for natural resources. The U.S was against Japanese imperialism and therefore they put sanctions to abate the…

Treat nature by the cylinder, the sphere, the cone.” is a famous saying Paul Cézanne wrote for the next generation (Wikipedia, Paul Cézanne 2015). Without him, we can not talk about Picasso or Matisse because he was the one to have moved on from impressionism to post-impressionism and broke classic styles of art forms to lead the next generation into modern art. First of all Cézanne took away the idea to take the light transition into a drawing. Day and night, by minutes and hours, with the…