SHADOWBANNING: Big Data and Algorithms -2019
The internet is a domain that tends to reflect the material world that we all occupy and vice versa. In a capitalist, patriarchal society that is vastly unequal, the reality of the online world reflects those same values; as exemplified by double standards and lack of consequences (for those who hold different forms of power)…
Women in the Public Sphere: Gendered Responsibility -2019
This essay will explore a number of intersecting factors that have converged during the recent murder of a Sydney sex worker and will interrogate the cultural perception of such an event. I will begin with a discussion on how violence is used to enforce patriarchy and how that links to ideas of appropriating of femininity.…
An Illicit Benefit: The Legalisation of Cannabis in the A.C.T.-2019
Cannabis has a long history with humanity and civilisations, yet the modern understanding links cannabis to the idea of illegality and criminality. This essay attempts to deconstruct the modern understanding and the way that the media has a key role in portraying the reality of this plant. The recent legalisation of cannabis in the ACT…
“FUCK YOU, PAY ME”
-Every sex worker ever.
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