I would say I have a love-hate relationship with my media, but why? Well, I love my instagram feed, it inspires me to indulge into media related work. It inspires me to write scripts, go out and take photos, and it inspires me to work on short videos/films. I also love my feed because I …
Author Archives: Life in Media
I don’t know if I love media
I have never thought about whether I loved media or not. While I do believe that Media is an important part of today’s society and the media that we end up consuming is catering to our specific interests. I don’t know how I truly feel about media, I know I’m grateful for it and I’m …
why i <3/hate Media
Media is ubiquitous which means its presence is ongoing and can be found everywhere. I have grown to form an ambivalent relationship with Media. On the one hand, it offers multiple opportinities to expand your perspective and learn new things every single day about what seems to be an unlimited amount of subjects. Furthermore, it …
Media.
I’ve always understood that we live in a society characterized by countless social and economical margins, stereotypes and stigmas. I was also always able to recognise them, but not understand nor overlook them. In fact, in a modern evolving society which is symbolised by its co-dependent liaison with the media, I deem it essential to …
A very happy zombie
Media controls my life more than I would like to admit, and I have yet to figure out whether I dislike it. In some ways, I prefer not being entirely in control, just lazily following the masses, becoming one of the social media zombies: it’s easier than being your own person all the time. I …
Anything changes?
Media teaches me everything.It is the antonym of ignorance. I love it insanely. But as I explore media more frequently and deeply, it makes me realize that sometimes ignorance is better, or pretending to be ignorant.Why?I don’t have to worry about whether there are people spying on me or stealing my personal information through my …
the family iPod
My dad used to play all the music we listened to as a family on an old iPod. The kind that makes a ticking sound as you scroll through the thousands of albums you’ll never have time to listen to fully. It sat in the corner of our oddly shaped living room, hiding behind the …
Media & Ik
Ik kan mijzelf nog herinneren dat ik mijn eerste Nintendo DS kreeg voor mijn vijfde verjaardag. Ik kan mijzelf ook nog herinneren hoe ik elke dag de film ‘Cars’ opnieuw en opnieuw keek toen ik een jaar of vier was. Of dat ik na school met vrienden ging afspreken om Mario Kart op de Wii …
Media, My Everything- Literally
You would think “everything” is an exaggerated word, at least in terms of describing your relationship with something that’s visual. But what usually is our everything? If you ask me, I would say its family. And media has helped me be there with and for my family, over this huge distance of separate continents. I …
Cyberspaces of Tenderness
Just like everyone else, my relationship with media is complicated and, well, weird. Brought up in the age of praising and villainizing smartphones, I always had mixed feelings toward ICT devices. But, maybe, the most important thing that media taught me is the tenderness of parasocial relationships. “But online relationships – platonic or romantic – …
Why I Heart My Media 