In my last blog post I discussed the images portrayed by media on “victims and heroes”. In this blog post I’m interested in the role of the aid workers also known as the “heroes”. Who does Batman and Robin represent? Batman and Robin are known superhero figures, Batman has the…
Doing it for the gram is a way of self satisfaction. An activity that fulfills a moment of needing attention, feeling connected to others, but most importantly painting an image of yourself based on what you wish to become or own. “Do it for the gram” is an urban…
We know we don’t get the whole picture when we read the news, but how far are we willing to go to see another perspective? Alice Keen goes all the way to China…
“ Are they not simply comics? ” Massimo Repetti wondered and closed his essay about comics from Africa back in 2007. Although the excerpt meant to discuss the place of African comics’ production globally, it has at least one more reading. As we will end up seeing its notion is…
I personally find communication for social and behaviour change really interesting and challenging. As I wrote in one of my previous blog posts, it’s really fascinating how with the use of words and visuals you can actually influence people’s behaviour. It’s a rather complex process which involves development of theory…
By Conor Ashleigh When it comes to visual communication there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. In this blog I will explore how in contemporary photojournalism and documentary filmmaking there is still a significant amount of imagery that reinforces traditional power relationships and exotifies those…
Let’s talk about development. No, let’s talk about blogging instead. Hmmm, let’s talk about the development of blogs. That doesn’t make sense. What about blogging about development then? Yeah, yeah, that’s it. “Look at that fancy hipster blog, tsk tsk tsk..” said the Formal Publication to Official Communication When…
The title of this blog is one of the memorable quotes from Ernesto Sirolli in his 2012 TED talk ‘Want to help someone? Just shut up and listen’. Without ruining the whole talk for you (which I really recommend you check out), the hippos in question ate a huge field…
Football nowadays seems to have taken a debatable and obscure path. On one hand, football teams have grown in power and recognition while (some) footballers have reached unprecedented heights of fame as they identified and compared to gods, while they are also paid as such. On the other hand,…