by Thesis Mentor | Apr 30, 2020 | Benjamin Dunst, blogs
Letter From the Editor: Goodbye Arcadia, Goodbye Media and Comms Here we are. by Benjamin Dunst Going through an undergraduate program, the word “thesis” comes up a lot. And while I’m sure its Webster’s definition is more eloquent, the...
by Thesis Mentor | Apr 30, 2020 | Benjamin Dunst, blogs
Letter From the Editor: Conclusions, Reflections By Benjamin Dunst I’ve waited a while to write this. Throughout the process of building this project, I’ve wondered what the conclusion at the end will be. I’ve never been a big believer in knowing how...
by Thesis Mentor | Apr 30, 2020 | Benjamin Dunst, blogs
Politicized Discourse of Sexual Assault by: Katlin Jock Maybe you haven’t considered it this way, but thinking about the ballot on November listing the names of two men accused of sexual assault as nominees of the country’s two most prominent parties feels...
by Thesis Mentor | Apr 29, 2020 | Benjamin Dunst, blogs
“The Ballad of Trish Paytas” by Rebecca Dunst Leading up to the 2016 election, some social media influencers were loud in their support for a particular candidate, and some kept quiet so as not to alienate their audiences. One Youtuber never to shy away...
by Thesis Mentor | Apr 19, 2020 | Benjamin Dunst, blogs
Things have changed since the last election cycle. A lot of things. For one, the way people become informed and entertained has converged. The podcast has become maybe more influential than broadcast television, particularly as far as the youngest generation of voters...
by Thesis Mentor | Apr 13, 2020 | Benjamin Dunst, blogs
In the current age of personality influence, the influencers can’t be ignored. Influencers are the swaths of 20-somethings with hundreds of thousands of devoted fans. But the influencers aren’t just the social media starlets – the creation of this new kind of...
