Paper Title
Empowering for the Future: Using Blogging as an Agency to bring Awareness
Panel
Can Social Media Deliver An Intersectional Message?
Location
Room 217, DiGiorgio Campus Center (DiGs)
Keywords
self-esteem, confidence, feminism, empowerment, social media, advocacy, blogging
Start Date
2-4-2016 2:00 PM
End Date
2-4-2016 3:15 PM
Abstract
Typically when you are passionate about social, civil, or political issues in our country, you want to promote change and encourage others to be agents of change/advocates as well! Many use social media as an outlet to state their opinions, share stories, and examine research on the issues they are passionate about. Blogging, vlogging, and using other social media networking sites are recent popular ways of sharing and discussing these issues. My blog, Empowering for the Future, not only addresses the issues of race and women in which I'm passionate, but also critics and analyzes current media stories that may covertly discriminate or degrade persons in our society. Using social media as an outlet to discuss these serious topics open the door for continuous discussions that will educate others about the social problems they may not notice is directly affecting them or conflicting with their values.
Empowering for the Future: Using Blogging as an Agency to bring Awareness
Room 217, DiGiorgio Campus Center (DiGs)
Typically when you are passionate about social, civil, or political issues in our country, you want to promote change and encourage others to be agents of change/advocates as well! Many use social media as an outlet to state their opinions, share stories, and examine research on the issues they are passionate about. Blogging, vlogging, and using other social media networking sites are recent popular ways of sharing and discussing these issues. My blog, Empowering for the Future, not only addresses the issues of race and women in which I'm passionate, but also critics and analyzes current media stories that may covertly discriminate or degrade persons in our society. Using social media as an outlet to discuss these serious topics open the door for continuous discussions that will educate others about the social problems they may not notice is directly affecting them or conflicting with their values.
