Is The TV series “shameless” doing a service or is it just demoralising urban poverty through Humour? The dysfunctional Gallagher family that appears on the US TV series shameless addresses poverty through confronting experiences of the struggling class in Chicago. These 40minute episodes are jam packed with substance/alcohol abuse, mental illness, prostitution and violence, … More TV’s Portrayal of Poverty – BCM312
When going to the movies multiple decisions are made prior to attending, what time you want to go, what movie will you see, how will you get there, and who will go with you. These decisions aren’t always so straightforward and constraints may occur in this process of social planning. Torsten Hagerstrand identifies this process … More The Cinematic Experience
Living in today’s digital age offers so many opportunities, but for those that are caught between the digital divide truly demonstrate its faults. These inequalities of Internet access all arise from the differences in age, race, education and income. The new digital divide though is no longer just about the “haves” and the “have nots” … More The Digital Divide
Imagine being the first home in your street to be introduced to the black and white television, it was an automatic approach to becoming the most popular neighbour in your street. Rushing home from school with all your friends, to get home and complete your chores in time to watch your favourite show. This was … More Television In The Home
Throughout my investigation into the benefits of gap years, I have been able to further acquire new skills into the process and understanding of research. This process is timely, but will essentially fill in the gaps of the unknown. I have learnt the importance of becoming a reflexive researcher, and how it is pivotal to … More Reflection Piece: BCM212 Research Project
Do students consider taking a gap year after high school beneficial for their wellbeing? Times Up! 6 Years of high school finally completed, numerous late nights cramming study in the night before, and the constant thought of what the future may bring all comes to reality real fast. For some year twelve students taking … More Research Proposal
As a young Australian when I here the name ‘K-Pop’ nothing really comes to mind, but for South Korean women this name shares many connections and relations, with an overwhelming group of followers that support this bands music they have become the latest sensation to hit Asia. This Famous Boy band is one of the … More Global film: Korean Cinema
‘Marginson’ classes Australia as often having parochial views, this is presented through our almost self-centered outlook and attitudes surrounding this diverse and complex world we live in. Our culture tends to look at the world with a narrow view, comparing and associating other countries with our own and refusing to separate the two. So when … More Internationalising education and cultural competence
Is today’s ever-evolving platform of social media and technology actually updating and informing society these days? Or is it just simply an unconscious habit of following the updated lives of friends, friends of friends and online media influencers? Do you feel obliged to interact and inform others surrounding the current issues of the world? In … More Globalisaiton, Media Flows and Saturation
It is estimated that there will be 3 billion social media users around the globe by 2020. With this enormous number of users giving direct access to their personal information on a daily basis, the question raised about who is in control of these networks and what they’re doing with this information really does seem … More The Truth Behind The Media
Katelyn Charles 