By: Graham Nielsen In this film, I wanted to play with the idea of fast fashion advertising and turn it on its head. I edited two different H&M look books to show what really goes into the garments they advertise and the fast fashion industry as a whole. Today, more than ever, people have a […]
Wildfires in Australia, cyclones in South Africa, droughts in East Africa, floods in South Asia, hurricanes in the United States. This is just the tip of the iceberg; natural disasters are running rampant across the globe and many countries are being beaten down because they lack economies that can keep up. As climate change and […]
By: Alexa Bosco By using magazine cutouts in a collage technique I have made a what is known as a “Zine”: short for magazine, a zine is a homemade work that brings to light a social issue. In this project I aimed to explore the growing mental health crisis and drastic increase in anxiety throughout […]
By Izzy Rutkey Since Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, 2017, there has been a spike in hate crimes against marginalized peoples, including people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and immigrants. In particular, transgender folks living in the US have experienced increased transphobic violence and fatal hate […]
By: Jett Jenkins As discussed in Robert B. Reich’s (2007) book Supercapitalism, much of our current economic behavior is geared towards obtaining short-term profits and growth, which had led to increased use of “cheap labor” in countries like China. Although this continuous exploitation of foreign labor has led to high profit margins and thus high returns […]
Inspired by other creative works, in our Introduction to Sociology course, we are honing and sharing our sociological perspectives through art, music, video, and other media. Join our journey, and feel free to comment on our work!
