BY ANA MARIE SUAREZ How often do you visit your social media accounts? What social media platform do you most likely? What drives you to use these social media platforms? Most importantly, how does social media shape who we are? Maybe not all, but most people do have social media accounts. According to statistics, in... Continue Reading →
An essay on “How Young Africans found Voice on Twitter”
by laura alexandra migallen European colonization left a crisis in Africa that has lasted until now. Talking about western civilization, Africans were greatly influenced by its colonizers which led to its cultural and economic dilemma. Pan-Africanism is a movement that supports unity among Africans and African descents to develop from segregation. News reports even pointed... Continue Reading →
How Social Media Shapes Identity in the Philippines
by camille joy atencio People long to be accepted. We are constantly wandering, searching for other people we share the same identity with where we would feel that we belong. Africa as a whole is experiencing isolation and is being looked down upon by white folks claiming that just because their country is being ruled... Continue Reading →
How Social Media Shapes Identity in the Philippine Context
by hazelle anne milan Social media has done lots for humanity. It provides a platform for voices that need to be heard in crucial times, for those who can’t even speak out without getting violated and oppressed, and those who want to speak up about the problems in society. For Siyanda Mohutsiwa, Twitter became a... Continue Reading →
How Social Media Shapes Identity in the Philippine Context
by iris aringo Social media is just another grapevine you can hear from and speak to. It is much like writing, where you translate your emotions to text, but instead of 'Dear Diaries', you are addressing the grapevine of the whole world. Its is such a relief that I was born in the 90's (December... Continue Reading →