March Blog Post

     In class at the beginning of this month we spoke about mediated cultures and the relationship between the media and culture.  Today media is a sort of co-construction to the way people think, feel or act.  Our brains are over-stimulated daily by the constant imaging we see through our phones, computers, and television.  In adds, commercials, blogs, social media we are subconsciously feeding ourselves thoughts that are not always initially our own.  In the lecture slide a quote by Thick Nhat Hanh was displayed stating, ”Putting images inside your head is just like eating.”  My interpretation of this quote is that food is to your physical health as images are to your mental health.  While what you eat effects the way you act and feel, what you are fed through imagery affects the way you think about things and view the world.  60 years ago images of women in the kitchen cooking for their children and husband were the norm.  Images like these shaped the culture and set standards for citizens.  In todays world boundaries and norms have been pushed and people are much more accepting of a how people want to live and express themselves.  Woman, men, races, cultures, and the way we identify ourselves is becoming acceptable as media lets us see new truths.  As images and media change so does culture and vice versa.