This is a very summarized and updated version of my dissertation! In the age of rampant misinformation it can be hard to know what’s real and what’s not. In fact, it might be better called information saturation. It can be hard to know the difference between news and propaganda. So what do we do? Well,… Continue reading Why We Need More Transparency in Media
I want a life I don’t dread waking up to. I am still processing the last 2 years. I am still adjusting to my new home. I have to acknowledge where I really am. I am still trying my best to be a good parent, but don’t know what the right thing to do is.… Continue reading Visions From Mictlán: A Journey Into the Abyss
I hesitate to tell this story, to share with the world the last conversation I ever had with my father. I have told some people, but to really put it out to the world? I think I am afraid if I tell the world, the world will hold me accountable to what he said. You… Continue reading My Father’s Last Request
TW: Discussion of sexual violence and abuse I’ve always loved watching TV, I think it was my way of escaping into fantasy worlds, and taking my mind off of the reality of the world we live in. Especially in grad school when I was knee deep in heavy theoretical content, all I wanted to do… Continue reading The Dangers of Machismo in Telenovelas: A Critical Reading of Mariposa de Barrio
