Graduation Year
2024
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Humanities: Interdisciplinary Studies in Culture
Reader 1
Marina Perez de Mendiola
Reader 2
Andrew Aisenberg
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© 2024 Sydney Ghobadian
Abstract
In recent decades we have seen the expansion of media to realms unimagined- where human interaction comes with the touch of your finger. With this accessibility comes uncharted territory and persisting questions: How do we engage with the media? How does it dictate our actions? What is true and who do I trust? In this exploration, I weave the relationship between social media and emotions with the long-standing marriage between media and capitalist agenda to understand the power of media and how we as a society can use it to evoke change and reclaim control over our actions.
Recommended Citation
Ghobadian, Sydney, "Redefined Influence: An Exploration of Social Media and User Agency" (2024). Scripps Senior Theses. 2393.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2393
