Carmen Maria
@carmenmaria
researcher/designer/sociologist
Carmen Maria
I can state the core idea in two relatively simple propositions. One is that in situations that have thinking participants, the participants’ view of the world is always partial and distorted. That is the principle of fallibility. The other is that these distorted views can influence the situation to which they relate because false views lead to... See more
Soros: General Theory of Reflexivity
Reflexivity
Popular media often characterize youths’ use of social media as overwhelmingly negative, reporting that teens engage in reckless, unsafe behaviors with little thought to their online privacy or safety. Typically, these popular media accounts are based on adults’ prescriptive views of youths’ attitudes and behaviors.
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surveillance and data privacy education
“Don’t be dumb — that’s the rule I try to live by.”
Teaching Privacy
teachingprivacy.org
surveillance and data privacy education
Information and education on online privacy and preventative measures to protect and make better decisions regarding your data online
“We are in uncharted territory” when it comes to Tinder et al., says Justin Garcia, a research scientist at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. “There have been two major transitions” in heterosexual mating “in the last four million years,” he says. “The first was around 10,000 to 15,000 years ago,... See more
Nancy Jo Sales • Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse
A new era of romanticism, love, and intimacy - uncharted territory, prompted by the collision of hookup culture and dating apps.
Youth, media practices, and privacy: Working with high school teachers to co-create curriculum for better awareness and practice
Giuliana Cucinellilearntechlib.org
Social impact of online dating platforms. A case study on tinder
ieeexplore.ieee.org
"impact of dating apps on romantic relationships"
I want to understand how researchers and designers describe the changing human experience in a world shaped by AI, especially through small, intentional, or “cozy” digital spaces.
ChatGPT
Even our bodies get into the act in cyberspace. Much as we might dearly love to sometimes, we can’t leave ourselves behind when we get online. Even when someone is just playing around or in disguise, something true is revealed, it is never completely invented. [...] What is it about cyberspace? It conceals what gets in the way of revealing. No... See more
Cyberfeminism Index
We can never realllly detach from our identities, even behind the veil of a computer screen.
Social media fandom: The construction of identity in the cases of “The 100” and “Once Upon A Time” Tumblr communities
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social construction of identity in tumblr fandom communities