A piece I wrote for The Social Science Monthly "Did Memes Cause an Uprising of Misinformation Online?"| The Social Media Monthly — Read on thesocialmediamonthly.com/did-memes-cause-an-uprising-of-misinformation-online/
Link below 👇🏼 http://www.linkedin.com/posts/thamarrahjones_join-us-january-27th-on-linkedin-live-at-activity-6760244591363940352-2y4d This is my 19 year old factory working self that I refer to in the interview.
We've seen social media sell our personal data and spread misinformation and hate, and our personal data. But we still can’t break up with it. — Read on http://www.damemagazine.com/2020/12/15/why-do-we-stay-online/
This is from the New York Times and in my opinion it perfectly epitomizes the seriousness of this virus. Read it this way. We are looking at how many deaths have occurred by region for the period of March 1 to July 25, compared to the same period last year. It represents how many people... Continue Reading →
These images and the video in the link was made one month before universities across the country started closing. My classroom, work office that I meet with students, the space where I gather for committee meetings is now confined to a corner in my lower level. Teaching Sociology at Maryville Wondering if we go back... Continue Reading →
This is a long overdue conversation! Our culturally and scientifically illiterate society is the product of this limited scope of knowledge communication. If the news reported on social scientific studies the way they do on medical reports that would help as well. It wouldn't hurt if we took the lead of C.Wright Mills here and... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/_FAzWgY8Ftc I am linking to Elvis Costello's “Hoover factory” because I find it to be a catchy enjoyable short song. Plus, it has intersected throughout my life in interesting ways. The song first came to my attention as a teenager growing up in Bethany, Oklahoma. You have to understand that the musical culture there was... Continue Reading →
