‘Blackfishing’: To the AUC Students

For my final project, I will be discussing and "investigating" the new phenomenon of 'Blackfishing'. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, 'Blackfishing' is when a person on Instagram or Twitter (specifically a woman) who is not of color, changes her physical appearance (e.g. hair, skin color, etc.), in order to be perceived as …

The Burning Question? {Fieldguide}

Hey everyone! So, last week I had the idea of Catfishing, which is using photographs to form a fake identity (persona) for their personal gain, fame, money, identity theft, etc. I wanted to be more specific on a type of Catfishing, which is Blackfishing. Recently, women on who are not of color are posing as …

It’s Crunch Time! {Fieldguide}

Warning: You will see nothing but 80s and 90s Sitcom GIFS on my blogs for the rest of the semester, and I am not sorry.😊  Let's get started! I officially have a topic! During our last week's brainstorming class, I was trying to figure out something that I wanted to look more into that applies …

Going In Full Speed (GIFS) {Fieldguide}

  A Brief History of the GIF, From Early Internet Innovation to Ubiquitous Relic: How an image format changed the way we communicate by Lorraine Boissoneault (2017) Article Link I think this article would be a great addition to the fieldguide because it shines a light on the more positive parts to the internet and …

Color Your Way Through the Darkness {Fieldguide}

This week for my fieldguide review, I decided to look at the art of Charles Csuri. We spoke about him in class, and I thought his idea of morphing images (overlaying and blending of visuals) was interesting. Csuri did this to form new images. In class, we reviewed his piece called "The Hummingbird." As I …

Say What? Nah, Olsen Got it All Wrong {Fieldguide}

The picture below represents my face while I reading this week's fieldguide article. I picked this article because I was drawn to the title. "Why Millennials are Making Memes About Wanting to Die" by Deidre Olsen. I was shocked and hurt because I had no idea millennials were doing that. I am a millennial myself, …

Self-Ie-E-Me {Fieldguide}

Article: What Do #Selfies Say About the Psychology on You? by Anne Steele Xnirran: What did you think of the article we had to read for class? Kaveena:  This article truly articulates why a selfie is consider something positive instead of having such a negative weight to it. It's not our fault that this is what we are …

AI Isn’t So Bad Afterall!

For this week's Fieldguide Article, I decided to use the article my mother sent to my family last week about artificial intelligence (AI). 7 Predictions for Artificial Intelligence in 2019 by Salil Sethi talks about the lighter side of AI and the impact it will have on society in new ways. Sethi makes great points and references …

What Color Duct Tape Should Go On My Webcam? 🤔

The last adventure that we had to do was search for two articles that we have not discussed in class, and the results I found were amazing! At first, I wasn't sure what to research since I am still very new to Alchemy and this digital world; but then I started to think about the …