Melissa Aleman
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Broadening Social Networks
I greatly appreciated your post and video Mei-Chen! Much like other communities, new communication technologies have the potential to both broaden and compartmentalize the kinds of possible relationships that older adults have. I volunteer as a 'com ... -
The Question of Culture
Thank you for the thoughtful post and intriguing questions. I appreciate your arguments that older adults are neither passive consumers of media, nor are they merely watching television because they have nothing better to do. I like your focus on the ... -
Perhaps it serves both functions
Interesting advertisement and reflection on how the humor of this ad relies on cultural expectations of aging people as technologically illiterate. Advertising is perhaps most guilty of reproducing agism to not only sell a product, but to perpetuate relat ... -
Intergenerational Images and Individual Images
Very interesting discussion Yan Bing! I was also curious about Mei-Chen's observations about the target of the ad and the potential for different attributions and identity implications for the viewer. I am particularly interested in how image is used ... -
Critique of Organizational Training
Jaye, you offer an interesting frame on this clip! I see a lot of varied dynamics happening rhetorically here. In many ways, Michael serves to buffoon organizational training gone wrong as well as agism/patronizing speech itself, providing a social critiq ... -
Montage from Everybody Loves Raymond
Since the abridged clip from the Everybody Loves Raymond montage is not showing next to my curation above, you can reach the longer (9 minute) clip on youtube at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYdMeBjY3e4 Melissa Aleman ...