Please thoughtfully answer the following questions:
1. According to the article and video, how are
Instagram filters impacting people’s perception
of themselves? What actions are they taking to
look more like they do with on social media face
filters?
2. In this module, we looked at how the negotiation
between objectification and empowerment has
to do with who has power in relation to the
production of media images and representations.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/decade-in-review/the-age-of-instagram-face?source=search_google_dsa_paid&gclid=Cj0KCQjw6NmHBhD2ARIsAI3hrM1yuWHMQIjnMhwR3e3IAMckXV6klt_KN_G25R-8sK5vJ6SRnc5e8X4aApShEALw_wcB
1. According to the article and video, how are
Instagram filters impacting people’s perception
of themselves? What actions are they taking to
look more like they do with on social media face
filters?
2. In this module, we looked at how the negotiation
between objectification and empowerment has
to do with who has power in relation to the
production of media images and representations.
Let’s apply this framework to the case of
“Instagram Face.” Do you think women and
others can choose to use face filters or alter their
appearance in a way that is empowering? Why or
why not?
