COMM 3210 - Round Table discussion - Joseph, Matt, Jeff, Kelvin, Sandra

A. Framing (Louis CK separating thoughts into two categories, black and whites, role of athletes), Analogy (Cultural representations, ‘How to be Black’, ESPY), Slippery Slope, connotation (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

B. Three of our texts used the visual elements of people on stage addressing audiences, all reference popular people.

C. Rhetorical devices: Repetition (repeating ‘of course, but maybe,’ repeating ‘has to stop’, black lady keeps showing up, Beyonce)

D. Using humour to discuss racism; objectifying black culture; Playful/comedic tone & language (most of the ads); Logos & Pathos & Ethos

E. References to BLM, War, Racism/slavery, Mini-Cooper - reference music icon (Beyonce)
Systemic Racism - how racism manifests in society;

F. How racism portrays itself in society (Louis CK, Mini-Cooper, ESPYs); Racial undertones happen subconsciously/unintentionally; Filters our thoughts and gives us analytical perspective to use in our everyday life;

G&H. Essentialism/Structuralism - Understand how power and influence have developed how we understand and interpret / If you find yourself being the targeted audience, ask yourself why, and what the speaker’s motives and personal gains (DECODING)

Round Table Discussion

Group Discussion:

A: Overarching Theories

-Affordances

-Imagined Audience

-Self representation

-FOMO

B: Overarching Themes

-Social Media, not just for individual self representation -Negative implications come from misrepresentations from mass-media’s

-Social media reaches out to a specific-targeted audience

-Social media can allow you to create an identity based on an ‘imagined audience’

-Be ‘yourself’ on social media without the fears of cyber-bulling, stereotyping and pressures of gaining a certain social status

- social media platforms gives us opportunities to launch our careers in new ways than was possible before

C: Common Ideological Connections

-Social issues/movements

-fear, anxiety, FOMO

-Building Community

-Social media and audience perception

D: How We'll Use What We've Learned

-We will look more critically at the way we engage and represent ourselves via Social Media.

-We will use social media to reflect positive community and representation, and not reflect negatively

-social media platforms/technologies allow us to have social support in other ways than traditionally thought of.