Final Reflection by Iffet Secil Kinsan As someone working on Cultural Studies and having taken other courses in Critical Theory, the assignments in this course that required critical analysis and blog writing became my favorite part of the class. They allowed me to actively engage with theoretical frameworks and apply them to contemporary digital contexts. For example, for my thesis, I use Michel Foucault’s concept of power over life (biopower). In this course, I combined this framework with the reading Fact or Fake: Information, Misinformation and Disinformation via Social Media (2024), as well as Artificial Misinformation: Exploring Human-Algorithm Interaction Online (2024). By bringing these sources together, I produced a critical blog post analyzing how misinformation and disinformation circulate on social media, especially through influencer culture and platform algorithms. In doing so, I connected theoretical discussions of power, algorithmic systems, and information disorde...
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