You Can Say ‘Genocide’: The Narratives Surrounding the Israel-Palestine Conflict

You Can Say ‘Genocide’: The Narratives Surrounding the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Since October 7, the death toll in Palestine, concentrated in the besieged Gaza Strip, has risen above 11,500, with more than half being that of children, and thousands feared trapped under the rubble.

But, where is the international assistance?

Israel’s narrative, backed up by sympathising Western media, lends Israel a position to indiscriminately target civilians in the name of its “right to defend itself”.

What is this powerful narrative that concentrates power in the hands of the Israeli government, and creates their immunity on the global stage?

The Politics of Media

The Politics of Media

What does Attack on Titan have to do with politics, or what would BTS have to do with the United Nations? What role does commercialised media play in influencing thought? What could Barbie have to do with the coronavirus? Media politics explores these questions and how the media has always had a role in disseminating widespread psychological phenomena and schools of thought.

Diseases Of Affluence

Diseases Of Affluence

Migraines, chronic back pain, Irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory autoimmune conditions — why do humans living in such developed countries still have such health conditions to deal with? Wouldn’t we expect our modern standard of living to grant us better health, with fewer illnesses and diseases? With all that technology has given us, how has it not granted us better health conditions?

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