Body and diet as sales pitches: Spanish teenagers’ perceptions about influencers’ impact on ideal physical appearance

This project sits at the intersection of three axes: (a) influencers as the increasing focus of minors’ attention and trust online, (b) sponsored content about eating habits and physical appearance produced by these influencers, and (c) minors’ ability to discern and identify the persuasive intent of said content. The usefulness of analyzing the interplay of these three axes lies in the impact that consumption of this content has on minors’ self-esteem and on the adoption of certain habits that can directly impact their personal well-being. For this reason, this project seeks to provide insight into the social imaginary that influencers’ sponsored speech creates in minors regarding their physical appearance. To this end, a qualitative study with 12 focus groups of minors aged 11–17 years of age who reside in Spain was proposed. Notable among the key results was that the interviewees recognize that they primarily receive commercial messages about food and products related to physical appearance, such as makeup or clothing, from influencers; likewise, they are aware of persuasive tactics used on social networks, such as the construction of a perfect, aspirational world, which minors absorb and accept as part of the digital environment and end up incorporating into their behavior on social networks. This research aims to help demonstrate that teaching critical thinking is a long-term cultural investment that would make the citizens of tomorrow aware, engaged, and active

The Social Implications of Covid-19 for Nursing Students

Given that the pandemic generated by COVID-19 has caused much unforeseen havoc, this paper shows how higher education students of a nursing degree program at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, socially confronted this virus, with an approach to their feelings, attitudes, opinions and experiences during the confinement and the actions lived by them. To answer the question, an online questionnaire of mostly open-ended questions was used, which was analyzed through the technique of thematic content analysis. The findings show social representations that, although very local, were very similar to those found in other parts of the world (sadness, fear, anger, confusion, etc.), which is not too surprising given the vertiginous fluidity of the traditional and virtual media

Fictive Kinship in the Aspirations, Agency, and (Im)Possible Selves of the Black American Art Teacher

In this paper, I explore the pairing of the concepts of fictive kinship and agency in order to explore racial identity narratives of the Black American art teacher. Expanding on the anthropological concept of fictive kinship, where bonds of connectedness between people help to shape selfhood, I consider the powerful impact that visual culture has on shaping identity narratives and the professional aspirations of Black American art teachers. I identify fictive kinship connections as salient in creating spaces which affect agency in the conceptualization and achievement of the self as an artist. I further use the concept of fictive kinship to highlight distinct intersections between the personal and the visual and use interview quotes to trace moments in the lives of three secondary Black art teachers where these bonds have impacted their decision to fully embrace an artist identity. I include implications for art education and how we might begin to think critically so we are able to transform the experiences of our students, helping them advance their aspirational pursuits

The object of art, which exists ‘presently’: Performance art

The object of art, which exists ‘presently’: Performance artOdul IsitmanMiddle East Technical University (ODTU), Ankara, TurkeyAbstractThe object of art, which exists ‘presently’: Performance artThe break between object and image was added to the perception of reality and truth which changed with the Internet, social networks and the like in the 1990s. The possibilities that technology provides completed the effort of the postmodernist discourse in art to destroy tradition. All values are being reconstructed. While art is rapidly being digitised, Performance Art has taken its places in art’s agenda. In this article, performance art will be elaborated and analysed with a focus on ceramic art. Performance art is the life itself, it is not repetitive, and it is what happens presently. It communes with the audience. As the object of art that exists at the moment, it cannot be bought, sold or moved. It is a way of transmitting the artist’s ideas in an unusual, striking and unmediated way that is different from the traditional art forms. In the performances, it is mostly seen that breaking traditional forms, using the clay in raw form rather than firing it, reflecting the plasticity of the clay and revitalising it are used as assets. Performance art is a model of rebellion against the era in which we are imprisoned in mass communication and distanced from reality under the image bombardment. It is necessary to see the performance art as an experiment or suggestion, as the object of art which exists presently, rather than as a show to meet expectations

Still Just white-Framed: Continued Coloniality, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Latin@/x Students

Abstract Throughout the Pacific Northwest there are a total of 12 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) with an average Latin@/x undergraduate full-time enrollment rate of 33.7 percent. In order to be designated as HSIs, institutions of higher education must have an enrollment rate of 25 percent or more students who identify as Latin@/x. HSIs became recognized in the late 1980s when a small number of higher education institutions enrolled a large number of Latin@/x students, yet did not have the resources to successfully educate the students (Excelencia, 2019). Since then, HSIs have consistently and continuously risen in Latin@/x enrollments. To date, there are 569 HSIs throughout the United States (U.S.) and they are expected to continue growing along with the Latin@/x population (Excelencia, 2020). Despite the number of HSIs in the U.S., many continue to perpetuate colonial Eurocentric educational practices, policies, and procedures. Most of the personnel demographic remains predominately occupied by white individuals, particularly in faculty and leadership positions. The intent of this testimonio study was to learn about and highlight the experiences of Latin@/x students attending HSIs and the community cultural wealth they bring with them into the college classrooms and environment. Latin@/x students as People of Color are perceived as full of cultural poverty disadvantages instead of as individuals recognized as full of cultural knowledge, highly skilled and well connected (Yosso, 2005). This study utilized two Critical Race Theory (CRT) tenets racism as normative and white-framing as property and LatCrit to challenge ahistorical narratives. The theories are a proxy to demonstrate continued coloniality and focus on Latin@/x students’ aspects of community cultural wealth

Art as a Mindfulness Practice

The use of mindfulness-based interventions in health, education, and psychology have dramatically increased in the last two decades. Art, as a reflection of the internal and external processes, is one of the key features of humanity. However, art as a mindfulness-based intervention remains underrepresented and under-researched in the mindfulness literature. This is surprising given the role of art across culture, religion, and philosophy. Art is used to explore concepts of self and self-refection, as well as to train attention and awareness. Art is also used to explore relationships and engage in meaning-making. There is little evidence of why art was not included in original mindfulness-based curriculums. This investigation explored the potential relevance of art-based interventions and created and piloted an art-based mindfulness curriculum as a solution to address the apparent gap in the literature. The purpose of this investigation was to create a curriculum of mental health interventions using art as a mindfulness practice. This investigation is based on a pilot study where art was used as a mindfulness-based intervention aimed to reduce stress and headache in adolescent girls (Espinosa, 2015). The curriculum presented is based on findings from the pilot study including the successes, challenges, and progress of the intervention which has evolved through clinical practice. The most recent version of the curriculum aims to reduce stress and address a range of mental health concerns found in clinical and educational settings. It is anticipated that this curriculum will be explored in future research using art both as the mindfulness practice in and of itself, and also as an adjunct to mindfulness-based curriculums. This dissertation is available in open access at AURA, http://aura.antioch.edu/ and Ohio Link ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu

Food and Beverage Advertising Aimed at Spanish Children Issued through Mobile Devices: A Study from a Social Marketing and Happiness Management Perspective

Eating Disorders (ED) and obesity are a pandemic in developed and developing societies. In 2018, Spanish Ministry of Health and Consumption reported data on obesity (15%) and ED (12%). Spain thus ranks fifth among European countries in childhood obesity, with the highest incidence in the 6-12-year-age group. Many studies point to media as one of the contributing elements to this growth. In this sense, it should be noted that Spanish children are exposed to an average of 9000 television commercials per year and the vast majority of these are for food and beverage products of little or no nutritional value. Educommunication becomes essential here, since media have the capacity to educate, prevent and influence the behaviour as part of their social marketing strategies and within the happiness management philosophy. The aim of this paper is to analyse food and beverage advertising on mobile devices aimed at children. The methodology used includes a content analysis, a survey, and focus groups. The results show that many of the food products are bought or ordered as a direct result of advertising. The main conclusions point to the need to regulate the messages transmitted in order to guide the social function of media so that public health and happiness can be improved

Educommunication Web 2.0 for Heritage: A View From Spanish Museums

Museums have now been using social networks for nearly twenty years. While they began by engaging in activities characteristic of web 1.0, they have come to learn how to adapt to the new digital landscape. They are now fluent in the language and conventions of each social media platform and post content on a daily basis. The 2005 Faro Convention is partially responsible for urging museums to develop these new online strategies. The present chapter examines how large institutions are capable of generating daily content that is both multiform and attractive, but which barely encourages the exchange of experiences and opinions between users. Interestingly, it is in the local heritage-based cyber communities that we find the creation of authentic educommunicative spaces that are even capable of moving action from the digital realm of social media into the physical world

Abstracts from the Twenty-First Annual Conference - Race, Class, and Gender

Abstracts From the Twenty-First Annual Conference National Association for Ethnic Studies Race, Class, and Gender March 3-6, 1993 Red Lion Hotel, Salt Lake City, Uta