-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Social and/or cultural reflections
Relationship with authority
As I hear about the case in Ferguson and compare my own experience, I have to wonder who in the US feel protected by the authorities such as the police, immigration officers, etc. When I was in the US in … Continue reading
Memories of my childhood
It has been a while since I was back in Japan in the middle of a summer. I’m usually back in May or so. Despite the heat and humidity, I’m enjoying the summer in Japan. It’s especially nice because Hikone … Continue reading
Gender roles in Japan
The U.S. is nowhere close to have achieved gender equality. But Japan is even far behind. Nonetheless, a type of discussions that tries to appear to be gender equal (or probably “gender sensitive” is a better description) goes something like, … Continue reading
Americans and TV
I have lived with three Americans in my life. Based on this sample, 66% of Americans don’t turn off TV when they go out of the room. In other words, they keep their TV on when they go take a … Continue reading
Defining the purpose of marriage
Nicki and I are almost done compiling our evidence of “marital bona fides.” Since our marriage is bona fide, the question has been what evidence would be good. But a part of me (probably an academic in me that gets … Continue reading
next webcam
I was talking to a few students of mine yesterday about talking to people on Skype. All of them expressed how they liked being able to see the other person. But they also pointed out that when you’re looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Social and/or cultural reflections
2 Comments
Moral panic and the digital culture
I wrote about an article on teens and social media a few days ago. Today, as I was reading Trent Bax’s Youth and Internet Addiction in China, I noticed a great parallel between what I stated in the webinar and … Continue reading
Teens and social media
In late August, I gave a webinar for MSU’s extension. I did it once last year on youth and technology and this year, it was a similar topic but with a special focus on the idea of using technology to … Continue reading
Smartphone and Our Lives
One of the videos that I mentioned in my webinar today was about the smartphones. You can watch the two-minute clip here. In my webinar, I tried to emphasize how to use technology as a life-enrichment tool. From this perspective, … Continue reading
Books from early 2000s
I was going over some of my old books to see which one I can give away or donate. I stumbled upon a few books in Communication Studies that I bought when I was a student in Boston about 8-10 … Continue reading
Yuya Kiuchi 