Creator(s):
Shahwar Tariq
Class:
Narrative and Technology
Instructor:
Jess Fitzpatrick
Semester:
Spring
Year:
2019
"This Instagram Media Essay was made to add a different spin on Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An Amercian Lyric. I wanted to highlight the racism that Desi (South Asian) people encounter regularly as I believe it is not sufficiently covered by popular media. I chose an Instagram narrative to achieve this because "Humans of New York" tells great stories that have you truly empathize with the contributor. I wanted that same empathy to be achieved but for the more specific subset of South-Asian Americans. Narrative and Technology focuses on using different mediums to tell a story, so I believe the Instagram platform is an effective way to create my desired effect."
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