As much as it pains me to admit it, I have always been a little behind when it comes to technology (and especially social media). Facebook and I were not well acquainted until most of my friends had been on for most of high school, and I am just now really jumping on the Google + and Pinterest bandwagons. Not to mention that printers hate me (my roommates can already attest to that fact).
Yet this summer, I had my first blogging experience while interning in London for a small NGO working with women’s rights issues. From my first day there I was asked to write for their blog on pertinent issues to the UK and their advocacy work. What a way to start a new job! But as I kept being assigned topics to write and post about, I quickly saw that although the whole world could possibly be reading (and judging) every word I said, this new medium had the power for so much good. And even more importantly my writing skills, carefully crafted as an English major at a well-known university, suddenly came to life and became invaluable. Rather than just writing about the literature I love so much, I could champion causes and issues that were important to me.
This blog is a similar experiment for me. Throughout the upcoming months I’m excited to explore digital culture in a way that makes sense coming from a literary background, but I hope I can also explore important and relevant issues for me and the world around me. I already find it fascinating to see the intersection between the old and the new, the traditional and the ground breaking. And I hope to take a closer look at the “side-effects” of these new meetings in our increasingly digital world and the new ethical, moral and social questions that are arising.
So welcome aboard. It should be an interesting (and terrifyingly amazing) next few months!
Yet this summer, I had my first blogging experience while interning in London for a small NGO working with women’s rights issues. From my first day there I was asked to write for their blog on pertinent issues to the UK and their advocacy work. What a way to start a new job! But as I kept being assigned topics to write and post about, I quickly saw that although the whole world could possibly be reading (and judging) every word I said, this new medium had the power for so much good. And even more importantly my writing skills, carefully crafted as an English major at a well-known university, suddenly came to life and became invaluable. Rather than just writing about the literature I love so much, I could champion causes and issues that were important to me.
This blog is a similar experiment for me. Throughout the upcoming months I’m excited to explore digital culture in a way that makes sense coming from a literary background, but I hope I can also explore important and relevant issues for me and the world around me. I already find it fascinating to see the intersection between the old and the new, the traditional and the ground breaking. And I hope to take a closer look at the “side-effects” of these new meetings in our increasingly digital world and the new ethical, moral and social questions that are arising.
So welcome aboard. It should be an interesting (and terrifyingly amazing) next few months!
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