Below the Line: The Structural Violence of News Comment Sections
Comment sections are designed – both algorithmically and editorially – to reward anger, blame, and divisive language. This erodes civic trust, reduces democratic participation, and fosters cynicism towards both media institutions and social solidarity.
Assessment Integrity or Linguistic Exclusion? AI, Viva Exams, and Educational Justice
Viva-style exams are promoted as an AI-proof assessment solution, but do they reinforce class, linguistic, and neurodiversity exclusions? This sociological analysis unpacks how language, power, and educational justice intersect in the AI age.
The Crowd and the Cloud: Death of Expertise in the Digital Age
An in-depth sociological analysis of the erosion of trust in expertise, exploring how digital platforms, cultural individualism, and institutional failures have reshaped public understanding of knowledge and authority.
Credentialism and the Crisis of Education: Why Experience Still Matters
Credentialism has transformed education into a race for qualifications. This article critiques its impact and champions experiential learning for real equity.
Society Wasn’t Built for Us: A Bourdieuian View of Neurodivergence
Exploring how Pierre Bourdieu’s theories of capital, habitus, fields, and symbolic violence reveal the hidden barriers faced by neurodivergent people.
Beyond Weber, Marx, and Orwell: The Rise of Digital Neofeudalism
Has the modern world outgrown Weber’s iron cage, Marx’s alienation, and Orwell’s surveillance state—only to enter a new form of control? In an era where tech monopolies act as digital landlords, individuals no longer own but rent, their lives dictated...