gatekeeping

A man in a blue gown with slick-backed hair sits on an examination table in a doctor's office adorned with diplomas, his sock adorned feet lying flat on a metal foot stool. Dr. Google is facing him, having clearly delivered terrible news based on his guarded posture, hands buried in his pockets; also, the fact that the man has broken down in tears and buried his face in his hands.

Social Media & Self-Diagnosis

Vera Pavlovich, Loyola University Maryland

With social media, awareness of symptoms of various diseases and disorders has spread rapidly, leading to a rise in self-diagnosis.…

February 23, 2024

The Price of Information: The Dual Faces of Paywalls in Online Journalism

Karla D. Galvan, The University of Texas at San Antonio

In an era where information is both abundant and questioned, the emergence of paywalls for online news has sparked a debate about the future of journalism.…

January 22, 2024

An article about gatekeeping that references Brockhampton.

Thanks to TikTok, There’s No Such Thing as Gatekeeping

Natalie Gabor, Indiana University-Bloomington

The addicting app has boosted the popularity of previously unpopularized movies, music and books, but is it for the better?…

August 6, 2021

How Gatekeeping Is Holding the Gaming Community Together

Ian Nordin, University of Texas at San Antonio

What is usually an exclusionary tactic is bringing gamers together in their attempt to stop the commercialization and death of their culture.…

April 23, 2020