I am fascinated by reality tv as a genre and its immense popularity growth in the last 10 years. Reality TV used to be seen as a ‘guilty...

Using the methodology and theory discussed in my previous post, I will now analyse my own example in the UK, The Vegan Society. The Vegan...

'Veganwashing' 2-part series In my fast fashion series, I concluded with the quote that there is ‘no ethical consumption under...

This series on the fast fashion debate has been long, and often disheartening. I feel I have highlighted a series of issues regarding the...

Considering my last post, on the revelations that Boohoo Group factories were investigated for practices of modern slavery in the UK,...

Although my previous post remains a contemporary issue on the exploitation of the Global South by the Global North in the textiles...

There has been debate in the media arguing whether the globalization of the fashion industry that has led to ‘fast fashion’, is a...

This has taken me a while to get to but I think it’s important to reflect and see what has been improved from the first season of Emily...

There is currently a David Hurn (1934-) Photography Exhibit at the National Museum Cardiff and I had the pleasure of going to see it....

Food as signifier Food is part of our every day, there is much food studies scholarship on the relationship between food and identity...

Over the next few months, I will be writing a series of blog posts under the title 'Fast fashion, a debate that cannot be won'. This was...

If you've had a social media presence in the last couple of years, and are within the field of teenagers/young adults, then you will have...

Last night I ended up at a bar/club called Metros in the city centre. I had a preconceived notion that this club was a gay club (I think...

I recently rewatched Chalet Girl (CG), a typical “formulaic teen rom-com” (Schembri, 2011) and was pleasantly surprised by the discourse...

With the release of the trailer for Emily in Paris’s second season (2021), I want to reflect on the first season, which certainly caused...

When most people finish school, they have a choice; apply to university or go straight into work. But there seems to be another option...

Stuart Hall's seminal essay, 'Encoding and Decoding' was so crucial to Culture Studies, discussing the process of production and...

Croeso nôl! (Welcome back)! Now, I won't lie to you but, Gavin and Stacey is one of my favourite programmes on the planet. I discovered...

Good morning my post today will be on dark tourism, social media and performance, meaning the effects of social media on dark tourism and...

Ciao, salut, hola, siwmae and all the rest. My name is Cerys and I am a Masters student at Cardiff University. After completing a BA in...