Episode 13: “Social Media & Social Justice” with Taraneh Azar

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Tara Azar joins Max & Bryan to discuss how memes and social media relate to social justice. We discuss pros and cons of social media’s impact on recent BLM protests and how the alt-right weaponizes memes for their hateful agenda. Tara also joins Ariana for “Class Struggle.”

Make sure to check out Tara’s piece for yourself at nupoliticalreview.com.

If you have any questions or comments about NUPR-spectives or if you’re a Northeastern University student interested in appearing as a guest on the show, please reach out to nuprpodcast@gmail.com.

Music courtesy of Cooper Gould and « Funky Element » from Bensound.com.

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