Akoth Alice Fall 2021-Advance Media Studies

 Both Orwell and Huxley raise issues that are present in our world today. The world is threatened by restricted or denial of information flow and too much information.  Orwell`s fear of those who would ban books is something that should concern us especially in undemocratic regimes that do not accept criticisms. Such is the case in Uganda where in December 2021, a PEN (Poets, Essayists, Novelist) award winner Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested following a tweet criticizing President Museveni and his son Muhozi. Kakwenza was also arrested in 2020 for authoring a book titled The Greedy Barbarian. Governments conceal information from citizens in various ways for reasons such as national security, spending a lot of taxpayers' money on classified expenditures yet taxpayers are exploited in taxation without accountability. Orwell was also right about us becoming a captive culture, a small percentage of the population that owns resources controls the masses and such are corporations lik

 Skin lightening products have increasingly become popular in many African countries especially among women. This is because white or lighter skin is seen as more attractive and is linked with higher status, privilege, and beauty. 40% of African women bleach their skin, in Nigeria- 77%, Togo- 59%, South Africa- 35%, Senegal- 27%, and Mali 25% use skin lighting products (According to the WHO, as of 2011). The media has played a major role in promoting this perception of lighter skin as revered as beautiful compared to dark skin, on billboards, magazines, television commercials, music videos, films, products labels, digital adverts, and on the internet. All these platforms show images and videos, many photoshopped, airbrushed, and retouched to make lighter skin look more attractive and desirable.  I will look at Ads, movies and TV shows, and celebrities & music videos. I will consider three forms of media including, ads, movies and Tv shows, and celebrities and music videos, and