Research Statement

Research Questions

The video essay’s starting point is to explore the implications of highly realistic images that appear, 

Context / Significance

The essay continues existing discussion on where and how visual media have always pushed the 

Methods 

Our methodology for the video essay derived primarily from Screen, Cultural and Media Studies, 

Outcomes

The essay conveys three pieces of new knowledge. The first (over Sections II – III) explicates the 

Impact

The video was launched on August 31, 2022 with announcements on Twitter and LinkedIn. A trailer 

References

Bellinck, T. and van Dienderen, A. (2019) ‘“That’s My Life Jacket!” Speculative Documentary as a Counter Strategy to Documentary Taxidermy’. Critical Arts, 33:1, pp. 60-74.

Foucault, M. (2008) ‘Of other Spaces (1967)’. In: Dehaene, M., & De, C. L. eds, Heterotopia and the city: Public space in a postcivil society. Taylor & Francis Group, pp. 13-30.

Peer Reviews

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Review 1:.

As the pace of tech innovation continues to accelerate, I am grateful for this essay as a resource of 

All reviews refer to the original research statement which has been edited in response