Historical and Critical Essay

BRIEF: AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT, TASKED WITH WRITING A HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL ESSAY TO INFORM STUDIO WORK. 

OUTCOME: THIS ESSAY EXAMINES THE INTERSECTION OF SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA, A TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN LARGELY OVERLOOKED DESPITE BOTH BEING WIDELY DISCUSSED TODAY. WHILE SOCIAL MEDIA’S PERMANENCE AND INFLUENCE CAN SERVE AS A VALUABLE TOOL FOR INTRODUCING SPIRITUALITY AND OFFERING DAILY INSPIRATION, ITS EXCESSIVE USE AND THE RISK OF MISINTERPRETATION CREATE CONTRADICTIONS. THE ESSAY ARGUES THAT SOCIAL MEDIA SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON ALONE BUT USED AS A CATALYST TO ENCOURAGE FURTHER EXPLORATION OF SPIRITUALITY THROUGH TRADITIONAL MEDIUMS, SUCH AS BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND FILM.