Elizaveta Friesem
About
Books
Media is us
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Principles of communication
Micro- and macropower
ACE model
Description of chapters
When conflicts get out of control
Hypertexts
>
Me, looking for meaning
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A
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Am I strong or am I weak?
B
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Binaries
Both sides
Bureaucracy
C
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Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
Choice
Circumstances
Cognitive biases
Common sense
Communication
Coincidence
Content and form of this book
Coronavirus and me
Culture
Cycle of violence
D
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Depression
Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
Doing the right thing
E
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Emotional pain
Empathy
Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
Everybody has their struggles
Everybody is connected
Explain/excuse conflation
F
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Feelings and emotions
Forgetting about your purpose
Free will
G
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Good vs. Bad
H
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How much do we understand each other?
Human brain
Human nature
Human needs
Human thinking
Human thinking is nonlinear
Hurt people hurt people
Hypertext books
I
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I am an optimist
Ideas
"I'll never understand!"
Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
Inner compass
Interpretation
"It is what it is"
J
K
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Knowing your true purpose
Knowledge
L
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Language
List of completed pages
Literal vs. nonliteral communication
M
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Make Sense
May I meet this, too, with kindness
Meaning as importance
Mean and stupid
My Anxiety
Meaning
Meaningless
Meaning wars
Meaning of life
Meaning communities
Meanings perceived by animals
Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
Media
(Mis)understanding each other's needs
My perfectionism
My quest for meaning
N
>
Norms and normal
O
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Objectification
On being a scholar
On being a writer
On being right
P
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Paradox
Privilege
Polarization
Postmodern worldview
Postmodern philosophy
Power
Power of the mind
Problem/solution binary
Q
R
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Reality
Rhizome in philosophy
S
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Science, religion and art
Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
Self-awareness
Self-empathy
Stories we tell
Society vs Individual
Subjectivity and objectivity
Suggested citation format
Synesthesia
T
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"The Death of the Author"
The importance of having a purpose
U
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Understanding ourselves
Us and them
V
>
Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
Violence in the human nature
W
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What does it mean to "understand"?
What is a text?
What we can learn about ourselves from media
What is "natural"?
What's the point?
What will this project become?
Where do meanings come from?
Why am I trying to stay sane?
Why do people hurt each other?
Why is language so unhelpful?
Why do everyday objects make sense?
Why do misunderstandings happen?
X
Y
Z
Power of meanings // Meanings of power
Editing
Me as your editor
How I will help you
Pricing
Privacy policy
Blog
Learn more
Workshops
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Five (easy) steps to become media literate
Surviving the polarization vortex
Understanding yourself
Not enough
Bio
Talks and interviews
Essays
Poetry
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Russian poems
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Stranger
Lonely heart
Fairy tales
Dreams and nightmares
Puzzles
Moon
Seasons
Muse
Art
Games
Sketches
Nonsense
Video poems (English and Russian)
>
Butterfly (poem)
One day, I will return (poem)
Where are you now? (poem)
Hole in the world (poem)
Wondering (poem)
Epoxy resin
Photography
Educational materials
Contact me
My Photography
These are my newest photos (2021-present):
These are my older pictures (previously posted on Instagram between 2012 and 2021):
Some old black-and-white film-camera experiments from Russia:
About
Books
Media is us
>
Principles of communication
Micro- and macropower
ACE model
Description of chapters
When conflicts get out of control
Hypertexts
>
Me, looking for meaning
>
A
>
Am I strong or am I weak?
B
>
Binaries
Both sides
Bureaucracy
C
>
Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
Choice
Circumstances
Cognitive biases
Common sense
Communication
Coincidence
Content and form of this book
Coronavirus and me
Culture
Cycle of violence
D
>
Depression
Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
Doing the right thing
E
>
Emotional pain
Empathy
Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
Everybody has their struggles
Everybody is connected
Explain/excuse conflation
F
>
Feelings and emotions
Forgetting about your purpose
Free will
G
>
Good vs. Bad
H
>
How much do we understand each other?
Human brain
Human nature
Human needs
Human thinking
Human thinking is nonlinear
Hurt people hurt people
Hypertext books
I
>
I am an optimist
Ideas
"I'll never understand!"
Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
Inner compass
Interpretation
"It is what it is"
J
K
>
Knowing your true purpose
Knowledge
L
>
Language
List of completed pages
Literal vs. nonliteral communication
M
>
Make Sense
May I meet this, too, with kindness
Meaning as importance
Mean and stupid
My Anxiety
Meaning
Meaningless
Meaning wars
Meaning of life
Meaning communities
Meanings perceived by animals
Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
Media
(Mis)understanding each other's needs
My perfectionism
My quest for meaning
N
>
Norms and normal
O
>
Objectification
On being a scholar
On being a writer
On being right
P
>
Paradox
Privilege
Polarization
Postmodern worldview
Postmodern philosophy
Power
Power of the mind
Problem/solution binary
Q
R
>
Reality
Rhizome in philosophy
S
>
Science, religion and art
Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
Self-awareness
Self-empathy
Stories we tell
Society vs Individual
Subjectivity and objectivity
Suggested citation format
Synesthesia
T
>
"The Death of the Author"
The importance of having a purpose
U
>
Understanding ourselves
Us and them
V
>
Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
Violence in the human nature
W
>
What does it mean to "understand"?
What is a text?
What we can learn about ourselves from media
What is "natural"?
What's the point?
What will this project become?
Where do meanings come from?
Why am I trying to stay sane?
Why do people hurt each other?
Why is language so unhelpful?
Why do everyday objects make sense?
Why do misunderstandings happen?
X
Y
Z
Power of meanings // Meanings of power
Editing
Me as your editor
How I will help you
Pricing
Privacy policy
Blog
Learn more
Workshops
>
Five (easy) steps to become media literate
Surviving the polarization vortex
Understanding yourself
Not enough
Bio
Talks and interviews
Essays
Poetry
>
Russian poems
>
Stranger
Lonely heart
Fairy tales
Dreams and nightmares
Puzzles
Moon
Seasons
Muse
Art
Games
Sketches
Nonsense
Video poems (English and Russian)
>
Butterfly (poem)
One day, I will return (poem)
Where are you now? (poem)
Hole in the world (poem)
Wondering (poem)
Epoxy resin
Photography
Educational materials
Contact me
