This article will focus on Death Grips’ rise to cult status and how they used the internet as a paradigm for a rather artistic and unique business model.
The Pinky Glove proves that periods are a societal taboo topic. This article is a deep dive into how German media reinforces menstruation stigma and stereotypes and how digital menstrual activism combats the negative menstrual status quo.
This article breaks down Rupi Kaur's online menstrual activism. We see how menstrual activism evolved into online activism and discuss whether the negative comments and trolling Kaur experienced are inevitable consequences of activism.
Since the start of the 19th century, Kellogg’s advertisements have been telling us that women can only be feminine, pretty, happy, confident or active once they are thin. In this article, I argue that sending this message is far from harmless.
Len Cella was an innovator back in the '80s who created what can retroactively be described as the first TikToks. What kind of impact have his early sketches had on the social media and content creators of today's age?
The gamer stereotype is slowly changing which is shown through the community's response to the misogynic activities that the gaming company Blizzard-Activision engaged in.
Memes are an important phenomenon in contemporary society. Meme or not, there is a story to be told behind every remix of classical art. This paper dives into the world of stories that are hiding behind classical art memes.
On the basis of Ernesto Laclau's theory of political movements and current societal changes, this paper demonstrates that actions of civil disobedience in modern society that adhere to Arendt's criteria still have unfavorable effects.
In this article, we analyze the corona QR code as a meaning-making practice and discuss its effects on society. The QR code was implemented to reduce the spread of COVID, but it's digital nature and meaning had an impact on society's resilience.
This paper examines the populist rhetoric of Ramaswamy through a critical discourse approach and how his anti-China stance actively contributes to a hegemonic position within US politics.
GLOW: Critiquing the Stereotypes of American Identities on TV (Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch)
Review
Marit van Dijck
05/10/2022
8 minutes to read
Glow critiques how stereotypes in the media do not do justice to the complex lived realities of multicultural individuals in America through the juxtaposition of stereotypical performances with the lived realities of individuals.
The way Harry Styles presents himself has led to accusations of queerbaiting. his paper explores the difference between how Harry Styles presents himself and how others view him play a role in the accusations of queerbaiting.
They catch our attention, waste time, and bombard us with clickbaity titles whenever we scroll social media: junk and fake news are significant problems of today's internet. This article shows how they can be used to spread propaganda.
