Events

Multisensory Realities of Authentic Artworks

Paper
Olga Koltsova
18/11/2022
9 minutes to read

This paper demonstrates how the multisensory design of an art exhibition challenges the concept of artworks' authenticity and allows visitors to connect with the art at a more intimate level.

Bandersnatch: You Make The Call, Right?

Paper
Wulan Bekker
24/05/2023
11 minutes to read

This paper examines the ways in which Bandersnatch and in specific its interactive function is a response to our post-digital way of living. 

A frame from Miranda July's Somebody movie

Miranda’s July Relational and Participatory Art

Article
Szymon Zbiegniewski
24/10/2022
10 minutes to read

In 2014 Miranda July created a project that asked a question about how difficult it is to approach strangers. In this paper, I analyze this project through relational aesthetics and participatory art. 

the joy luck club movie review

The Joy Luck Club: the joy in finally being understood (Amy Tan (author); Wayne Wang (director))

Review
Jessaline Tanjung
23/12/2022
10 minutes to read

The Joy Luck Club is the pioneer of Asian American representation on the big screen. It emphasizes the expectations to be 'Chinese' from your own family and the struggle to be understood by your own family, all due to the cultural gaps.

The trade-off between privacy or public health

Paper
Noa Reijnen
16/05/2022
10 minutes to read

This paper aims to analyze how De Jonge and the Parliament have approached and reacted to a data breach at the GGD. The underlying question of this case is whether the Dutch society should value privacy or public health more.

Ghislaine Handiri: Authentic Self-Presentation on Social Media

Paper
Noa Reijnen
27/01/2023
9 minutes to read

This paper describes how one specific influencer, Ghislaine Handiri, presents herself as authentic on Instagram and how Instagram as a mediator influences and shapes her authenticity.

Constructing digital literacies with the Kamergotchi-app and Zondag met Lubach

The Kamergotchi-app: Constructing Digital Literacies with Arjen Lubach

Article
Femke van Bree
26/02/2024
12 minutes to read

Arjen Lubach has often succeeded in changing the Dutch political agenda with calls to action and satire. This article explores how Lubach uses digital tools in his digital activism and demonstrates how he constructs digital literacies in doing so.

CoronaCheck app in the Netherlands

How the QR code became a meaning-making practice during COVID-19

Article
Tinka Krikke
02/05/2022
11 minutes to read

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.

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RiRi is back? Public discourse on Rihanna’s comeback

Article
Maaike Lobbezoo
28/06/2023
12 minutes to read

Rihanna will be performing the Super Bowl 2023 in February. The announcement of the singer was received with open arms by the fans. This paper aims to investigate the public's reaction to the announcement on social media.