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Melvin Wevers on History and 'the Digital'

Video

The Editors

05/07/2023

You might think that the increasing amount of data that is becoming available is helpful to historians, and subsequently also to society. But that is not necessarily the case. In this video, Melvin Wevers explains how the "holy grail" of Big Data regularly obscures the fact that researchers still need good theories and hypotheses to do their academic work, and that more data does not always translate in better research.

‘Fiction Literacy’ in the Media Society: How to keep a grip on Reality Erosion

Academic paper

Odile Heynders

11/05/2023

8 minutes to read

How can ‘fiction literacy’ help people to get grip on the erosion of reality? Odile Heynders argues that trained or educated readers are capable of recognizing the permeability of factional and fictional elements in a narrative.

Gamification Has Turned Connecting With Others Into a Game – How Helpful Is It Really?

Paper

Iris Olde Hampsink

19/10/2022

13 minutes to read

This article discusses Tinder's game design elements, its variable rewards, and the power relations between Tinder and its users that permeate the app.

Being one of them: Participating in an online community while researching cultural heritage

Article

Jos Swanenberg

02/08/2022

9 minutes to read

How can researchers use social media to empower speakers of local dialects? In this article, Jos Swanenberg explains how Facebook and Instagram helped him to collect data on language variation, while simultaneously connecting with members of the community and handing back the accumulated knowledge.

Anti-Chinese tech discourse

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How WhatsApp's privacy policy raises major concerns

Article

Nathalie Schabio

30/01/2023

15 minutes to read

This article looks at why people use Whatsapp given the privacy concerns around the platform. Read the article to learn about the connection between the expository society, the lack of privacy, and participatory surveillance.

War-damaged buildings as a canvas: Banksy’s art in Ukraine

Paper

Maaike Lobbezoo

15/05/2023

11 minutes to read

The anonymous artist Banksy has used the ruins of Ukrainian cities as his canvas to make a statement about the ongoing war. This article dives into the meaning of Banksy's art and how art can be a critical reflection of our world.

The sublime in rising sea levels and related art

Paper

Marel van Andel

14/06/2023

12 minutes to read

This paper answers the question of whether the topic of rising sea levels in art can be seen as sublime. To come to a conclusion, theories by Burke and Salmose are used to analyze Daan Roosegaarde's Waterlicht as a case study.

R/place through the Lens of Relational Art

Paper

Marit van Dijck

09/12/2022

9 minutes to read

R/place is a perfect example of relational participatory art. This paper explores why it can be classified as such, and how it decommodifies and re-democratizes the collaborative, online pixel board artform.

The Stylization of Dutch Identity on Social Media

Paper

My Pham

08/03/2024

21 minutes to read

In this article and its second part (an upcoming one), I attempt to shed light on the stylization of the cultural identities of these social media creators by using a multimodal approach.

The 'Bob Dylan of Vietnam': Trinh Cong Son's anti-war music

Article

Quynh Nguyen

09/06/2023

9 minutes to read

In this article, Trinh Cong Son’s influence during and after the Vietnam War will be critically analyzed by making use of documents, literature, and domestic and international presses to ensure the persuasive delivery of his global success.

A look into the reason behind K-pop's never ending popularity

Paper

Mehreen Sarfaraz

10/05/2023

8 minutes to read

While K-pop groups have gained popularity around the world, we can wonder: is K-pop really still Korean? This paper looks into the impact of globalization on the rise of K-pop on a global scale.

Reproducing platform ideologies: Do what you like with Gary VEE

Working paper

Ico Maly

16/06/2023

Influencers have an important role in the digital attention economy. One of the facets of that role - namely how they reproduce media ideologies - deserves more attention. This case study looks at Gary Vee as an ideological actor.

How Dutch conspiracy media include TikTok in their grand conspiracy theories

Paper

Ruben den Boer

21/02/2024

31 minutes to read

TikTok has been widely discussed and criticized in mainstream media. But the app has also been hotly debated in conspiracy media. How do they employ TikTok controversies to perpetuate their grand conspiratorial narratives?

Picture of Madeleine van den Nieuwenhuizen

How Zeikschrift exposes and reshapes Dutch media

Paper

Iris Olde Hampsink

11/04/2022

13 minutes to read

This paper discusses the content on the Instagram account Zeikschrift and explores how Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen uses the digital vigilantism practices 'calling out' and 'naming and shaming' to criticize and reshape various Dutch media.

Gender-neutral language use: hype or trend?

Article

Lisa Reijmers

02/06/2023

14 minutes to read

Gender-neutral language use is an increasingly accepted topic. This article dives into the origin of people’s desire to use of a more gender-neutral language.

How Andy Warhol anticipated acid house rave culture!

Paper

Wessel Joosten

08/11/2023

12 minutes to read

This paper will explore and analyze how Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable Now has anticipated and influenced Acid House Raves, in particular the ones at the nightclub called Shoom in London.