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The Help (Movie director: Tate Taylor. Book author: Kathryn Stockett)

Review

Julia van der Staak

23/05/2018

7 minutes to read

The movie 'The Help', first released in 2011, is based on the well known and like-named novel, by Kathryn Stockett. The story is a good portrayal of multiculturalism and inequality within the American society of the 1960s.

Take care of your CV!! On jobs, dating and identity asset management

Column

Jan Blommaert

03/04/2018

6 minutes to read

The CV is a crucial genre of autobiography. The way it has to be practiced amounts to identity asset management. And the latter is becoming a format of truth, also affecting online dating.

The transformation of the Unicorn: What happened to the real magic?

Article

Seline Westerhof

08/06/2018

12 minutes to read

The cultural values of the unicorn seem to have been transformed into a commodity product in the past 10 years. In this article, the past and the present appearance of the mythical creature will be analyzed and discussed.

Ramptoeristen! Waarom schrijvers ons over hun scheiding vertellen

Article

Sander Bax

15/03/2018

11 minutes to read

Schrijvers als Suzanne Rethans, Henk van Straten en Elke Geurts schrijven erg openhartig over het stuklopen van hun relatie. Sander Bax laat zien dat hier een fundamenteel mechanisme van de hedendaagse literaire mediacultuur aan ten grondslag ligt.

The Global New Right

File

Donald Trump online

Paper

Asya Krusteva

Kiki Bathoorn

01/02/2017

10 minutes to read

Donald Trump knows very well that mediated visibility can be used as a political instrument and weapon. So instead of trying to control this mediated visibility, he uses mediated controversy as his strategy.

We're all data subjects now: the citizen in the European GDPR

Column

Jan Blommaert

28/05/2018

7 minutes to read

The new European GDPR generalizes the notion of the "data subject". But what exactly is the data subject? And how does it fit into a regulation which is fundamentally about the trading of Big Data?

What about Ghosts? Towards a Sociolinguistics of the Spectre

Column

Ana Deumert

07/05/2018

5 minutes to read

Spectres articulate those voices that history has tried to repress. A sociolinguistics of the spectre should, according to Ana Deumert, foreground those voices.

The ship, the child, and the refugee debate in Europe

Column

Jan Blommaert

15/06/2018

7 minutes to read

The current refugee debate in the EU has been deeply influenced by a small handful of iconic pictures documenting the predicament of refugees and highlighting the moral positions in the debate.

Why is Japan the ideal country according to the Alt-Right movement

Article

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

28/05/2018

5 minutes to read

The Alt-Right is keen on Japan. In a country where approximately 98% is native Japanese, it has become the example of what a country should be like.

The use of dialect in Youtube movies on Minecraft

Dialect destination Minecraft: What happens when “dialects” enter into online spaces ?

Column

Janus Spindler Møller

25/01/2018

3 minutes to read

In our common sense thinking, language is deeply connected to space. Two societal developments have the potential to disturb these bonds: increased human mobility and increased access to the internet.

Body culture, identity risks and NEDA week

Article

Meauraine van Gorp

eva veeneman

05/03/2018

4 minutes to read

What if what you see in the mirror is not how you want others to see you? Find it out in this article on body culture, identity risks and NEDA week.

Women protesting against sexism for equality #metoo

#Wetoo: What dancers talk about when they talk about sexism

Paper

Ilse Ghekiere

22/01/2018

13 minutes to read

From recurring Lolita-fantasies on stage to auditioning naked and backstage power abuse; female dancers talk about the repercussions of a professional reality that celebrates unclear borders.

How to appear authentic in a digital world

Paper

Miah Moos

03/04/2018

23 minutes to read

How authentic are we really? The increase of digital influencers and the pressure on users to reach a certain following or look a certain way before posting a photo, questions the idea of online authenticity.

'Westworld' - The Contemporary Jurassic Park You Cannot Miss Watching (Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy)

Review

Kristiana Naydenova

14/05/2018

5 minutes to read

The new HBO series 'Westworld' is intelligent and full of mysteries for the patient viewer to uncover. Everyone interested in exploring the humand mind and behavior will love it.

'De Luizenmoeder' houdt de samenleving soepel: Over het maatschappelijk nut van ‘politiek incorrecte’ grappen

Article

Inge van de Ven

Tom van Nuenen

19/02/2018

5 minutes to read

Over de maatschappelijke functie van politiek incorrecte humor in De Luizenmoeder.

Eurovision 2018: Cowboys, Geisha’s and Metoo

Article

Inge van de Ven

15/05/2018

7 minutes to read

The Eurovision finale last Saturday sparked controversy regarding cultural appropriation by the winner. The online reception of this event is very revealing with respect to the politics of representation of our time.