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Towards a global language policy for emoji?

Paper

Jan Dijsselbloem

05/06/2018

26 minutes to read

Emoji are becoming an increasingly important part of people's repertoires for online text-based meaning making. From their history towards the possibility of a language policy, this article diggs into the characters that are so frequently used.

Leren de wereld te lezen: Sander Bax over het belang van Neerlandistiek

Article

Sander Bax

05/04/2018

5 minutes to read

Het lijkt een hobby van opiniemakers om zonder kennis van zaken te fulmineren tegen het literatuuronderwijs, moderne letterkundigen of de literatuurwetenschap. Fake news met een enorme impact op het imago van de Neerlandistiek, aldus Sander Bax.

Call me Caitlyn: Hoe een identiteit als celebrity commodity gebruikt kan worden

Article

Hannah Fransen

15/08/2018

4 minutes to read

Hannah Fransen kijkt naar de rol die identiteit speelt binnen de huidige celebrity culture en hoe identiteit kan worden ingezet als celebrity commodity.

Partizan Belgrade’s goalkeeper Filip Kljajic (R) hugs Brazilian midfielder Everton Luiz as he leaves the field in tears at the end of a Serbian championship match between Partizan and Rad, after racist remarks from Rad’s supporters.

The power of humour in combatting racism

Article

Rowie van Hagen

13/03/2018

5 minutes to read

Racism is nothing new in sports, let alone in international associated football. Can humour and wit be appropriate measures in combatting racism, or will they serve as a force that normalizes racism in society?

The Global New Right

File

Een gesprek met Jeroen Olyslaegers

Interview

Sander Bax

Jan Blommaert

23/12/2016

Auteur Jeroen Olyslaegers wordt geïnterviewd door literatuurwetenschapper Sander Bax en sociolinguïst Jan Blommaert. Verwacht je aan een boeiend gesprek over Wil, politiek en cultuur.

Five years after the Snowden revelations

Column

Piia Varis

15/06/2018

8 minutes to read

Five years after the Snowden revelations, we're still more concerned with technological solutionism and individualistic models of privacy than addressing privacy as a common good.

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#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.

Mark Rutte’s normal human beings: a typically Dutch perspective

Column

Odile Heynders

03/03/2017

4 minutes to read

To gauge Mark Rutte’s ‘normal’ Odile Heynders reads a Dutch classic text demonstrating that a normal Dutch life is not without frustration. Normal is connected to everyday annoyance.

Why you should read "Darkness at noon" (Arthur Koestler)

Review

Nataliia Vdovychenko

12/02/2018

7 minutes to read

Certain kinds of literature cannot be forgotten. Darkness at noon is a must read for everyone who values high quality novels and wants to learn more about the Soviet Union, revolution and history in general.

De echte paradox van Popper

Column

Jan Blommaert

23/02/2018

5 minutes to read

De echte paradox van Popper is deze. Wie in de verdediging van de open samenleving die samenleving schaadt, die behoort tot de vijanden ervan.

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The end of Academia.edu: how business takes over, again

Column

Ico Maly

22/02/2018

3 minutes to read

Academia.edu used to be a refreshing and very useful platform for academics and students all over the world. That has ended with academia.edu introducing the ‘paid search’, says Ico Maly (Tilburg University).

Waarom ik niet naar De Luizenmoeder kijk

Article

Sander Bax

29/01/2018

6 minutes to read

Televisierecensenten jubelen, kijkcijferrecords worden gebroken, en op sociale media wordt de serie steeds herkenbaar genoemd. Maar als die serie zo herkenbaar is, hoe kan het dan dat Sander Bax er alleen maar met afgrijzen naar kan kijken?

Trump, Europa en de hedendaagse antiverlichting

Column

Ico Maly

13/02/2017

4 minutes to read

Trump is geen uniek Amerikaans gegeven; hij is een symptoom van een zieke democratische wereld. Het is aan ons om te beslissen of we de democratie zullen verkwanselen of versterken.

Migration, the common thread through my existence

Article

Audry Bron

07/05/2018

13 minutes to read

I am a global citizen created by migration, networks, innovative communication tools, the languages I speak and cultures I lived in.

The Rise of MOOCs: Can Online Distance Learning Replace Traditional Education?

Paper

Jan Dijsselbloem

11/04/2018

13 minutes to read

In recent years, MOOCs have become increasingly more popular. Distance learning at top universities has never been so accessible, but one could wonder about its effectiveness looking at the drop-out rates and students' grades.

Challenging the politics of knowledge, continued

Column

Jan Blommaert

02/07/2018

9 minutes to read

Jan Blommaert: 'In the discussion on the politics of knowledge, the political-economic dimension is absent. Academics can do more and better things in attempts to redress existing racial and gender inequalities.'