Can a sociolinguistic analysis be used to address a migrant's language as a resource of origin? This working paper critically engages with the so-called 'LADO-test' to argue that the LADO analysis ought to be driven by an understanding of language as a spatio-temporal resource, linked to macro socio-political events that have characterized the life and the migration history of the applicant.
How are Chinese-Dutch children experiencing Chinese language learning in the Netherlands? This working paper analyzes two accounts of final year students to find out how Chinese-Dutch children identify with Chinese language.
Korvel is a diverse neighborhood like many others. In this article, you discover the dynamics that define digital surveillance in an area that contains diverse actors and how it can become a cause of inequality and disconnection.
This essay examines SoundCloud's impact on global music, showing the shift from McLuhan's "hot" to "cool" media through Post Malone's White Iverson. It highlights how SoundCloud democratized music and fostered interactive, participatory engagement.
Technological developments have created new hopes regarding the ways in which mobile phones might close the gap between the developed and the developing world.
Dit artikel duidt de online marketingcampagne Forever. Different. van PSV Eindhoven bij de seizoenstart 24/25. We analyseren hoe beelden, taalgebruik en discoursen worden ingezet ten behoeve van regionale identificatie en fan engagement.
Everything Everywhere All at Once: The Ultimate Multiversal Guide to Identity, Understanding, and Purpose (Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert)
Review
Iris Olde Hampsink
25/09/2024
7 minutes to read
With their movie Everything Everywhere All at Once, the Daniels did not only think outside the box but outside of this universe as well. This fun, frenzied, all-over-the-place absurdist movie is one that deserves all the praise it's been getting.
New socio-technological tools certainly have an empowering dimension. However, they also shape our subjectivities by regulating them and limiting our agency. This working paper discusses these socio-technological developments through the case of Facebook, in order to demonstrate the implications social media like Facebook have for subjectivity and social practices.
Inspired by a growing interest in Mandarin, this research looks into the ideological conceptualisation of Mandarin teaching in British schools through the eyes of teachers of Mandarin.
As the world is continuously globalizing, we can no longer analyze language as a local, resident and stable complex of signs attached to an equally local, resident and stable community of speakers. This paper engages with an issue which is at the core of this paradigmatic shift: the question of meaning-making in a system which we see as intrinsically unstable and dynamic.
This short paper intends to sketch an empirical theory of identity in a context of superdiversity. It adds to the development of new approaches to language and semiotics in superdiverse environments.
LittleMonsters.com was a fan platform for Lady Gaga's community. Initially popular, it declined due to poor management, failed moderation, and Gaga’s reduced involvement, ultimately losing its magic and fan engagement.
What do Russia and Ukraine have in common? Surprisingly, it can be love for the recent Russian TV show ''Slovo Patsana.'' How did this series manage to bond two countries at war? This article examines the ''Slovo Patsana'' phenomenon.
Marina Abramovic: When performance meets commerce (Marina Abramovic: Exhibition in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam - 2024)
Review
Martin Hoondert
11/09/2024
4 minutes to read
In Spring 2024 (March – July), the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam exhibited a retrospective of the performance artist Marina Abramovic. Is an exhibition of the oeuvre of a performance artist possible?
This paper uses Critical Discourse Analysis to gain a more profound understanding of US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo's anti-China technological stance, and to demonstrate how how the Chinese netizens subsequently expressed their nationalism.
