Diggit Magazine

Why biometric data is not safe anymore

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

09/01/2019

7 minutes to read

Biometric data plays a huge role in our everyday lives. We use it to unlock our phones, for bank payments, memberships and travelling. But do we ever think about risks connected to our biometric privacy?

Emma Watson on Framing

Column

Jan Blommaert

21/05/2019

6 minutes to read

Emma Watson's Instagram reaction to the Alabama abortion bill accurately exposes the work of framing in public debates, and shows an educational use of social media.

The Crown: historically accurate or pure fiction?

Article

Tara van Dijk

11/11/2020

15 minutes to read

The Crown has become one of the most popular shows on Netflix and it has been praised for its accuracy. The show balances between historical accuracy and fictional elements. This article analyzes the balance the show strikes as a docudrama.

Squatting Slavs: a culture, a stereotype or just a meme?

Article

Kristiana Naydenova

08/11/2018

18 minutes to read

Is the Squatting Slav phenomenon helping Slavs express themselves or is it ruining their reputation? This article explores the emergence, historical background, popularization, culture and language of the meme.

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Jan Blommaert on life

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Amplifying the far-right: Reassessing the case of Pepe the Frog

Article

Annick Walravens

14/12/2020

12 minutes to read

Pepe the Frog started as an innocent meme that became associated with the alt-right. In this article, I discuss how this happened through the hybrid media system.

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Farewell, Jan Blommaert

Article

Tom Van Hout

12/01/2021

2 minutes to read

Tom Van Hout says farewell to Jan Blommaert. He praises not only the academic, but also the man who normalized vulnerability

#NeverAgain MSD: from outrage to movement for gun control

Article

Mehreen Sarfaraz

01/07/2019

13 minutes to read

#NeverAgain MSD and the March for Our Lives through the lens of algorithmic activism

Matcha: Don't let yourself be fooled by superfoods

Article

Federica Morgandi

02/05/2019

9 minutes to read

Superfoods are hot, and so is Matcha, the powdered green tea. Matcha is more than just tea, it is a superfood, an identity emblem and a social media phenomenon.

How to really talk to your conservative brother-in-Law

Column

Christian Chun

18/06/2019

7 minutes to read

Liberals in the US should not be confused with the Left. In fact, they often argue within frames derived from neoliberalism.

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Semiotic futures: celebrating Jan Blommaert’s radical scholarship

Column

Ana Deumert

11/01/2021

8 minutes to read

In this column Ana Deumert pays tribute to Jan Blommaert's scholareship, focusing on the text From Fieldnotes to Grammar (2013), and the possibility of formulating a 'new science of language'.

The whitewashing of the 'art hoe' movement

Article

Marieke Weeda

13/01/2020

10 minutes to read

This article explores how the art hoe movement, meant as a space of creative expression for PoC (People of Colour) artists, got whitewashed into a mere aesthetic disconnected from its origins.

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My tribute to Jan Blommaert

Article

Christian Chun

07/01/2021

3 minutes to read

Christian Chun describes the impact of Jan Blommaert on his work: 'It is people like Jan Blommaert who has shown me in so many ways through his work, his teaching, his demeanor, his personality, and his humanity that indeed we can make academia a better world worth fighting for. '