Diggit Magazine

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.

Autobiographical vlogs: Telling one's life story online

Article

Jelske van Es

28/09/2020

13 minutes to read

New technologies allow people to disclose private information in vlogs online. Since these vlogs tell someone's story, in what way can they be considered autobiographical? As a case study, we examine Queen of Jet Lags' social media presence.

The K-Pop Fandom on Twitter

Article

Lola Vos

31/05/2019

17 minutes to read

K-Pop fans can now be found all over the world. Due to the mass organized fan actions, traditions, and complicated language, the K-Pop fandom sets itself apart from other fandoms. In this article I look at K-Pop fans on Twitter as a cultural niche.

What do real men eat? Online culture wars and the science of soy boys

Column

Piia Varis

23/10/2018

6 minutes to read

Somewhere in 2017, soy boy got added to the terms used as insults to describe supposedly unmanly men. It became the latest insult of choice for the alt-right.

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#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

How globalization changed Singapore

Article

Mariosé Bergsteijn

07/06/2019

16 minutes to read

The city-state Singapore is a prime example of how huge of an impact globalization can have. We can see this through Singapore developing from a small fishing town to a thriving megapolis.

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.

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Trump, social media and the first Twitter-based Presidency

Article

Jordan Hollinger

07/05/2018

12 minutes to read

Trump's social media presence is the most salient factor behind his success in the recent presidential election. Trump's usage of internet and social media to connect with his supporters is much more successful than traditional forms of media.

VSCO girls: authentics, wannabes and ridiculers

Article

Emma Wieringa

06/05/2020

14 minutes to read

VSCO girls are a relatively new online phenomenon. Who are they, what do they look like, and who does this group consist of?

How typically Swedish is IKEA all over the world?

Article

Malou Janssen

25/03/2019

9 minutes to read

In order to operate on a global level, IKEA makes many regional adjustments to their marketing campaigns. So how "Swedish" are they?

Netflix versus Culture: Language Policy in the Netherlands

Article

Meauraine van Gorp

18/01/2019

8 minutes to read

This article shows how the Dutch government, because of globalization and the rise of online streaming services such as Netflix, has to reconsider its language policy. In this process, many ideological stands are taken.

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Dating apps as part of our culture

Article

Manon Bijl

29/10/2019

12 minutes to read

Dating apps enable people to do things they have never done before. It are truly global products, but they only work because they are embedded in local (sub)cultural practices.

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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).

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.

The Biases we feed to Tinder algorithms

Article

Magdalena Rolle

25/02/2019

13 minutes to read

This article reflects on how the biases of Tinder algorithms hold up a mirror to our society by analyzing the human impact on their technological workings.

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Memeing under Covid-19: On the phatic internet and collectivity

Article

Lucie Chateau

07/05/2020

16 minutes to read

This article looks at how our online communication practices have changed under the Covid-19 crisis. It looks at collective memeing, text chains and Boomer Images to reflect on what connections are being made in these extraordinary times.