Diggit Magazine

Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the highest authority on election laws and regulations, tries to fight Fake News during the Presidential Elections, but without regulation by law

How did fake news run voters' opinions in the Brazilian elections

Article

Ana Clara Panontin Scarabelli

11/02/2019

21 minutes to read

Brazilian presidential election of 2018 became internationally known by the extreme rise of fake news. In this context, traditional media reappears as a counter-force for the fast spreads of false information.

Bloody amazing, this menstrual activism

Column

Mijke Akkermans

17/09/2019

4 minutes to read

The necessity of the powerful practice of menstrual activism is deliniated in this column, which discusses its development and achievements, a personal opinion on its influence and its presence in the contemporary artistic sphere.

How Fleabag uses the fourth wall to create intimacy

Paper

Idhuna Pastoor

07/10/2020

21 minutes to read

This article explores how the series Fleabag destroys the fourth wall and what this means for the relationship between the viewer and Fleabag.

Hydrate or diedrate: The Studyblr community on Tumblr

Article

Iris Dumoulin

20/03/2019

14 minutes to read

Pretty notes, reminders to drink water and motivational quotes are all part of the Studyblr community. With their dedication to studying, they inspire people all over the world to be productive. What is the story of these "perfect" students?

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Jan Blommaert on life

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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.

Importance of social media in the globalized internet age

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.

Is Google politically biased?

Article

Tunde Farago

07/03/2019

9 minutes to read

In this article, the issue of political bias is analyzed in relation to the algorithms behind the Google search engine.

Can ancestry tests become a threat to our privacy?

Article

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

13/09/2019

10 minutes to read

With the increasing popularity of ancestry tests, having our DNA used by big corporations might pose a threat to our privacy. This article analyzes the possible impact of such data-driven businesses on our lives.

Pelosi and Trump: Choreographies of conflict

Column

Jan Blommaert

03/03/2020

10 minutes to read

Pelosi and Trump don't get along too well. A number of emblematic pictures document this conflict, and in each of them concrete body movements are sensed to tell the story.

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Identity crisis: the confusion of being Chinese Indonesian

Article

Jessaline Tanjung

20/03/2020

11 minutes to read

Chinese Indonesians experience a kind of constant identity crisis, not knowing whether they belong to Chinese or Indonesian society. This article explores how they strike a delicate balance in the in-between.

Master of None and Modern Romances on Television

Paper

Chi-chieh Huang

08/07/2020

13 minutes to read

The article analyzes Netflix romantic comedy series Master of None under the framework of narrative complexity. The analysis showcases how the series subverts common conventions of its genre.

Is Wish just a wishful idea, or actually a progressive platform?

Article

Imke Spapens

13/02/2020

11 minutes to read

An investigation into how e-commerce companies like Wish affect core-countries as well as (semi-)peripheries, and whether this is mostly positive or negative.

Laughing at tennis in '7 Days in Hell'

Article

Iris Dumoulin

30/09/2020

11 minutes to read

As a mockumentary, 7 Days in Hell (2015) features multiple documentary codes and functions to create a feeling of reality. How does 7 Days in Hell comment on and mock the reality of tennis documentaries?

The Ekphrastic Poetry of James R. Eads

Paper

Roeline Machiels

04/01/2021

20 minutes to read

Ekphrastic poetry is poetry which is linked with an art piece and written in reaction to an illustration. The art and text generally work together in order to generate new meaning. James R. Eads' works are a good example of ekphrastic poetry.

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Everything you never wanted to know about trolling

Article

Christine Cook

20/03/2019

9 minutes to read

Do you know what to do when you are trolled? Troll-research Chrissy Cook explains the phenomenon and gives you concrete guidelines!

How to be Kawaii in the 21st century?

Article

Seline Westerhof

28/10/2019

19 minutes to read

Kawaii is now found all over the internet. The Japanese term has become popular and is used by many over the world. However, due to this, it's historical sociopolitical meaning seems to be lost. Who decides what 'being Kawaii' means?