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Why is Japan the ideal country according to the Alt-Right movement

Article

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

28/05/2018

5 minutes to read

The Alt-Right is keen on Japan. In a country where approximately 98% is native Japanese, it has become the example of what a country should be like.

Class and its Others: the model minority and the American Dream

Column

Christian Chun

27/03/2018

4 minutes to read

Class is a slippery slope, it seems. At least the way it is perceived, embodied, and practiced in the U.S., where I was born and spent most of my life.

Taj-ing it together: Reconciling conflicting perspectives on the Taj Mahal

Paper

Jarell Paulissen

24/06/2018

19 minutes to read

The Taj Mahal is seen by many as a symbol of love, built by a heartbroken emperor to commemorate his dead wife. Yet this is just one view; its meaning is strongly contested. Is it possible to reconcile the different views?

Language in digital activism: exploring the performative functions of #MeToo Tweets

Academic paper

Marissa K. Wood

29/06/2018

20 minutes to read

In the paradoxical era of "fake news" and mass mindless-information consumption, this article takes a systematic, linguistic approach to figure out what's actually going on with the #metoo hashtag.

The Global New Right

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Dr. Sender Dovchin on translingualism and youth culture

Video

The Editors

04/07/2018

Is there a dark side to translingualism? Dr. Sender Dovchin believes the answer to that question is "yes". In this video, she talks about the research she did in the past, and the things she is working on at this moment.

#HalbeWasErbij Pyeongchang meme Halbe Zijlstra

Ja hoor, #HalbeWasErbij: over het politiek belang van memes

Column

Jan Blommaert

23/02/2018

7 minutes to read

Politieke communicatie is niet meer het monopolie van politici en politieke verslaggevers. Ze wordt ook gemaakt door miljoenen burgers. De Nederlandse Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken Halbe Zijlstra weet er ondertussen alles van.

Viktor Orbán's anti-Enlightenment discourse and nationalism stir homophobia in Hungary

Article

Mariska van Schijndel

17/01/2018

9 minutes to read

This article argues that Orbán’s a position on the LGBTQ community is part of his anti-Enlightenment nationalism which creates a 'safe haven' for anti-LGBTQ groups in Hungary and stirs homophobic violence.

Kahlo voor kinderen: een (inter)nationaal icoon

Paper

Ine Muys

12/07/2018

35 minutes to read

Frida Kahlo is populairder dan ooit. De Mexicaanse kunstenares inspireert vandaag niet alleen feministen en fashionistas, maar ook prentenboekenmakers die van Kahlo een (inter)nationaal icoon voor kinderen maken.

Over trollen en Amerikaans fascisme: waarom we ons zorgen moeten maken over de (digitale) stoottroepen achter Trump's overwinning

Column

Ico Maly

07/06/2017

7 minutes to read

De beweging die Trump mee naar het presidentschap heeft geduwd, heeft meer gemeen met fascisme dan vele commentatoren willen inzien. In vergelijking met zijn achterban is Trump een doetje, zegt Ico Maly (Tilburg University)

Over de nieuwe koers van uitgeverij Querido Kind, of waarom variatie in de jeugdliteratuur een groot goed is

Column

Helma van Lierop

Sara Van den Bossche

04/10/2017

4 minutes to read

Vandaag begint de Kinderboekenweek, normaal gesproken een periode van positieve aandacht voor het kinderboek. Dit jaar wordt dit feest van het kinderboek echter overschaduwd door perikelen binnen de uitgeverswereld.

Should big data determine who gets pulled over?

Column

Paul Mutsaers

12/09/2017

4 minutes to read

Predictive policing is often claimed to be a technical matter superior to traditional policing, with all its human flaws. I argue for a cultural approach to predictive policing, centered on the cultural shaping of police technologies.

Donald Trump online

Paper

Asya Krusteva

Kiki Bathoorn

01/02/2017

10 minutes to read

Donald Trump knows very well that mediated visibility can be used as a political instrument and weapon. So instead of trying to control this mediated visibility, he uses mediated controversy as his strategy.

Trump and Bannon: the populist voice of the alt-right and alt-light

How Steve Bannon and Breitbart News best reflect President Donald Trump's populist message

Article

Ryan Papetti

06/02/2018

15 minutes to read

President Donald Trump's populist message took the United States, and the world, by storm. His fiery, controversial use of Twitter is certainly unique. But, there is another force behind his success: Steve Bannon and Breitbart News.

Dr. Piia Varis on conspiracy theories and digital culture

Video

The Editors

21/05/2018

Dr. Piia Varis (Tilburg University) is in the early stages of doing research into conspiracy theories, the dissemination of knowledge and the formation of online groups. Diggit Magazine had a video-interview with her.

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Ten Years and the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement

Paper

Rosa Engels

07/05/2018

7 minutes to read

What does a movie have in common with the Umbrella movement? A semiotic analysis of the movie Ten years.

Remembering a lost home: on the controversy of the Robin Hood Gardens exhibit

Column

Zeena Price

08/05/2018

3 minutes to read

As one of the most traumatic losses we can experience, how should the loss of home be remembered? One highly controversial exhibit tries to answer this question.