Diggit Magazine

Convergence culture in the video game industry

Paper

Szymon Zbiegniewski

05/12/2022

10 minutes to read

The NorCal and SCal culture industries are converging on multiple levels, and one of them is the video game industry. This paper explores how Fortnite revolutionized the way we perceive games.

Barbenheimer: Affirming Stereotypes In Meme Culture

Article

Wessel Joosten

12/04/2024

11 minutes to read

In 2023, the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" sparked the online trend "Barbenheimer," leading to memes and humor. This paper analyzes a specific video related to "Barbenheimer," exploring its popularity and discursive function.

The Rosetta Network - Imagined by Milo Miranda

Video

Milo Miranda

01/03/2024

Exploring Rosetta's innovative potential for personal development and artistic expression, bridging human potential and technology in the speculative landscape of 2045.

From rebel girls to gone girls - the inception and aftermath of the Riot Grrrl movement

Paper

Mikaela Raeva

14/02/2024

13 minutes to read

This paper explores the inception and subsequent downfall of punk's last truly countercultural movement - the Riot Grrrl, and attempts to find out whether it still exists today or its significance is just a distant memory.

Anti-Chinese tech discourse

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Members of the Boston Red Cloaks carried signs hung from clothing hangers as they marched on the State House and advocated for reproductive freedom

The Handmaid's Tale: Transmedia storytelling and Activism

Article

Iva Konstantinova

14/11/2022

10 minutes to read

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian text that underscores women's activism, bearing its transmedia potential. This article, therefore, examines how its thematic focus transcends other media toward political advancement for women.

“Hey Google, is buying your smart home speaker actually that smart?”

Paper

Isobel Huisman

08/01/2024

12 minutes to read

Smart home devices have made our lives easier, but at what cost? This paper aims to explore what privacy issues voice interactions with the Google Nest speaker raise for its users and why we choose to continue to use these speakers.

Gorillaz: how a global transmedial project can shake our faith in reality

Article

Anna Francuzova

02/02/2024

8 minutes to read

Gorillaz, formed in 1998, revolutionizes music with a transmedial universe. Animated characters and multimedia platforms create a groundbreaking, immersive experience, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

DNA tests surveillance and privacy issues: AncestryDNA, 23andME, MyHeritage, or none at all?

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

01/02/2022

12 minutes to read

Despite its wide promotion and millions of customers around the world, the DNA test services raise questions on how the businesses are set up and what the regulations behind it are.

“We Gon’ be Alright!” Kendrick Lamar: a medium to influence Social and Political Activism

Paper

Wessel Joosten

17/04/2023

19 minutes to read

This article engages with Kendrick Lamar’s career and how he interplants other voices in the black struggle to formulate a new one by analyzing a handful of songs on Kendrick Lamar’s studio albums.

La Rosa de Guadalupe is a Mexican TV program

And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Virgen de Guadalupe! Values Sensitive Design Analysis of La Rosa de Guadalupe

Article

Frida Sofia Mendoza de la Luz

18/03/2024

14 minutes to read

This article analyzes the Mexican show La Rosa de Guadalupe utilizing a Values Sensitive Design Approach to examine how this show incorporates specific values and the potential ethical ramifications thereof.

Len Cella: the first content creator before social media existed

Paper

Szymon Zbiegniewski

04/02/2022

8 minutes to read

Len Cella was an innovator back in the '80s who created what can retroactively be described as the first TikToks. What kind of impact have his early sketches had on the social media and content creators of today's age?

Promotional art for the release of the new region in Genshin Impact

Representation in Genshin Impact: Can Fantasy be Racist?

Article

Anna Skorodihina

15/02/2023

7 minutes to read

Genshin Impact is a role-play fantasy game that has been recently accused of racist undertones. This paper looks at the fandom's response to determine whether fictional worlds and characters can be misrepresentative.

Code red: Rupi Kaur’s menstrual activism that invited online trolls

Article

Jessaline Tanjung

17/02/2023

12 minutes to read

This article breaks down Rupi Kaur's online menstrual activism. We see how menstrual activism evolved into online activism and discuss whether the negative comments and trolling Kaur experienced are inevitable consequences of activism.

Unclear references: Autofiction and the author in Welcome to the NHK

Article

Gideon De Pan

26/06/2023

18 minutes to read

Welcome to the NHK is a Japanese novel that presents a protagonist that lives in isolation and who is not very different from his author. This paper analyzes the relationship between the author and the main character.

Designers rethink social boundaries with gender-neutral fashion

Paper

Stefan Immens

Anna Vasilenka

Tomlin Smits

Milo Miranda

12/09/2022

14 minutes to read

Society is in constant change adapting to what is happening in the global environment. The fashion industry is getting stronger every day because it has been adapting in unique ways to society such as gender-neutral fashion.

TikTok's inverted filter: debunking symmetry as beauty standard

Paper

Kelly Burnet

07/11/2022

10 minutes to read

In this paper, discourse analysis is done on two TikTok entries to the inverted filter trend that became very popular in April 2021. By showing facial asymmetry as normal, Aubrey Ober gave a twist to the trend and recycled the trend's meaning.