Latest papers

Platform Affordances and Foreign Policy

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Nikki Bergmans

13 minutes to read

17/04/2024

This article compares and contrasts Twitter and Facebook discourse, looks at how social media influences foreign policy conversations and considers the influence of platform affordances.
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'I love you and I care about you’: How ASMR content creators establish parasocial relationships with their viewers

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Eline Klaessens

15/04/2024

13 minutes to read

This paper is concerned with parasocial relationships in the context of ASMR-inducing content. Through analysis of two videos, it aims to identify tools used by ASMRtist to establish these relationships with their audience.

TikTok under the spotlight: an analysis of NBC News' approach and the potential instrumentalization of TikTok through an anti-Chinese ideology

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Michela Bon

08/04/2024

32 minutes to read

Unveiling the dynamics on NBC News' YouTube channel, this article investigates whether its portrayal of TikTok is impartial or influenced by an anti-Chinese stance, contributing to the geopolitical narrative between China and the USA.

The Unabomber saying "Technology bad" and Patrick Bateman responding with "Yes, uncle Ted. Death to industrial society."

From Manifesto to Myth: Uncle Ted’s echo in the age of climate crisis and information overload

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Paige Christianne Andres

27/03/2024

11 minutes to read

In the age of rapid technological development, society finds itself grappling with its relationship with technology. Ted Kaczynski arises as an unlikely icon for those dissenting against the perceived dangers of modernity.

Citizen Journalists of Scandal: Navigating truth and fiction on Dutch juice channel lifeofyvonne

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Michelle Saris

11/03/2024

10 minutes to read

This article explores how juice channels fit into the concept of citizen journalism and how juice channels such as lifeofyvonne contribute to the blurring lines between truth and fiction.

The Stylization of Dutch Identity on Social Media

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My Pham

08/03/2024

21 minutes to read

In this article and its second part (an upcoming one), I attempt to shed light on the stylization of the cultural identities of these social media creators by using a multimodal approach.

Trumper than Trump? Vivek Ramaswamy’s Anti-China Stance & populist rhetoric

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Prajakta Athlekar

28/02/2024

19 minutes to read

This paper examines the populist rhetoric of Ramaswamy through a critical discourse approach and how his anti-China stance actively contributes to a hegemonic position within US politics.

Official art depicting "Omega" from Final Fantasy XIV

To cheat or not to cheat? Discourses of fear and assumption in the FFXIV Community

Paper

Hannah Meijaard

23/02/2024

18 minutes to read

This research is about norm negotiating surrounding the cheating scandal of the first clear of the Ultimate Raid “The Omega Protocol” in the gaming community of Final Fantasy XIV: Online on Reddit.

How Dutch conspiracy media include TikTok in their grand conspiracy theories

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Ruben den Boer

21/02/2024

31 minutes to read

TikTok has been widely discussed and criticized in mainstream media. But the app has also been hotly debated in conspiracy media. How do they employ TikTok controversies to perpetuate their grand conspiratorial narratives?

A Contemporary Analysis on late 18th and early 19 th Century Japanese ‘Uyiko-e’ Woodblock Prints – Modern Appeal through Beauty Aesthetics and The Sublime

‘Ukiyo-e’ Woodblock Prints – Modern Appeal through Beauty Aesthetics and The Sublime

Paper

Boaz N.

16/02/2024

26 minutes to read

A look at Japanese 'Ukiyo-e' woodblock prints, highlighting its modern appeal through beauty aesthetics and the sublime. This paper dives into the genres, culture and practices that shaped the art wave, alongside its influence in the digital era.

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.

Privacy, Periods Risks and a Digital Dystopia in a post-fall Roe v. Wade US

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Prajakta Athlekar

12/02/2024

12 minutes to read

This paper examines the potential privacy risks associated with data collection and sharing by period tracking apps in a post-fall Roe v. Wade world.

Beyond the scripts of digital posters: a case study of language ideologies and writing practices in contemporary China

Academic paper

Yan Jia

09/02/2024

31 minutes to read

This article examines how written scripts used by different social actors in digital media are informed by language ideologies in contemporary China.