Latest papers

Autocorrect: the ultimate influencer

Paper

Kirsten Verbeek

Tessa Willemsen

24/09/2020

12 minutes to read

Autocorrect should be seen as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it is perceived as empowering since it positively influences users' productivity. On the other, it decreases students' motivation to learn grammar.

Revealing racist words in the superdiverse era

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Anne Marte Gardenier

Ruth Mollema

02/06/2020

11 minutes to read

This article focuses on Dutch vocabulary changes that are brought on by inter-cultural contact as a result of globalization. The superdiverse population of the Netherlands is raising awareness for racist Dutch vocabulary.

"We only speak Dutch at school"

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Tessa Peters

01/05/2020

11 minutes to read

The use of home languages is not allowed in many schools in the Netherlands although a multilingual approach seems promising. This paper presents strategies that can be used as guidelines for dealing with multilingualism in the classroom.

The Castle of Tilburg: A medieval castle in an industrial city

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Ellis Quaedvlieg

17/04/2020

14 minutes to read

Tilburg is an industrial city with a visible medieval history, however people have been living in the area for centuries, is there a way to bring the medieval past of the city back to live or should it remain a part of the past?

How Netflix suggests what to watch

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Anne Marte Gardenier

14/04/2020

9 minutes to read

This article gives an overview of the way in which Netflix makes use of computational research techniques in their recommendation system and in the production of highly personalized content.

Durbuy, the smallest city in the world, as amusement parc

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Sarah-Maria Geradin

27/03/2020

20 minutes to read

Durbuy, the smallest city in the world, will soon be bigger than Disneyland due to the project developed by Marc Coucke, a Belgian billionaire. Promised to be respectful of the area, will this project truly be sustainable?

QArmy vs. QAnon Debunkers: The role of confirmation bias

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Federica Morgandi

23/03/2020

12 minutes to read

QAnon is an American conspiracy theory associated with Trump supporters and right-wing politics. How can one article - which seeks to explain what QAnon is - influence debunkers and believers of the theory?

Ellen DeGeneres: talk show host or CIA agent?

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Iris Dumoulin

16/03/2020

11 minutes to read

In 2018, people believed that Eric Trump suggested that Ellen DeGeneres is part of a hidden government within the US. This essay analyzes how this conspiracy theory has come into existence, who plays a role in it, and what this means online.

Kennedy Center Coup d'état: Trump, The Celebrate Freedom Concert and the state of the arts

Working paper

Kevin Doyle

10/02/2020

Derision and ridicule have been key ingredients in the opposition to Donald Trump. If Americans can save the NEA and NEH, we need to evolve and employ different strategies, says Kevin Doyle, in this critical chronicle.

QAnon: a wild conspiracy theory with Donald Trump’s support?

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Idhuna Pastoor

29/01/2020

23 minutes to read

The pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon has been infiltrating mainstream media at a fast pace. While the president has never publicly stated his support for the theory, many clues suggest that his stance towards its supporters is not unfavorable.

Challenging sexual objectification through 100 vulvas

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Mijke Akkermans

20/01/2020

13 minutes to read

This paper addresses the phenomenon of women's sexual objectification in contemporary society, explored through Dodsworth's feminist artistic project and documentary 100 Vaginas (2019) and informed by Nussbaum's sexual objectification theory.

Backpackers and identity in the digital world

Paper

Linmin Zheng

10/01/2020

20 minutes to read

This paper analyzes backpackers as a micro-population. It demonstrates how I produce part of my identity on and offline as a member of this transnational micro-population in the digital world.

Ted Bundy as seen by Elizabeth Kloepfer

Paper

Amber van Esseveld

12/12/2019

11 minutes to read

This paper discusses a recent Netflix dramatization of the lifes of Ted Bundy and his girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. How do you present a character that is Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile?