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A picture of Diederik Gommers from his Instagram

Diederik Gommers the ICfluencer

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Emma Wieringa

09/04/2021

15 minutes to read

Doctor Diederik Gommers has become increasingly important in Dutch media and politics. He has embraced the hybrid media system to encourage his young followers to follow COVID-19 measures, all while keeping his posts personal and relatable.

The Ekphrastic Poetry of James R. Eads

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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.

The Notre-Dame fire and digital vigilantism

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Iris Dumoulin

21/12/2020

12 minutes to read

The whole world was watching when one of France's famous landmarks was the victim of a major fire. On April 15, 2019, the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral suffered a terrible tragedy. What role did social media play in spreading the news?

Some Afrikaans words have become South Africanisms or slang widely used across cultures and language communities in South Africa. Yet it is still widely contested as the "language of the oppressor".

Stellenbosch University Language Policy changes for the Afrikaans Language

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Nastassja Wessels

11/12/2020

27 minutes to read

An array of historical issues surrounding the Afrikaans Language has led to a final stand-off between the Open Stellenbosch movement and the Stellenbosch University, which resulted in a change in Language Policy. Was the LP process democratic?

Dark Side of the Moon: How a Mockumentary Shapes Perception

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Egle Talandyte

30/11/2020

9 minutes to read

Dark Side of the Moon (2002) is a French mockumentary which exposes the idea of the moon landing being filmed in a studio with the goal of invoking critical reflexivity to question the reliability of the presented discourse in media.

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Stories to Tell in the Digital World: Connection Lost (2015) and Searching (2018)

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Chi-chieh Huang

23/11/2020

8 minutes to read

The article presents the Modern Family episode "Connection Lost" and the film Searching as two multimedial screen project and attempts to review and analyze the two works.

Kneel like a true American: Protesting in American civil religion

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Eva van Malsen

26/10/2020

11 minutes to read

The negative public response to Colin Kaepernick taking a knee can be explained through America's passive sense of civil religion. However, his act should not be shoved aside as disrespectful, but as an act of 'tough love' patriotism.

How My People My Country Reconstructs Chinese National Identity

Academic paper

Haiyan Huang

20/10/2020

34 minutes to read

In this paper, we focus on investigating the discursive strategies appropriated by and the new connotations of Chinese national identity and nationalism advocated in the recent Chinese national blockbuster My People My Country (MPMC).

Tim Hofman, Celebrity/author: exploring literary celebrity, postures and identity

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Mijke Akkermans

16/10/2020

16 minutes to read

This paper presents an exploration of tensions between Tim Hofman's presentation of postures in the private and public sphere, unraveling both the poems in his collection Grappig Jammer (2019) and his celebrity media performances.

How Fleabag uses the fourth wall to create intimacy

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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.

Gamification in self-improvement apps

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Rebecca de Jongh

Roeliena Aukema

05/10/2020

11 minutes to read

Through gamification it is possible to work on a more engaging way of learning and to truly let learners use their creative potential. Nevertheless, we should keep in mind that using gamification is highly contextualized.

Autocorrect: the ultimate influencer

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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.

Understanding "I'm Still Here". This can't be real, right?

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Hanne Hermens

16/09/2020

15 minutes to read

This essay explores the confusion that was ignited by the film I'm Still Here (2010) by analysing its form, purpose and content and comparing it to other forms of film.