In 2004 trok zich een golf op gang die tot vandaag doorloopt: een golf van eisen voor "vrije meningsuiting" die selectief en onsamenhangend zijn en de grote woorden niet schuwen. Ik formuleerde destijds wat kritische bedenkingen bij die eisen.
By making us sympathize with billionaire Batman, the superhero genre does a marvellous job in legitimizing powerful neoliberal politicians and American hegemony. Here is how the soft power of Hollywood superhero movies unfolds:
It is very romantic, meeting your soulmate online. Meeting new people through Facebook has always been quite easy, but Facebook has decided to take this to the next level with Facebook Dating.
How do marginalization and transnationalism play along? In the novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, the impacts of transnationalism and effects of marginalization come to life.
