This article aims at explaining how visual media informs and shapes society. Kim Kardashian is guilty of posting weight loss products on her social media. The negative outcome of her advertisement has caused outrage.
This article aims at explaining how visual media informs and shapes society. Kim Kardashian is guilty of posting weight loss products on her social media. The negative outcome of her advertisement has caused outrage.
The spread of misinformation has become worse since the introduction of social media and deepfake videos. Combined the technologies have brought on challenges that are difficult to combat. The article will reflect an analysis of this.
Trump is an outspoken person who believes that fake news solely exists when it comes to his decision-making. This article will analyse the philosophy of media ethics and the reasons behind it.
Public figures have been considered to be lenient about their privacy. But what happens if a celebrity's current location is shared on social media without their consent? Is it a privacy concern or well deserved? The article aims at explaining this.
We weten allemaal dat het niet de bedoeling is, maar toch gebruiken veel mensen hun mobieltje achter het stuur. Verzekeringsmaatschappij Interpolis wil mensen wijzen op de gevaren hiervan en doet dat op een aangrijpende manier.
Understanding how we perceive AI-generated content is not only new and exciting. It is urgent. As students and scholars of digital culture, we should develop an empirically grounded understanding of this new mode of discourse.
This article analyses how YouTuber Michelle Choi "writes" her digital autobiography online by looking at how she communicates with her audience and her online identity. Through her videos, Choi authorises shared memories with her viewers.
"Barca Nostra" by Büchel is the display of a ship that sank between Libya and the Italian island Lampedusa in 2015. In its sinkage, many migrants died. Does its confronting, decontextualised display incite meaningful discussions as intended?
The interactive Dismaland art project by Banksy that parodied the theme park experience was a critical success. But, can it also be considered as an example of an antagonistic, participatory artwork?
Kessel's antagonistic, participatory 'Destroy My Face' installation invited users of skate hall Pier 18 to destroy AI-generated portraits of people with plastic surgery. This resulted in a different kind of participation than intended.
This paper will analyse how the TV-Show ‘Squid Game’ criticizes labour and capitalism in South Korea while also taking historic events into consideration to show that this issue is not just a recent one but one that has been going on for a while.
Parasite and Squid Game are examples of cinematic dystopian narratives which teach about classism and capitalism from the viewpoint of the directors and criticise the concepts while being highly entertaining.
This paper will discuss the meaning of soft power with a focus on South Korea and its ways of using said soft power and which influence this has on a local but also global level.
Grave of the Fireflies is a Japanese anime drama movie published in 1988 through Studio Ghibli and discusses the story of fourteen-year-old Seita and four-year-old Setsuko, who are trying to survive in Japan in 1945 during the second world war
In this blog post a focus will be made on the predominantly videogame streaming platform, Twitch and will explore the concepts of empowering exhibitionism
