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Conservative critiques of identity politics as divisive

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Rosalyn Negrón

21/01/2020

11 minutes to read

Rosalyn Negron unpacks the logics that underlie conservative critiques of left identity politics and zooms in on the specific significance of this discursive frame among conservatives.

Culture Wars Groypers Q&A-trolls hybrid media

Charlie Kirk's Culture War, Groypers, Nickers and Q&A-trolling

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Ico Maly

04/11/2019

10 minutes to read

Since mid-October, Charlie Kirk’s Culture War tour has been increasingly haunted by the Groyper Q&A-trolls, who use the Q&A section to frame Kirk as a cuck.

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Heteronormativity awareness. Critical notes on Workplace Pride

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Sanne van Driel

01/11/2019

13 minutes to read

Now that Tilburg University has raised the rainbow flag, let's talk about heteronormativity. On Coming Out Day, Tilburg University announced its membership to Workplace Pride. Some critical reflections on 'coming out' and safe spaces.

#iamstaying and #wewontmove: two hashtags of belonging

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Ana Deumert

31/10/2019

7 minutes to read

Hashtags such as #iamstaying and #wewontmove articulate distinct semiotics and politics of belonging, ranging from nostalgic memorywork to calls for resistance and revolution. Ana Deumert reflects on the South African context.

EU families feel more welcome in Scotland than they do in the rest of the UK

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Marie Godin

Nando Sigona

29/10/2019

5 minutes to read

Drawing on new research, Marie Godin and Nando Sigona find evidence that despite Brexit uncertainty, EU families living in Scotland feel they belong to the national community to a greater extent than in other parts of the UK.

‘Congratulations on your achievement’: the day I became British

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Nando Sigona

24/10/2019

7 minutes to read

How does one mark the ceremony to become British? With mixed feelings, in many cases.

China's National Day Blockbuster: My People, My Country

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Mingyi Hou

22/10/2019

14 minutes to read

'My people, my country' - a Chinese movie promoting a patriotic zeal and dominant political agenda - becomes a worldwide hype not only in China, but also in the Chinese diaspora.Why is that?

The Digital Little Red Book

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Mingyi Hou

08/10/2019

9 minutes to read

This article explains the functionalities of the Digital little red book or Xuexi Qiangguo with the concept of gamification and its sociopolitical implications on governmentality.

Mark Zuckerberg and Digital Health Platform 1DOC3

How Digital Health Platform 1DOC3 exploits the Global South

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Juan Eduardo Bonnin

03/10/2019

5 minutes to read

1DOC3, a recently created Colombian digital health platform, claims to be the future of medicine. With a public discourse of universal access, its business model profits from global inequality.