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The Transcontinental: Benign sousveillance across Europe's other spaces

Column
Tom Van Hout
24/08/2023
10 minutes to read

Ultracycling throws into relief the prosaics of machine vision in heterotopian spaces of hedonism and minimalism. I illustrate what it's like to navigate surveillance technology in an ultracycling race across Europe.

Ultracycling throws into relief the prosaics of machine vision in heterotopian spaces of hedonism and minimalism. I illustrate what it's like to navigate surveillance technology in an ultracycling race across Europe.

Racism and the politics of the beach

Column
Ana Deumert
27/11/2019
7 minutes to read

It's time to talk about racism and beach apartheid. Ana Deumert discusses ‘the beach’ as part of the settler-colonial imaginary in South Africa.

Meat is weak: why we should consider veganism

Column
Lucas Pascholatti
03/04/2017
8 minutes to read

This column disscusses the meat industry, the consequences of advertising meat consumption and the necessity of vegetarianism.

Victims of Illegal Repression in Chile

Chile violates Human Rights (and everyone can see it on Twitter)

Column
Juan Eduardo Bonnin
05/11/2019
5 minutes to read

Violations of human rights in Chile are evident in pictures, videos and testimonies. To Latin Americans, they resemble reports of human rights violations by military dictatorships, like the Never Again in Argentina. Is Twitter the new Never Again?

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Heteronormativity awareness. Critical notes on Workplace Pride

Column
Sanne van Driel
22/10/2019
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.

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#iamstaying and #wewontmove: two hashtags of belonging

Column
Ana Deumert
30/10/2019
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.

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

Column
Marie Godin
17/10/2019
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.

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

Column
Mingyi Hou
12/10/2019
15 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

Column
Mingyi Hou
13/09/2019
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

Column
Juan Eduardo Bonnin
28/09/2019
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.