Digital Culture and Society

<p>This article is written as part of one of the courses of the&nbsp;BA Online Culture: Art, Media and Society or the MA Online Culture&nbsp;at Tilburg University. <a href="https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/bachelors-programs/online-cu..." target="_blank">Click on the link for more info on the courses and the programme.</a></p>

<p>In this international Bachelor’s program Online Culture: Art, Media and Society (Culture Studies) the focus is on digital culture and (new) media. From disciplines such as cultural studies and media studies you study how digitalization and globalization influence our way of living. You discuss new ways of communication, art expressions as well as (social) media expressions like memes and trolls. You research how such ways of communication and expressions are established and how they manifest in, and have influence on a society that increasingly takes place online. Additionally, you actively contribute to digital culture by writing papers and opinion pieces for our own online platform Diggit Magazine.</p>
 

 

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Naver, a South Korean media empire

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Jessaline Tanjung
02/01/2020
12 minutes to read

Many are aware that Naver, South Korea's number 1 search engine, is different from other such engines, but not many know where its differences lie. This articles presents an overview of how Naver functions, ensuring users remain engaged and loyal.

How Instagram affects the way we eat

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Lisa Anthony
03/06/2019
9 minutes to read

Avocado toasts, rainbow bagels and crazy milkshakes are all the rage today in the food scene, and Instagram has a large role to play in this. “Instagrammable” food has changed the way we view food, and consume it as well.

Dr. Linnet Taylor

Dr. Linnet Taylor on data justice

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The Editors
13/03/2019

Would you like to live in a world with perfect discrimination? Probably not. That's why thinking and talking about data justice is important. Dr. Linnet Taylor from Tilburg University explains.

Professor José van Dijck

Professor José van Dijck on today's 'platform society'

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Inge Beekmans
11/02/2019

Who is responsible for public values in an online society? Professor José van Dijck talks about the challenges Europe is facing because of 'GAFAM' (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft) and the impact dataflows are having on our daily lives.

The evolution of YouTube stars

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Lola Vos
15/01/2019
14 minutes to read

The content on YouTube has changed tremendously over the past few years. This article looks at the changes in content by some of the biggest YouTube creators and discusses potential reasons for these changes.

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Tumblr's ban of pornographic content

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Federica Morgandi
12/01/2019
11 minutes to read

Why does Tumblr have a new policy to ban all adult content? The general response of users is not positive, and this article will explore the reasons behind the decision, as well as the issue of content moderation that many platforms are facing