New private and public spheres

#MillionDollarBabies. Sharenting and its influence on kids

Article

Selin Aydinli

15/09/2023

14 minutes to read

Increasing possibilities and features of social media are emerging that make certain posts more appealing, like parenting content, with the result that private insights are being shared in public more and more frequently.

“Broooo do I have ADHD?” Self-diagnosis and the commodification of mental health disorders on TikTok

Article

Isabelle Cijsouw

22/03/2023

12 minutes to read

This paper explores mental health content on TikTok, the commodification of this type of content by TikTok creators, and self-diagnosing on social media. What exactly are the risks of performing these private discourses on platforms such as TikTok?

Can Art Change our Online Behavior? Erik Kessels and his "Destroy My Face" Installation.

Paper

Roeliena Aukema

26/11/2021

15 minutes to read

Seeing images every day wears us out. Art’s capability to translate experiences to materiality can help us see the world in a way that connects us to ourselves, the world, and the other.

Chrissy Teigen's tragedy - too private or not public enough?

Paper

Kirsten Verbeek

05/02/2021

10 minutes to read

Chrissy Teigen shared news of her stillbirth via Instagram. The comments weren’t as loving as you might expect. This article aims to answer the question: 'why do people react so negatively towards something accused of being (too) private?'

Famke Louise as a guest on De Wereld Draait Door in 2018

You can’t sit with us: Hannah Arendt’s table and why Famke Louise wasn’t allowed to join

Paper

Rebecca de Jongh

29/01/2021

11 minutes to read

When Famke Louise joined the public sphere with #ikdoenietmeermee, not everyone welcomed her into the debate. According to Hannah Arendt, everyone should be able to "join the table". What is Arendt’s table and who is welcome to sit at it?

PTT Gossiping Board as a Digital Public Sphere

Article

Chi-chieh Huang

08/02/2023

23 minutes to read

This article seeks to understand the PTT Gossiping Board as a digital public sphere by presenting two cases: the 623 Anti-Red Media Protest (June, 2019) and the Hsinchu mission teenager incident (August, 2020).