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Fashion's Hidden Threads: Inside the Impact of Fast Fashion

Article

Cathelijne de Man

24/04/2024

0 minutes to read

Exploring the fast fashion industry's impact, this presentation examines clothing production, environmental consequences, and ethical concerns. It delves into cotton sourcing, coercive labor practices, pollution, and textile waste.

Post-national imaginaries: engaging with cultural heritage conflicts from a digital culture perspective

Article

Inge Beekmans

22/04/2024

22 minutes to read

What do cultural heritage destruction and the internet have in common? Despite various threats, predictions and menacing words, both have not been able to drastically reduce the hegemony of nation-states. In fact, it appears that nation-states thrive in contexts of conflicts, crises and digital culture.

Platform Affordances and Foreign Policy

Paper

Nikki Bergmans

17/04/2024

13 minutes to read

This article compares and contrasts Twitter and Facebook discourse, looks at how social media influences foreign policy conversations and considers the influence of platform affordances.
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'I love you and I care about you’: How ASMR content creators establish parasocial relationships with their viewers

Paper

Eline Klaessens

15/04/2024

13 minutes to read

This paper is concerned with parasocial relationships in the context of ASMR-inducing content. Through analysis of two videos, it aims to identify tools used by ASMRtist to establish these relationships with their audience.

Anti-Chinese tech discourse

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Barbenheimer: Affirming Stereotypes In Meme Culture

Article

Wessel Joosten

12/04/2024

11 minutes to read

In 2023, the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" sparked the online trend "Barbenheimer," leading to memes and humor. This paper analyzes a specific video related to "Barbenheimer," exploring its popularity and discursive function.

Sex Education in 2045: a podcast about the future

Video

Moon Stubbe

Tammy Verstraeten

11/04/2024

Join Tommy and Moon in envisioning holographic AI educators transforming sex education. Explore inclusivity, empathy, and tech in high school learning."

TikTok under the spotlight: an analysis of NBC News' approach and the potential instrumentalization of TikTok through an anti-Chinese ideology

Paper

Michela Bon

08/04/2024

32 minutes to read

Unveiling the dynamics on NBC News' YouTube channel, this article investigates whether its portrayal of TikTok is impartial or influenced by an anti-Chinese stance, contributing to the geopolitical narrative between China and the USA.

EU and Digital Literacy Skills in Europe's Digital Decade

Article

Femke Pulles

Lieke Jacobs

29/03/2024

11 minutes to read

With the emergence of digitalisation, people need to navigate through the online world. Europe recognised this and aims to get 80% of the EU population digitally literate by 2030. This article analyses the goal's feasibility.

The Unabomber saying "Technology bad" and Patrick Bateman responding with "Yes, uncle Ted. Death to industrial society."

From Manifesto to Myth: Uncle Ted’s echo in the age of climate crisis and information overload

Paper

Paige Christianne Andres

27/03/2024

11 minutes to read

In the age of rapid technological development, society finds itself grappling with its relationship with technology. Ted Kaczynski arises as an unlikely icon for those dissenting against the perceived dangers of modernity.

Ukrainian authors and illustrators Romana Romanyshyn and Andrii Lesiv with their picture book on war "How War Changed Rondo" (2021) which has already been translated into Korean, French and Slovak.

Healing Properties of Books: Ukrainian Children’s Literature on War and Displacement

Article

Olha Ter-Vartanova

25/03/2024

12 minutes to read

The article presents a selection of Ukrainian children's books on war and displacement for different age groups. The books serve as a safe space for emotional support and an understanding of the complexities of war.

RoboCare Chronicles, a Digital Futures Podcast

Video

Dina Bousbaa

Silke van Esch

22/03/2024

In this exciting episode of Robo Care Chronicles, we go into beneath the heart of Elderly Care in the technologically evolved world of 2045.

FRIDA'S STORY MAP: CLIMATE JUSTICE AND MIGRATION WORKSHOP

Article

Frida Sofia Mendoza de la Luz

20/03/2024

1 minute to read

In this story map, I delved into the topics analyzed in the workshop and connected the learnings with my personal experiences living in Mexico.

La Rosa de Guadalupe is a Mexican TV program

And so, once again, the day is saved, thanks to the Virgen de Guadalupe! Values Sensitive Design Analysis of La Rosa de Guadalupe

Article

Frida Sofia Mendoza de la Luz

18/03/2024

14 minutes to read

This article analyzes the Mexican show La Rosa de Guadalupe utilizing a Values Sensitive Design Approach to examine how this show incorporates specific values and the potential ethical ramifications thereof.

Albanian mountain views in black and white

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.

Riki Thompson on online dating and normative relationships

Video

The Editors

15/03/2024

Riki Thompson's research is much more profound than the words 'online dating' might be able to suggest. In this video, she explains how her research can be both participatory and therapeutic, and how her findings yield all sorts of insights regarding normativity, algorithmically programmed ideology and the societal role of technology.

Digital Messaging and algorithmic populism in Ron DeSantis' 2024 US election campaign

Article

Anna Jambor

15/03/2024

13 minutes to read

Ron DeSantis is an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He was among the candidates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. This paper focuses on the politician's digital branding and algorithmic politics.