Tilburg

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The Editors

26/10/2018

Diggit Magazine is connected to the University of Tilburg and many of our authors have studied at this University. In the context of courses and research programs, and for many of them Tilburg became a research field. In this file, we collect all research, reflection and blogs on Tilburg.

The blue building with De Spoorzone in the background on February 2, 2023

Debating Tilburg's 'beautiful ugliness' online: The case of The Blue Building

Article

Inge Beekmans

27/02/2023

16 minutes to read

What is it like to live in a city that is considered 'ugly' by most of the people you know? Online discussions about the planned demolition of The blue building demonstrate how some inhabitants of Tilburg construct narratives regarding their city's 'beautiful ugliness', while other Tilburgers reject their ironic and humorous attitude.

The Castle of Tilburg: A medieval castle in an industrial city

Paper

Ellis Quaedvlieg

17/04/2020

15 minutes to read

Tilburg is an industrial city with a visible medieval history, however people have been living in the area for centuries, is there a way to bring the medieval past of the city back to live or should it remain a part of the past?

Side of the church of the Holy Heart in Tilburg

Deconstructing Tilburg: the Heilig Hartkerk

Academic paper

Inge Beekmans

16/11/2018

25 minutes to read

The Heilig Hartkerk was intentionally demolished by the inhabitants of the city. A decision many people now regret. Was it a flurry of bewilderment? Or did something more deliberate, and possibly even malicious, happen?

Linguistic directions in De Spoorzone of Tilburg

Paper

Jan Dijsselbloem

09/02/2018

23 minutes to read

'De Spoorzone', North of Tilburg station, was claimed in 1886 by Dutch Railways, and received the name 'Forbidden City'. Recently reclaimed, urbanization began. Hiding an abundance of signs, the area displays tons of indexicality.

Homemade semiotics and linguistic landscaping

Paper

Jules van Iperen

Manouk Boelhouwers

Aimée Overhof

13/01/2017

19 minutes to read

Analyses of linguistic landscapes found in and around the city of Tilburg. The focus of this paper is on homemade signs. It demonstrates how authenticity plays a role in the sociolinguistic characteristics of signs.