Diggit Magazine

Ginny & Georgia’s portrayal of biracialism (Sarah Lampert)

Review

Leonie Milder

01/05/2024

6 minutes to read

Analyzing Ginny & Georgia reveals nuanced portrayals of hybrid identities amidst stereotypical tropes. While tackling racial and cultural complexities, the series inadvertently perpetuates overlooked stereotypes.

Next-Gen Nederpop: The countercultural practices of Goldband, Froukje, and MEROL

Paper

Michelle Saris

Femke van Bree

Miró Supit

Janne Dolk

Fleur Terpstra

29/04/2024

18 minutes to read

Next-Gen Nederpop, led by Goldband, Froukje, and MEROL, challenges norms, engages youth with socially conscious lyrics, shaping Dutch music and fostering societal change through music.

The Silicon and the Scalpel: Wearable Wellness

Video

Maartje Verschuuren

26/04/2024

Welcome to the podcast The Silicon and the Scalpel. This episode dives into Wearable Wellness with special guest Vanessa van der Vlugt. We talk about changes within the use of smartwatches for health implementations and what has changed.

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.

Anti-Chinese tech discourse

File

Eviane Leidig on The Women of the Far Right

Video

The Editors

20/02/2024

What is the role of women in the far-right? In this video, Eviane Leidig explains how far-right female micro-celebrities help to "normalize and legitimize" the ideological beliefs of the far-right.

A Contemporary Analysis on late 18th and early 19 th Century Japanese ‘Uyiko-e’ Woodblock Prints – Modern Appeal through Beauty Aesthetics and The Sublime

‘Ukiyo-e’ Woodblock Prints – Modern Appeal through Beauty Aesthetics and The Sublime

Paper

Boaz N.

16/02/2024

26 minutes to read

A look at Japanese 'Ukiyo-e' woodblock prints, highlighting its modern appeal through beauty aesthetics and the sublime. This paper dives into the genres, culture and practices that shaped the art wave, alongside its influence in the digital era.

How Marianne Williamson rises without mass media attention

Article

Thu Pham

19/02/2024

16 minutes to read

Marianne Williamson is running for the 2024 U.S. presidential elections against all odds. In this article, we look at how she uses social media to gain attention and get her message across to voters in a hybrid media system.

From rebel girls to gone girls - the inception and aftermath of the Riot Grrrl movement

Paper

Mikaela Raeva

14/02/2024

13 minutes to read

This paper explores the inception and subsequent downfall of punk's last truly countercultural movement - the Riot Grrrl, and attempts to find out whether it still exists today or its significance is just a distant memory.

Privacy, Periods Risks and a Digital Dystopia in a post-fall Roe v. Wade US

Paper

Prajakta Athlekar

12/02/2024

12 minutes to read

This paper examines the potential privacy risks associated with data collection and sharing by period tracking apps in a post-fall Roe v. Wade world.

Beyond the scripts of digital posters: a case study of language ideologies and writing practices in contemporary China

Academic paper

Yan Jia

09/02/2024

31 minutes to read

This article examines how written scripts used by different social actors in digital media are informed by language ideologies in contemporary China.

Posthumous Narratives: How Janis Joplin's Authority Can Be Recovered through Inner Child Theory

Paper

Romy Mennen

07/02/2024

28 minutes to read

This paper aims to find ways in which the existing narratives about Janis Joplin's life and legacy, where she is portrayed as a 'little blue girl' could be reframed and reinterpreted by the concept of the inner child.

Tweeting Fear: Affective Messaging and Anti-China Sentiments in Nikki Haley's Discourse

Paper

Isobel Huisman

05/02/2024

21 minutes to read

This paper explores Nikki Haley's affective messaging to shape public opinion against China and TikTok, exploring Haley's ideological language, narrative construction and how her discourse is received by the audience.

Gorillaz: how a global transmedial project can shake our faith in reality

Article

Anna Francuzova

02/02/2024

8 minutes to read

Gorillaz, formed in 1998, revolutionizes music with a transmedial universe. Animated characters and multimedia platforms create a groundbreaking, immersive experience, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

Black and White Photo of the Trio "Daughter" looking away

Lamenting Lost Futures through "Youth" by Daughter

Paper

Clara Daniels

31/01/2024

6 minutes to read

Since its release in 2011, the song "Youth" by "Daughter" has taken up a journey of its own, being featured in video games, movies and advertisements over the last decade. How can something described as "hauntingly beautiful" woe the masses?

“Gentlemen, Here We Invest With Balls”: Cryptos and the Celebration of Unfettered Hegemonic Masculinity

Paper

Wessel Joosten

Yasin Tuncer

Gerard Castillo-Miralles

Noa Terzi

29/01/2024

16 minutes to read

This paper analyzes various texts from social media concerning the displays of hegemonic masculinity in the crypto world. Through the analysis in this paper, we will explain the subculture created by crypto bros and their ideology.

ICJ South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)

Claiming genocidal intent: a discourse analysis of South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel

Article

Tom Van Hout

Luisa Velásquez

Nienke Vingerhoets

Madison Steele

Beyza Nur Cay

Loes van Heuvel

25/01/2024

19 minutes to read

This article analyzes how South Africa recontextualizes inflammatory Israeli rhetoric to prove genocidal intent to the International Court of Justice.