Diggit Magazine

How Semiotic Signs Can Be Both Helpful and Misleading

Article

Jenny de Kleijn

Cristina Sanz Rutherford

23/06/2023

10 minutes to read

This article presents a linguistic landscape analysis of two stores in the Netherlands to see if semiotic signs always reach the goal they were originally intended for.

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.

“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?

Of Caring Connections: Well-Being, Entrepreneurship & Technology

Article

Inge van de Ven

Lien Denoo

02/12/2022

12 minutes to read

Bringing together an entrepreneurial and media studies perspective, we offer several suggestions for Tilburg University to help improve the well-being and quality of life for its academic staff.

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QAnon and how they remain visible in the hybrid media system

Article

Sophie Mols

15/01/2022

11 minutes to read

QAnon keeps succeeding in spreading its messages despite the efforts of social media to censor them. This article explores how the tactics they use, real-world events, and the current media landscape influence this.

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.

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.

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.

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BeReal: How Authenticity Turns into Violation of Privacy

Article

Anna Skorodihina

22/09/2023

13 minutes to read

This article looks at how the new social media platform BeReal structures its app to enforce what is called an expository society through behaviour modification and how it plays into societies of control, compromising user privacy.

Stephen King's mixed bag of a Fairy Tale (Stephen King)

Review

Vinicio Ntouvlis

29/03/2023

7 minutes to read

Stephen King's 65th novel is a loving tribute to the stories he grew up with, but does it have a worthwhile new one to offer?

GLOW: Critiquing the Stereotypes of American Identities on TV (Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch)

Review

Marit van Dijck

05/10/2022

8 minutes to read

Glow critiques how stereotypes in the media do not do justice to the complex lived realities of multicultural individuals in America through the juxtaposition of stereotypical performances with the lived realities of individuals.

Cover page of Kostadin Kostadinov and the members of Revival in the background

The political message of Revival's leader Kostadin Kostadinov

Article

Iva Konstantinova

22/02/2023

13 minutes to read

The leader of far-right political party Revival in Bulgaria has taken steps toward acquiring power in the country’s political affairs. This article explores how this far-right leader has managed to stand out in the political crowd.

Wealthy woman's total linguistic facts

Article

Tom Van Hout

Ad Backus

12/09/2023

8 minutes to read

To understand how cultural ideas are evoked, we must analyze the total linguistic fact: how the interplay of language structure, use and ideology shapes social life.

Friends: From progressive for its time to failing to age well

Paper

Daisy van Belzen

09/01/2023

13 minutes to read

Does a show from the 90s have a place in our current culture, or has it become too culturally outdated? This study aims to show how a contemporary audience deals with an older cultural expression.

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.

The Risks of Civil Disobedience Influenced by Online Culture

Academic paper

Bas Keemink

14/12/2022

17 minutes to read

On the basis of Ernesto Laclau's theory of political movements and current societal changes, this paper demonstrates that actions of civil disobedience in modern society that adhere to Arendt's criteria still have unfavorable effects.