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Mural in Ukraine
© The Canberra Times

War-damaged buildings as a canvas: Banksy’s art in Ukraine

Paper
Maaike Lobbezoo
15/05/2023
11 minutes to read

The anonymous artist Banksy has used the ruins of Ukrainian cities as his canvas to make a statement about the ongoing war. This article dives into the meaning of Banksy's art and how art can be a critical reflection of our world. 

cork board with pieces of paper connected with red string, one piece has the TikTok logo on it
© Ruben den Boer with DALL-E 2 (TikTok logo via TikTok)

How Dutch conspiracy media include TikTok in their grand conspiracy theories

Paper
Ruben den Boer
21/02/2024
31 minutes to read

TikTok has been widely discussed and criticized in mainstream media. But the app has also been hotly debated in conspiracy media. How do they employ TikTok controversies to perpetuate their grand conspiratorial narratives?

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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.

Knives Out (2019)
© 2019. Lionsgate Films, Inc.

Knives Out (2019) and the classical detective formula

Paper
Chi-chieh Huang
12/10/2022
14 minutes to read

This article examines how director Rian Johnson follows and deviates from the classical detective formula to create a murder mystery filled with twists and turns in Knives Out (2019).

Screenshots from party bus footage Vindicat
© Screenshots via NOS

The deviant image of student association Vindicat

Paper
Ruben den Boer
16/03/2022
16 minutes to read

How student association Vindicat tried to restore its own image by labeling individual members as 'deviants' (and failed). 

Nebula: A (partially) creator-owner streaming service
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Nebula: What does creator-owned mean?

Article
Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère
11/10/2023
21 minutes to read

Nebula is a streaming site that combines capitalist and socialist ideas. Worker exploitation and commodified individualism are addressed on the site, through infrastructures. Meanwhile, they also provide a platform for leftist discourses 

Chinese restaurant storefront
© Jenny de Kleijn

How Semiotic Signs Can Be Both Helpful and Misleading

Article
Jenny de Kleijn
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 uptake of Danielle D'Souza Gill

The uptake of Danielle D'Souza Gill: Platform matters

Article
Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère
30/06/2023
28 minutes to read

Danielle D'Souza Gill is a popular far-right influencer. The manner in which her followers engage with her posts varies per platform. Read this article to discover how this works differently on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

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Apple's surveillance system in contemporary society

Paper
Gergana Mihaylova
29/05/2023
12 minutes to read

This article discusses how Apple surveils its users and influences their behavior through their multiple devices, violates their privacy, and exploits their data.

© The British Museum

Decolonizing the Universal Museum

Paper
Daniel Obubo
21/01/2022
10 minutes to read

This article focuses on globalisation, universalism and the concept of the universal museum while dissecting The Declaration on the Importance and Value of Universal Museums through the context of stolen artefacts like the Benin Bronzes. 

Portrait Anne Frank

Anne Frank - myth or author?

Paper
Kirsten Verbeek
10/05/2024
16 minutes to read

In this article, we analyze whether the American image of Anne Frank connects to her self-posture in her life narrative 'Het Achterhuis'. Since there is little connection between the two, we conclude that the American image has become a myth.

Dr. Eviane Leidig

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.