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Lin-Manuel Miranda: Broadway Playwright or Latin activist

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Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère

26/10/2022

14 minutes to read

Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda is a well-known figure both as a Broadway playwright and Latin American activist. His celebrity image has the potential to reshape his fans' social norms. Still, there is no determinism.

How TikTok’s viral dance challenges taught me more moves than my dancing instructor

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Jessaline Tanjung

09/02/2021

10 minutes to read

This article analyses Zico's Any Song dance challenge that went viral on TikTok and discusses why TikTok challenges go viral. We also see how these videos are a reproduction of art and also why slang words form in the app.

The controversial 'I no longer participate' hashtag

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Simone Sprangers

04/01/2021

15 minutes to read

A group of Dutch celebrities started a 'I no longer participate' hashtag on Instagram. This is a protest action against the government's management of the coronacrisis. What can this tell us about digitalization influences of news media?

The "perfect life" of the ACE family

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Merel Blesgr

Sanne Graumans

Annika Platz

16/04/2019

10 minutes to read

In the seemingly perfect life of the ACE Family, there are many luxuries to be seen and "admired", from Range Rovers to building a new house. Still, they portray themselves as being a 'normal' family. But how normal are they?

The supposed authenticity of social media celebrities

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Aniek van den Brandt

24/10/2018

8 minutes to read

Social media celebrities are a phenomenon from the last decade. They seem to be authentic and just like you. Or rather, that's what they want you to believe.