digital culture

Not just a Meme, a Masterpiece: Literacy in Classical Art Memes

Paper

Isobel Huisman

Carolina Castro

10/11/2023

13 minutes to read

Memes are an important phenomenon in contemporary society. Meme or not, there is a story to be told behind every remix of classical art. This paper dives into the world of stories that are hiding behind classical art memes.

Post-national imaginaries: engaging with cultural heritage conflicts from a digital culture perspective

Article

Inge Beekmans

22/04/2024

22 minutes to read

What do cultural heritage destruction and the internet have in common? Despite various threats, predictions and menacing words, both have not been able to drastically reduce the hegemony of nation-states. In fact, it appears that nation-states thrive in contexts of conflicts, crises and digital culture.

A 3D model of the +15 social credit meme.

Good Job, +15 Points: How the internet makes sense of China’s Social Credit Score system

Article

Pak Wing Ng

09/10/2023

22 minutes to read

This paper dives into the analysis of the use and implications of Internet memes based on China's Social Credit Score System (SoCS) on the premise of constructing a common ground between Western and Eastern online communities.

The sublime of Miyazaki: how the movies of Studio Ghibli give us a feeling of sublimity

Paper

Beau Swierstra

29/06/2022

14 minutes to read

Studio Ghibli movies, of the Japanese director Miyazaki, are famous all over the world. Together with the breathtaking scenes, his formalistic approach, and the complex narratives, sublimity is reached in many of his animation movies.

Divine data: how the Co-Star astrology app becomes an expert on ‘the unknown’

Article

Isabelle Cijsouw

10/01/2022

12 minutes to read

What is it about the astrology app that convinces users of its expertise to generate insights about your personal life, your friends, and your future?

The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Gym Bro

Article

Joni Haak

Kaylee de Jongh

Julot Leijten

Sydney Benitez Chamman

09/12/2021

13 minutes to read

This article analyses how Gym Bro identity features on Instagram to gain comprehension of what requirements need to be met in order to reach a sense of enoughness and become recognized as a full-fledged member of the Instagram gym bro community.

WiFi tracking: a violation of privacy?

Article

Simone Sprangers

17/09/2021

13 minutes to read

Earlier this year, the Dutch Data Protection Authority fined Enschede for allegedly violating the privacy of its citizens by using WiFi tracking. How is the Enschede WiFi tracking case related to the larger debate about privacy?

Digital Cultures on TikTok

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New platforms come with new norms and new practices. TikTok has been very influential in shaping a wide range of new social groups, digital practices and norms. In this new diggit file, we group all research on the digital cultures of TikTok