#digitalmedia

Digital vigilantism in Vietnam: the case of Patient 17

Article

Linh Tran

29/12/2020

14 minutes to read

In March 2020, a Vietnamese woman tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. It seemed like this was a mere infection, but it creates a digital vigilantism case mainly on Facebook among Vietnamese people.

How FarmVille 2 Celebrates Capitalism and Animal Exploitation

Article

Luiza Dubicka

27/11/2020

14 minutes to read

FarmVille 2 draws heavily on cultural scripts which normalise the exploitation of animals, thus celebrating capitalism. Through a speciesist representation of human-nonhuman animal relations, FarmVille 2 perpetuates oppressive models of practice.

Lizzo, body positivity and being '100% THAT bitch'

Article

Simone Sprangers

07/11/2019

18 minutes to read

The infamous line '100% that bitch' from hit song 'Truth Hurts', made rapper Lizzo one of the biggest names in music today. Her success story is closely connected to the current phase of globalization.