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Language x Power x Activism - The Last MasterClass of Jan Blommaert

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The Editors

16/11/2021

The last masterclass of Jan Blommaert on Language X Power X Activism. A must-see for all academics and activists interested in language, power, ideology and antiracism.

Elon Musk's SpaceX: How the 'space race' to Mars adopted The Californian Ideology

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

19/05/2022

17 minutes to read

Elon Musk as a media personality and his projects such as SpaceX are the big tech products of the Californian Ideology.

The power of online reviews in decision-making

Article

Nadine Visser

05/06/2020

11 minutes to read

Online reviews are widely used for decision-making in daily life. Reviews of entertainment objects (e.g. films, books) are used as evidence of their quality. In this paper, we discuss the construction of "experts" on cultural knowledge online.

Professor Jan Blommaert on Antonio Gramsci and the internet

Professor Jan Blommaert on Gramsci and the internet

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The Editors

28/11/2019

What would the communist intellectual Antonio Gramsci think about hegemony and the internet? Jan Blommaert (Tilburg University) answers that question.

Dutch Language Representing Translator Dialect And Netherlands

'Dutch only at work’ : Discrimination or reasonable?

Paper

Meauraine van Gorp

04/01/2019

16 minutes to read

Language requirements at work: a form of discrimination or reasonable selection? The following article provides an analysis that helps to determine your opinion regarding this matter.

Eurovision 2018: Cowboys, Geisha’s and Metoo

Article

Inge van de Ven

15/05/2018

7 minutes to read

The Eurovision finale last Saturday sparked controversy regarding cultural appropriation by the winner. The online reception of this event is very revealing with respect to the politics of representation of our time.

Are we being conditioned to keep using Facebook?

Article

Margaret Steenbakker

02/03/2018

5 minutes to read

A critical essay on the merits and shortcomings of social media and the Pavlovian design of Facebook

How do Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez and Nikki Tutorials become role models?

Paper

Ashna Coster

01/11/2018

10 minutes to read

The following paper will explain how women use social media to voice their thoughts on appearances. Regular women and celebrity women alike use social media to send their message on what the perfect image is.