Digital Ethnography

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Digital Issue Mapping

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Issue mapping is a concept to study the social connections made when actors interact and create bonds. It asks how a matter of “fact” becomes a matter of “concern” when connections are made, and can be an especially fruitful way to study online culture and phenomena.

Actor-Network Theory (ANT)

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Actor-Network Theory is a theoretical and methodological approach that sees all social phenomena as the product of network interactions. It is unique in that it recognizes both objects and technologies as network nodes equal with human actants.

“Netflix finally gets me”: algorithmic imaginary of Netflix users

Article

Olga Koltsova

08/01/2022

10 minutes to read

Netflix algorithmic personalization makes users experience different feelings. What people feel towards algorithms makes them change their algorithmic practices thus changing and shaping the algorithms.

FAcebook, moderation, activism, democracy,

Why Facebook? Activism, censorship, and democracy

Academic paper

Lauren Zentz

03/12/2021

19 minutes to read

Lauren Zentz examine how a group of progressive activists interact around a certain set of Facebook’s hate speech policies and practices in order to make meaning of them, make both political and social use of them, and be critical of them.

Tinkering with the Truth: Fake news and Bricolage

Article

Rob Dekkers

25/11/2021

10 minutes to read

Many people tend to seek refuge in 'alternative facts', because they feel something's lost in the modern world. To get a grip on an incomprehensible world people 'tinker' with the truth, seeking harmony, coherence and agency.

Changes in attitude towards the government during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UK case study

Paper

Juul Seuren

Tessa Visser

Lotte Hellebrekers

Mai Khanh Linh Nguyen

10/09/2021

46 minutes to read

In this paper we used the mixed-method ethnomining to answer the research question: How have UK citizens' attitudes towards the government changed over the course of the first and second lockdown, due to the COVID-19 measures?

The politics of Karen memes

Paper

Pleun Kersten

17/05/2021

9 minutes to read

This article analyzes the 'karen' meme, and how it has evolved as a critique of white supremacy.

Lin-Manuel Miranda: Broadway Playwright or Latin activist

Article

j.e.n.grassere@uvt.nl 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.

David Attenborough: From Naturalist to Instagram Famous

Article

Tessa Visser

15/11/2020

10 minutes to read

David Attenborough, a ground-breaking naturalist, has had a successful career on media such as television and radio. However, he still felt the need associate himself with new media like Instagram. This article speculates on why that may be.

"Dems Fraud": Far Right and Data Voids on DuckDuckGo.com

Article

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

12/11/2020

11 minutes to read

This article deals with the 'dems fraud' data void on DuckDuckGo. While striving to overcome filter bubbles, DuckDuckGo has been overtaken by the New Right's optimized information ecosystem that only spreads their views.