Public Sphere

Public Intellectuals

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In this file we have compiled the work of some of our authors on the role of public intellectuals in today's society and on the discussion who can and who cannot be considered a public intellectual.

Factsheet Danielle D'Souza Gill

Fact sheet: Danielle D'Souza Gill

Article
Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère
30/06/2023
8 minutes to read

Danielle D'Souza Gill is a famous far-right influencer. Her entire family appears to be part of an effort to spread right-wing ideas. Before you read our three articles concerning her, get some background information on her through this factsheet.

The uptake of Danielle D'Souza Gill

The uptake of Danielle D'Souza Gill: Platform matters

Article
Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère
30/06/2023
28 minutes to read

Danielle D'Souza Gill is a popular far-right influencer. The manner in which her followers engage with her posts varies per platform. Read this article to discover how this works differently on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. 

Nebula: A (partially) creator-owner streaming service

Nebula: What does creator-owned mean?

Article
Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère
11/10/2023
21 minutes to read

Nebula is a streaming site that combines capitalist and socialist ideas. Worker exploitation and commodified individualism are addressed on the site, through infrastructures. Meanwhile, they also provide a platform for leftist discourses 

Picture of Madeleine van den Nieuwenhuizen

How Zeikschrift exposes and reshapes Dutch media

Paper
Iris Olde Hampsink
11/04/2022
13 minutes to read

This paper discusses the content on the Instagram account Zeikschrift and explores how Madeleijn van den Nieuwenhuizen uses the digital vigilantism practices 'calling out' and 'naming and shaming' to criticize and reshape various Dutch media.