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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortéz in her TAX THE RICH dress at the Met Gala 2021

TAX THE RICH: mainstreaming in political discourses online

Article
Ruben den Boer
24/12/2021
13 minutes to read

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s TAX THE RICH dress was a treat for political meme creators around the world. But the memes did more than just give us a chuckle. They made us talk about American politics, socialism, and anti-capitalism. How? 

Peer surveillance and cancelation in a digital panopticon

Article
Luna-Anastasia Riedel
09/06/2021
11 minutes to read

Individuals are constantly in the state of being surveilled. This article deals with peer surveillance on the internet and how this surveillance converges with the offline world into an online-offline nexus event.

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Digital Vigilantism

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Digital vigilantism relates to a public that unites on virtual networks and puts in a joined effort, or crowdsources, in order to find justice. 

Aziz Ansari: Modern Public Intellectual?

Paper
Chi-chieh Huang
26/03/2021
32 minutes to read

This article seeks to examine the public persona of Aziz Ansari through the model of the public intellectual.

Lin Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda: Broadway Playwright or Latin activist

Article
Joël Eduard Nicholas 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.