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Cancel Culture encapsulates the acts of withholding support or endorsement from individuals or institutions on social media due to a collective disagreement or disapproval of their actions, beliefs, or behaviors.

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.

Famke Louise as a guest on De Wereld Draait Door in 2018

You can’t sit with us: Hannah Arendt’s table and why Famke Louise wasn’t allowed to join

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Rebecca de Jongh

29/01/2021

11 minutes to read

When Famke Louise joined the public sphere with #ikdoenietmeermee, not everyone welcomed her into the debate. According to Hannah Arendt, everyone should be able to "join the table". What is Arendt’s table and who is welcome to sit at it?

The sounds of torture: Ssoyoung's Animal cruelty ASMR on Youtube

Article

Melanie Ballin

14/01/2021

14 minutes to read

Animal cruelty is forbidden by YouTube's community rules, and yet Ssoyoung is getting away with it for the sake of money and advertisement.

Kaitlin Bennett Graduating at Kent State University

Kaitlin Bennett: The New Right Metapolitical Influencer

Article

Caya Van Der Plas

13/01/2021

16 minutes to read

This article analyzes how Kaitlin Bennett, the self-proclaimed 'most hated conservative woman on the internet', has made a succesful career as a metapolitical influencer using her knowledge about the affordances of digital media.

Jacksepticeye disapprovingly pointing at the small subscriber gap between PewDiePie and T-Series

For legal reasons that's a joke: how memes bolstered YouTube's biggest subscription competition

Article

Paige Christianne Andres

12/01/2021

15 minutes to read

The PewDiePie vs. T-Series feud took the internet by storm from late 2018 to early 2019. Here is how PewDiePie utilised meme marketing to try and hit 100M subscribers before T-Series.

How do Pokémon Go Influencers construct their authenticity on Instagram?

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Chi-chieh Huang

12/12/2022

23 minutes to read

This article examines Pokémon Go influencers' construction of authenticity on Instagram. In achieving this aim, the Trainer Club and Trainer Tips, as case studies

Reshaping Vegan Masculinity

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

09/11/2020

16 minutes to read

What is vegan masculinity? And what happens if we combine veganism and bodybuilding?

The Daily Show: Black Lives Matter, ideology, and online content

Article

Joël Eduard Nicholas Grassère

06/10/2020

20 minutes to read

The Daily Show combines broadcast and internet formats in its media ideology, and uses this to normalize antiracism.