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Linguistic landscape

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Linguistic landscape is an object of sociolinguistic analysis and comprises publicly visible language samples displayed in a certain area.

Enoughness

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Enoughness is a theory of contemporary identity that states that identities are constructed out of a particular portion ("enough") of emblematic identity features.

Superdiversity (also written as super-diversity) refers to two major changes occurring across the world after the end of the Cold War: (a) new patterns of migration causing demographc changes, and (b) the emerging internet and its generalized spread, influencing all aspects of social, cultural and economic life.

Jan Blommaert on digital culture in 2018 and 2019

Interview

The Editors

23/12/2018

In this interview, Jan Blommaert reflects on the impact of digital culture on his research field.

Asiana Superstore through the lens of linguistic landscaping

Article

Federica Morgandi

Idhuna Pastoor

Myrthe van Rens

Tim Hankart

Egle Talandyte

20/12/2018

12 minutes to read

Through linguistic landscaping, we see that Asiana Superstore reflects the superdiversity of a neighborhood in Tilburg.

Ari Sherris on Digital Culture in 2018 and 2019

Interview

The Editors

Ari Sherris

12/12/2018

In this interview, we ask Ari Sherris (Texas A&M University-Kingsville, USA) to reflect on the impact of digital culture on his field.

Professor Leo Lucassen on migration and human rights

Video

The Editors

12/12/2018

After weeks of controversy around the Global Compact for Migration, Diggit Magazine asked Professor Leo Lucassen to put the debate and the Compact itself in a larger context.

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The Global Compact on Migration and its discontents

Column

Jan Blommaert

20/11/2018

7 minutes to read

The Global Compact for Migration has "evidence-based public discourse" as one of its objectives. Remarkably, this requirement has led to huge controversy. Are we moving towards a fact-free open society?

How typically Swedish is IKEA all over the world?

Article

Malou Janssen

06/11/2018

9 minutes to read

In order to operate on a global level, IKEA makes many regional adjustments to their marketing campaigns. So how "Swedish" are they?

The bilingual Google Assistant: breakthrough or cause of inequality?

Article

Sammy Kossen

Kelsey van Tellingen

Lida Nout

Bo van Soest

09/10/2018

9 minutes to read

Due to globalization, families are likely to speak multiple languages within one household. That is why Google made its voice assistant bilingual. Is this a breakthrough in the super-diverse world or just another cause of inequality?

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Freedom, Authenticity, and Traveling

Article

Hilde Van De Laar

19/09/2018

13 minutes to read

Travelers these days are not that free and authentic as they were years ago. Travelers get influenced and followed provided by technological opportunities what results in a market mechanism of fake authenticity.