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Fran Meissner on the datafication and marketization of migration - Babylon is Burning

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The Editors

20/01/2020

In this episode of Babylon is Burning, dr. Fran Meissner from Leiden University talks about the data that is being gathered about migrants, migration and migration flows.

Piia Varis on conspiracy theories and climate change denial - Babylon is Burning

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The Editors

15/12/2019

According to Piia Varis, conspiracy theories existed long before the invention of the internet. However, digital media and online platforms now allow conspiracy theory believers to 'find' each other and support for their claims online.

Professor Jan Blommaert on Antonio Gramsci and the internet

Professor Jan Blommaert on Gramsci and the internet

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The Editors

28/11/2019

What would the communist intellectual Antonio Gramsci think about hegemony and the internet? Jan Blommaert (Tilburg University) answers that question.

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Gabriela de la Vega on Female Armpit Hair - Babylon is Burning

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The Editors

17/11/2019

Visible Female armpit hair stirs emotions and feeds online hypes and debates. Gabriela de la Vega started her research into female armpit hair by questioning the normality of 'shaving body hair' as a woman.

Global sexual politics with Sander de Ridder - Babylon is Burning

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The Editors

21/10/2019

Dating apps can help people to meet other people with similar sexual preferences. But there are also some issues with these types of online platforms. In this episode of Babylon is Burning, Sander de Ridder explains why 'sexual politics' is such an important topic.

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Ben Van Duppen on Smart Cities and democracy - Babylon's Burning

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The Editors

23/09/2019

According to Ben Van Duppen (Antwerp University, Belgium) we should rethink the concept of smart cities from a democratic and commons perspective.

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Babylon is Burning: Jan Blommaert on globalism, globalization and cultural marxism

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The Editors

16/09/2019

Trump, Bolsonaro and others reject "globalism". Along with "cultural marxism", this term has become widespread in meme wars too. But what does it mean?

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Ico Maly on algorithmic populism in Babylon's Burning

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The Editors

20/06/2019

Babylon is Burning has invited Ico Maly (Tilburg University) in the studio to talk about what he calls 'algorithmic populism' and activism in the digital age. How has digitalization affected politics and activism?

Dr. Ralf de Wolf on networked privacy and privacy management

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The Editors

11/06/2019

In this video Ralf de Wolf discusses the ways in which we need privacy in order to have a well functioning democracy, and the ways in which our privacy and our society are being threatened by a misuse of new technologies.

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Online dating with Babylon is Burning and Alex Schouten

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The Editors

23/05/2019

What are the do's and don't's of online dating? Diggit Magazine invited Alex Schouten in the studio of Babylon is Burning to give you scientific insight in the world of online dating.

Babylon is Burning: WeChat with Lu Ying & Mingyi Hou

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The Editors

18/04/2019

In this third episode of Babylon is Burning, we have invited Lu Ying & Mingyi Hou to introduce the Chinese 'super app' WeChat.

Babylon is Burning: trolls and trolling with Chrissy Cook

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The Editors

21/03/2019

In the second episode of Babylon's Burning, we talk with Chrissy Cook (Tilburg University) on her research on trolls and trolling. Chrissy has spent the last four years of her life dedicated to studying this phenomenon.

Dr. Linnet Taylor on data justice

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The Editors

13/03/2019

Would you like to live in a world with perfect discrimination? Probably not. That's why thinking and talking about data justice is important. Dr. Linnet Taylor from Tilburg University explains.