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Taina Bucher on algorithmic power, politics and sociality

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The Editors

08/04/2021

According to Dr. Taina Bucher, we should no longer talk about algorithms as purely 'technical'. Algorithms are complex socio-technical arrangements that are never devoid of human interference. In this video, Bucher talks about some of the arguments she makes in If... Then: Algorithmic Power and Politics.

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

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The Editors

31/08/2020

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.

Paulan Korenhof on Article 17 GDPR and digital representations

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The Editors

25/06/2020

According to Dr. Paulan Korenhof, it is important to think about manners in which we can control our digital representations. Article 17 GDPR — which is popularly known as 'the right to be forgotten' — might play a significant role in this process. In this video, she explains why.

Inge van de Ven on big books in times of 'Big Data'

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The Editors

04/05/2020

In her book, Big Books in Times of Big Data, Dr. Inge van de Ven from Tilburg University explores the ways in which "the digital" has influenced, and will continue to influence, the novel as a genre.

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.