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In the mood for superfood! Does superfood marketing portray an elitist understanding of healthy eating?

Article

Selin Aydinli

10/01/2022

13 minutes to read

Superfood such as goji berries, chia seeds, and moringa powder is a hype on the Internet. This article analyses the discourse of three different superfood distributors and how they make use of authenticity, necessity, and aestheticization.

Knives Out (2019) and the classical detective formula

Paper

Chi-chieh Huang

12/10/2022

14 minutes to read

This article examines how director Rian Johnson follows and deviates from the classical detective formula to create a murder mystery filled with twists and turns in Knives Out (2019).

The Risks of Civil Disobedience Influenced by Online Culture

Academic paper

Bas Keemink

14/12/2022

17 minutes to read

On the basis of Ernesto Laclau's theory of political movements and current societal changes, this paper demonstrates that actions of civil disobedience in modern society that adhere to Arendt's criteria still have unfavorable effects.

Why Doesn’t Jesus Save Us from Disasters?

Article

Saya Yamaguchi

10/03/2023

8 minutes to read

This article sheds a spotlight on the meme featuring Jesus, which obtained more reactions than another meme insulting the US president, and reveals why it attracted people by applying some concepts of discourse analysis.

Anti-Chinese tech discourse

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Eroda: where visual art, storytelling and marketing become one

Paper

Kelly Burnet

23/05/2022

13 minutes to read

In this paper, the Eroda project is discussed which functions as a marketing campaign and an art project. The connected music video, directed by Dave Meyers, stands out for its captivating plot, English aesthetic and unusual characters.

Official art depicting "Omega" from Final Fantasy XIV

To cheat or not to cheat? Discourses of fear and assumption in the FFXIV Community

Paper

Hannah Meijaard

23/02/2024

18 minutes to read

This research is about norm negotiating surrounding the cheating scandal of the first clear of the Ultimate Raid “The Omega Protocol” in the gaming community of Final Fantasy XIV: Online on Reddit.

Post-national imaginaries: engaging with cultural heritage conflicts from a digital culture perspective

Article

Inge Beekmans

22/04/2024

22 minutes to read

What do cultural heritage destruction and the internet have in common? Despite various threats, predictions and menacing words, both have not been able to drastically reduce the hegemony of nation-states. In fact, it appears that nation-states thrive in contexts of conflicts, crises and digital culture.

Is it really that strange if I always wanna change? An analysis of Halsey’s persona

Article

Hanan Faour

10/01/2022

21 minutes to read

This paper analyses how Halsey's many different styles and personas are actually a way for her to be true to her many different interests.

The literacy advantage of glitch text for hacking

Article

Cecile Lourens

Milo Miranda

Shakaya Janse

11/01/2023

12 minutes to read

A glitch is a system malfunction that occurs for a brief period and is difficult to debug. Hackers can make use of glitch text to get into computer systems and modify data. This article discusses the literacy advantage of glitch text for hackers.

Len Cella: the first content creator before social media existed

Paper

Szymon Zbiegniewski

04/02/2022

8 minutes to read

Len Cella was an innovator back in the '80s who created what can retroactively be described as the first TikToks. What kind of impact have his early sketches had on the social media and content creators of today's age?

Banner of PragerU Kids featuring the characters from their shows

PragerU Kids: Radical right-wing content for children

Article

Anna Skorodihina

06/03/2023

16 minutes to read

PragerU claims that PragerU Kids content was made as an educational alternative to fight indoctrination, but it seems like it aims to promote far-right ideology. This paper looks into how digital practices are used for radicalization.

Ariana Grande switching from Positions

Article

Marjon Adil

16/01/2022

13 minutes to read

Ariana Grande started her career as the red haired tv series character Cat Valentine. This article analyses the different hairstyles connected to Ariana Grande's public and private personas.

Literature vs. Traffic: Making room for literature and calmness in society through participatory art

Article

Femke Pulles

13/09/2023

9 minutes to read

This article explains how Literature vs. Traffic by the organization Luz Interruptus shows a contrast to the loud and overcrowded world we live in and makes them think more about literature through concepts of participatory art.

Two screens showing the BeReal notification

BeReal: How Authenticity Turns into Violation of Privacy

Article

Anna Skorodihina

22/09/2023

13 minutes to read

This article looks at how the new social media platform BeReal structures its app to enforce what is called an expository society through behaviour modification and how it plays into societies of control, compromising user privacy.

How Andrew Tate uses media literacy to gain online influence

How Andrew Tate gains influence through his media literacy

Paper

Femke van Bree

23/01/2023

19 minutes to read

Despite getting banned several times on a wide variety of online platforms, Andrew Tate continues to gain influence online. This article analyses Andrew Tate’s online presence, to show how he deploys his media literacy to spread his ideas.

The MCU is the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a franchise and shared-universe in which 23 movies produced by Marvel Studios take place.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe: a realistic fictional world

Paper

Renske Jacobs

01/08/2022

11 minutes to read

In this paper, we explore how Marvel Studios creates a fictional universe that remains realistic in its own right. The main focus is on the reality effect, the paradox of fiction and consistency in the movies' characters.