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Edoardo Celeste on digital constitutionalism

Video
The Editors
13/05/2024

Major tech corporations rule their regions of the internet through their codes, and perform as judges over their digital subjects. These corporations, however, are not bound by the same constitutional principles as states, nor are they obliged to take into accounts human rights.

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Localising Japanese Games for a Global Market: a review of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Article
Juliette Berndsen
20/11/2023
9 minutes to read

The article explores cultural interpretations and substitutions which were achieved with localisation of settings, characters and other cultural references in the Western re-release of Japanese Nintendo game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.

Environmental justice

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cork board with pieces of paper connected with red string, one piece has the TikTok logo on it
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How Dutch conspiracy media include TikTok in their grand conspiracy theories

Paper
Ruben den Boer
21/02/2024
31 minutes to read

TikTok has been widely discussed and criticized in mainstream media. But the app has also been hotly debated in conspiracy media. How do they employ TikTok controversies to perpetuate their grand conspiratorial narratives?

Digital facework and the digital interaction order

Article
Ico Maly
26/06/2024
8 minutes to read

How is digital facework different from face-to-face facework? In this article, Ico Maly argues Goffman's insights in interaction are still very relevant but only if we update his work with digital interaction in mind. 

What we do in the shadows TV show
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The mockumentary film and TV show ‘What We Do In The Shadows’

Paper
Kelly Burnet
13/01/2023
17 minutes to read

Modern cinema and popular culture are not done with vampirism. The award-winning mockumentary film and show 'What we do in the shadows' features vampires, and other monsters, trying to make sense of modern life.

Knives Out (2019)
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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).

New understanding of AI through post-humanist life writing

Paper
Jaimy Pijpers
19/06/2023
21 minutes to read

Kazuo Ishiguro portrays a nuanced characterization of AI with 'Klara and The Sun'. This paper re-evaluates the genre of life writing so it can provide a better understanding of AI and other-than-human perspectives.

Constructing digital literacies with the Kamergotchi-app and Zondag met Lubach
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The Kamergotchi-app: Constructing Digital Literacies with Arjen Lubach

Article
Femke van Bree
26/02/2024
12 minutes to read

Arjen Lubach has often succeeded in changing the Dutch political agenda with calls to action and satire. This article explores how Lubach uses digital tools in his digital activism and demonstrates how he constructs digital literacies in doing so.

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GLOW: Critiquing the Stereotypes of American Identities on TV (Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch)

Review
Marit van Dijck
05/10/2022
8 minutes to read

Glow critiques how stereotypes in the media do not do justice to the complex lived realities of multicultural individuals in America through the juxtaposition of stereotypical performances with the lived realities of individuals.

 

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The sublime in rising sea levels and related art

Paper
Marel van Andel
14/06/2023
12 minutes to read

This paper answers the question of whether the topic of rising sea levels in art can be seen as sublime. To come to a conclusion, theories by Burke and Salmose are used to analyze Daan Roosegaarde's Waterlicht as a case study.

Geisha
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GOLDEN vs. IWASAKI: Perspectives about Geishas

Article
Nathaly Yumi da Silva
14/12/2022
21 minutes to read

Golden and Iwasaki have totally different concepts about geishas. The conflict between them is clear: while Golden casts them as prostitutes, Iwasaki reveals them as artists. This article explores these perspectives.

Of Caring Connections: Well-Being, Entrepreneurship & Technology

Article
Inge van de Ven
02/12/2022
12 minutes to read

Bringing together an entrepreneurial and media studies perspective, we offer several suggestions for Tilburg University to help improve the well-being and quality of life for its academic staff.

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Barbenheimer: Affirming Stereotypes In Meme Culture

Article
Wessel Joosten
12/04/2024
11 minutes to read

In 2023, the films "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" sparked the online trend "Barbenheimer," leading to memes and humor. This paper analyzes a specific video related to "Barbenheimer," exploring its popularity and discursive function.