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Algorithmic discourse analysis: the good and the bad of LDA topic modeling

Paper

Ruben den Boer

21/08/2023

22 minutes to read

Algorithmic methods can be used to analyse thousands of pieces of discourse in a matter of minutes. But is more always better? In this article I introduce one such method: LDA topic modeling.

Factsheet on Ben Shapiro's digital interaction

Paper

Marel van Andel

10/04/2023

0 minutes to read

A factsheet about Ben Shapiro's digital interaction, part of the Ben Shapiro file.

RiRi is back? Public discourse on Rihanna’s comeback

Article

Maaike Lobbezoo

28/06/2023

12 minutes to read

Rihanna will be performing the Super Bowl 2023 in February. The announcement of the singer was received with open arms by the fans. This paper aims to investigate the public's reaction to the announcement on social media.

The Ongehoord Nederland community on Twitter: thick or light?

Article

Ruben den Boer

21/04/2023

19 minutes to read

Following the controversial broadcasts of Ongehoord Nederland, temporary Twitter communities quickly arise. Can we consider these communities as 'thick'? Or are they more 'light' in nature? This article uses ethnomining to find out.

Ben Shapiro in the hybrid media system: methodology and methods

Article

Ruben den Boer

Sarah Hong

Şehnaz Canbolat

Prescilia Kiangala

12/04/2023

12 minutes to read

This article presents a detailed account of the methodologies and methods we deployed while investigating how Ben Shapiro uses mainstream digital media to have a voice in the hybrid media system.

#Hexit: witches in Dutch political discourse

Paper

Ruben den Boer

28/02/2022

14 minutes to read

Witches are hardly political figures, but their name and likeliness are used in Dutch political discourse, for example in the hashtag #hexit. So, what actually is the discursive function of witches is in Dutch political discourse?

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Digital Storytelling

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With daily activities and life moving online, digital stories that are specifically created for online publication are appearing. Digital stories make use of the the media's interactive, mulitplatform and multimodal affordances.

Peer surveillance and cancelation in a digital panopticon

Article

Luna-Anastasia Riedel

09/06/2021

11 minutes to read

Individuals are constantly in the state of being surveilled. This article deals with peer surveillance on the internet and how this surveillance converges with the offline world into an online-offline nexus event.