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Cancel Culture encapsulates the acts of withholding support or endorsement from individuals or institutions on social media due to a collective disagreement or disapproval of their actions, beliefs, or behaviors.

Jameela Jamil's 'I Weigh' movement and its weight on society

Article

Lea Goeron

Juliette Berndsen

Imke Spapens

Iris Dumoulin

25/04/2019

9 minutes to read

In this article, we deal with the concept of body positivity, Jameela Jamil's 'I Weigh' movement on social media, and how she is trying to make the online world a safer place for teenagers and adolescents insecure about their image.

Miss Vietnam 2014: When beauty standards are "westernized"

Article

Nhu Truong

Minh Anh Phan

25/04/2019

14 minutes to read

This article discusses the public image of Miss Vietnam 2014, an "abnormal" Miss by Vietnamese standards, who is still considered a successful celebrity by those more familiar with "Western" cultural values.

The readable body of Trisha Paytas

Article

Egle Talandyte

Federica Morgandi

Idhuna Pastoor

Myrthe van Rens

24/04/2019

10 minutes to read

This paper uses the Foucauldian theoretical framework to analyze the online visual display of the (morphing) body of Trisha Paytas.

Body Morphing on Instagram

Article

Mariosé Bergsteijn

Jelske van Es

Tara van Dijk

Nine van Steen

23/04/2019

12 minutes to read

Celebrities morph their online self-presentation, because when you look like and do things that are not recognizable by the masses, you are perceived as abnormal and therefore do not belong in society.

The "perfect life" of the ACE family

Article

Merel Blesgr

Sanne Graumans

Annika Platz

16/04/2019

10 minutes to read

In the seemingly perfect life of the ACE Family, there are many luxuries to be seen and "admired", from Range Rovers to building a new house. Still, they portray themselves as being a 'normal' family. But how normal are they?

What do Knausgård and social media bloggers have in common?

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

10/04/2019

18 minutes to read

What do Knausgård and Instagram travel bloggers have in common? How do social media and contemporary literature inspire and influence each other? The answer lies in this article, where Knausgård is compared to young 'Western' travel bloggers.

Influencer marketing has some serious ethical issues

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

29/01/2019

10 minutes to read

Influencer marketing is powerful. In recent years consumer trust in classic media has dropped. In the search for profit, a new business model has emerged on social media.

Greta Thunberg and the #climatestrike are shaping the climate debate

Column

Piia Varis

25/01/2019

7 minutes to read

Through their online and offline activities, Greta Thunberg and the #climatestrike youth are successful in steering the discussion around climate change away from mere individualised solutions towards questions of systemic injustice.