This post is an extention of my presentation. I felt this topic was also applicable in this setting and I felt, I had more to add...
Continue reading...Taylor Swift or Kanye West?: Unhealthy celebrity obsessions.
The phenomenon of fans overlooking or even emulating the mistakes of celebrities is a complex aspect of celebrity obsession. These celebrities celebrated for their talents and...
Continue reading...TikTok trends: The death of oneself
As a continuation of my first post about the topic of trends online, the echo chamber of trend-chasing extends far beyond a lack of originality in...
Continue reading...TikTok trends: The death of originality.
Let’s set the scene here; you’re sitting on your couch at home, scrolling through TikTok and seeing influencers living the dream. You want this lifestyle too....
Continue reading...Is the solution rational doubt or radical act?
Hamlet said “To be or not to be”, even doubting his own life. He must have felt so lost and meaningless. No one can live doubting...
Continue reading...hyperconnectivity: we were not meant to see so many people
Hyper-connectivity. I read this word in an article online somewhere. Wikipedia says it was coined by Canadian social scientists and it essentially means the connectivity that...
Continue reading...The Pressure to Respond Immediately, All Day Every Day
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Podcats: Rural Life on TikTok
A few years ago I stumbled upon a beautiful YouTube channel named 李子柒 Liziqi which showcased traditional handicraft and food preparation activities in rural Pingwu County,...
Continue reading...(Video Essay) How Does Get Ready With Me Create an Online Collective Identity?
Hi! Today I examine how social media helps to create an online collective identity with the trend Get Ready With Me. I dive into Identity Theory (IT) used in sociology and the concept of performance introduced by Goffman to showcase how collective identity is created. Join!
Continue reading...Bodies made of Data
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Women have been tracking their menstrual cycles for a long time, even before the help of digital tools. An app,...
Continue reading...Behind the clouds: the ecological footprint of digital transformation
As we have seen blog posts on different areas in our lives being transferred to the digital realm and potentially claiming it as a more sustainable...
Continue reading...Podcast: Traveling the Web
Welcome to this podcast. Today we travel the web, a digital exploration through the Balkans. This story is not linear, like the internet, our story travels...
Continue reading...Why we Post
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Continue reading...Digital covid remains and why I hate them
As this course is coming to an end I think we have all realised it: the world is digitalising and oh boy is it going fast....
Continue reading...(video essay) Utopias, Spirituality and Consumption
This is part two of my previous video essay on spirituality. In this video, I discuss theories about the reality of the digital. Does the Internet...
Continue reading...Deepfake Technology and its Implications
This podcast is about the rise of Deepfake technology, discussing the combination of technological advancements, ethical considerations, and the broader impact on digital media and society....
Continue reading...Genshin Impact: Perfecting the “F2P” Model [Video Essay]
Sources •IGN, (28 Sept 2020). Genshin Impact – Official Launch Trailer [Video], https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLUY1nICQRY •Genshin Impact, (3 Nov 2023). Version 4.2 “Masquerade of the Guilty” Trailer [Video],...
Continue reading...Glorifying War in Video Games
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Social media stalking culture
What I mean First of all, to prevent people from getting scared by the title of this blog, let me specify what I mean by stalking....
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