Social Media as a Platform for Political Engagement Social media allows politicians, activists, and citizens alike to share their messages directly with a wide audience, without...
Continue reading...We Could All Be Someone’s Digital Pet
In the age of social media, where every post, like, and comment is meticulously curated and consumed, the line between self-expression and performative existence has blurred....
Continue reading...Day in the Digital: What even is digital?
An alarm wakes you up. It’s on your phone of course. You blearily reach over to turn it off, the screen blinding you in the process....
Continue reading...Bluesky: The New “Old” Twitter
Twitter is arguably one of my most used social media platforms. I was, sometimes still am, an avid user and would tweet every little thing that...
Continue reading...My online role as a curator
First I would like to start by saying I am not a curator in real life, I am studying art history so I might become one,...
Continue reading...What Has Become a Reality in Person of Interest
Person of Interest (POI) is my personal top ten favorite TV series. It tells of the story of a geek genius, Harold Finch, and a former...
Continue reading...video – how ACNH got popular
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Warping Walls and Worsening Body Image: The Photoshop Effect
In today’s digital age, platforms like Instagram and TikTok have drastically reshaped perceptions of beauty and body standards. The rise of photoshopped images and filters has...
Continue reading...I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Gossip has been part of society since ancient times, serving as a way to bond communities and pass on information. It helped early humans navigate complex...
Continue reading...Podcast: Digital Minimalism
In this podcast episode, Adding to my previous blog post on Digital minimalism, I am joined by my friend Sofia to discuss what Digital minimalism is...
Continue reading...To be an Artist in the digital times
One of the many advantages the internet has brought us is the accessibility of culture. Nowadays, there is no need to visit a museum or gallery...
Continue reading...“I support women’s rights but more importantly I support women’s wrongs” [video essay]
In my video essay I explore how films and social media are challenging traditional notions of femininity by portraying characters who express unconventional emotions like anger...
Continue reading...The Rise of Incel Language on the internet
In recent years, a linguistic shift has taken place: the language once confined to incel (involuntary celibate) communities has increasingly begun to be used in other...
Continue reading...mind matters: social media& mental health
Welcome to MindMatters, where we dive into how social media affects our mental health, especially for young people with hostJuliette van den Broek & our guest...
Continue reading...DMC&S Podcast: Student Jobs in Leiden
Working while studying can seem stressful at first, however, it teaches time management, emotional intelligence, and a set of personalised skills depending on the job’s demands....
Continue reading...Video Essay: The Subtle Joy of Oddly Satisfying Videos
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The Vast Impact of Digitalization
On this podcast, Helen, Jet, and Tsamarah talked about the impact of digitalization in our respective fields of study. Topics including the advancement of Geographic Information...
Continue reading...Video Essay: We Found Ourselves Lost Without Memes
Students Anqi Wang and Claire Liang – we made a short interview with each other, which is about our habits of using memes when communicating online....
Continue reading...Video Essay: League of Legends, More than a Game
This is a short video essay about League of Legends and its E-sport scene. This has been a challenging project as I do not have any...
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