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
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...
Continue reading...PODCAST: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (posted on Instagram)
In this episode, building on insights from my blog post, Response to Injustice: Digital “Activism” and the Need for Real-World Action, I’m joined by my comrade...
Continue reading...Nostalgia in the Digital Realm
AMS students—Helmi Kukka Kärki, Zuzanna Dziedzic, and Agnietė Gelažunaitė—discussing the current phenomenon of nostalgia in the digital realm. In today’s world of rapid digitalisation, constant innovation,...
Continue reading...Video Essay: a slang and its development
This video generally introduced a slang and its development. p.s. I only used AI to generate the looping talking GIF. https://video.leidenuniv.nl/media/t/1_xvq4gq68
Continue reading...Video Essay Coloring History: Is it the real past we are seeing?
Restoriation of historical photos and videos using AI This is Video Essay made by Olga and Yuan. We discussed the advantages and disadvantages of the restoration...
Continue reading...Podcast on Cancel Culture
This podcast is made by Isabella de Antoni and Quirine Beenen. This podcast talks about cancel culture; what is it?, why do we do it? and...
Continue reading...Digital Media’s Effect on Physical Media [Video Essay]
In this video essay, I discuss how physical media has been affected by the digitalization of entertainment media. My main points of reference throughout the video...
Continue reading...A Podcast Called Digital Media: Discussing Algorithmic Culture
Below is our podcast, it was made by Rana Aydemir, Quintus van Suchtelen and Pablo Hernández Flores. In it, we dicuss the place that algorithms hold...
Continue reading...The ‘Death of Television’
Media, Culture & Nostalgia: Craft or Comfort?
For the course project, I made a video essay where I invite you to think about the motivation behind your media consumption habits under the influence...
Continue reading...A Mascot straight from the Vatican
Cartoon mascots are everywhere. From cereal boxes, to fast food companies, to battery packs, and, of course, the Roman Catholic Church. …wait, what? You heard (read)...
Continue reading...
Recent Comments