Blog – Page 56 – Digital Media, Society, and Culture

The Problem with Fitness Clickbait

Over recent years, workout videos on YouTube have exploded in popularity and become a source of fitness for millions of people worldwide. These can be a...

Memes and echo chambers (British discretion is advised)

As many of you may already know, the Queen of England died only last week, after a solid 70+ years of reigning. Now, I’m not going to get political (she says- ready to cause a scene at every family dinner), but I’d advise you to only keep reading if you consider yourself emotionally detached from that whole situation.

September 19, 2022 by millaraffaelli Digital Discoverers Social Media 0

The first ARMY? The rise of Roh Moo-hyun and internet’s first political fan club

If you have been on Twitter for some time, the term “ARMY” might sound familiar. Indeed, this group of fervent fans of boys’ band BTS is...

September 19, 2022 by FBellemont History Net Navigators Politics 0

“Link in bio to purchase”

Alternatively titled: “literally everything is an ad and it’s kind of a problem” Who remembers this clip from a South Park episode? Because for a year...

September 18, 2022 by minusy (Leah) Advertisements Consumerism Instagram Net Navigators Social Media Twitter 2

The Ruling of Social Media Censorship

Social media is ever-present in our lives, we interact with others and perhaps also encounter posts that go against our own views. At least, that is...

September 18, 2022 by IlseC Digital Digital Discoverers Digital Media Facebook Freedom of speech Instagram Internet Social Media Twitter 0

Creative Coding as an artistic practice for artists and designers

Everything can be used as an art material, as many contemporary artists are looking for new materials beyond what is regarded as a traditional art medium...

September 18, 2022 by Jiyoung Art Digital Net Navigators Programming 1

TikTok Trend ‘Ask AI to draw’: can AI replace handmade art?

Introduction In the digital society we currently live in we come across many trends. One of the trends I came upon is the ‘Ask AI’ trend...

September 18, 2022 by liliantenhave Art Artificial Intelligence (AI) Digital Discoverers TikTok 0

What defines humans and computers? In need of a new Turing Test

Human body with a computer head standing within skyscrapers, digital art When I was giving the title to this article (usually the most daunting part of...

September 17, 2022 by Swimming Chipmunk Artificial Intelligence (AI) Web Weavers 0

Conceptualizing Cyborgs in the Virtual and Physical World: With Consideration to Feminism and its Connection to Video Games

Introduction It was Christmas 2006 when I first experienced that there were different expectations to genders and what society expected me to enjoy as a young...

August 12, 2022 by Eva Rotevatn Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Virtual Voyagers 0

Different Interpretations of the same Law: The GDPR in Norway and The Netherlands

Two weeks before I was moving to the Netherlands to begin my bachelor studies in August 2019, my family and I were joking, with a serious...

February 24, 2022 by Eva Rotevatn Accessibility Safety Virtual Voyagers 0

Constant case study: grasping the digital ecosystem through the perspective of paperbacks

In my reflection about blogging for students, the comparison with the PDF format may seem odd at first glance, but PDFs are commonly used in the...

February 4, 2022 by sgran Media Maesters 0

Marx’s Theory of Alienation

Hi people! Whilst researching for my previous video, I came across Karl Marx’s theory of Alienation. And instead of including it in the video on Tech...

January 18, 2022 by Luka Kutateli Digital Discoverers 0