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Manufacturers vs the “Right to Repair” – Part II
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Digital Discussions Episode 9
Episode 9: Anime Culture and its International Influence This the ninth episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital,...
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“There’s no music on the spaceship and he lives there alone surrounded by machines. One day the boy stumbles upon a pirate radio station and discovers...
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Since last year, I’m playing the game Dungeons and Dragons with a friend group weekly on Thursdays. Of course, the whole rona thing kinda happened and...
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At the beginning of this corona crisis, a young Digital Minister of Taiwan drew attention from all over the world. Her name is Audrey Tang: the...
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Episode 8: Parasimp This the eighth episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities, and digital humanities. As...
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Media consumption is, undoubtedly, one of the most important elements in digital media. It refers to activities where one interacts with new media, books, television, radio...
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Lorre French
By: Marcel Beentjes My first podcast is about Lorre French, a new computer program which will be used in the French department at Leiden University. But...
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Episode 7: Our Take on Games: from Nostalgia to Toxicity This the seventh episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about...
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The usage of social media has been a prevalent phenomenon since the early internet days. However, since the early use in the noughties, a lot has...
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