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Is Digital Media Democratizing? Vol.2
Is Digital Media Democratizing? Vol.1
Language Games
The inspiration for writing this blog post came to me while trying to have a conversation with my mother. Keyword: trying. It has become increasingly difficult...
Continue reading...Influences of Digital Media on Artists
The new road of academics: TV series
* Spoiler warning for The Good Place* A couple of nights ago I finally got the time to watch the new episodes of The Good Place....
Continue reading...How a 80s commercial failure became a luxury good
Social media blunders
Nowadays, people know the ins and outs of social media. Especially children that grew up with iPads, tablets and smartphones have built up some sort of...
Continue reading...Has music become too easily accessible?
Let me start this off by saying that I am not trying to be classist or snobbish with this blog post; I believe music is for...
Continue reading...Social Media and High (?) Fashion
It is needless to list the perks of digital media. We are living in a day and age where we have fast access to information, gadgets...
Continue reading...Online personality cults
Orange
With this sudden appearance of cold and wet autumn weather, a natural occurrence comes back into our lives. I call this the ‘I’d-really-rather-not-go-outside-into-the-cold-and-the-rain’ phenomenon. A perfectly...
Continue reading...Do we make social media, or does it make us?
“According to this {the structuralist} perspective, people don’t ‘think or speak ideas’ or make meanings. In fact, the very idea of a ‘free subject’ is, ironically,...
Continue reading...My visit to Stroom Den Haag
DestinyTalks Episode 1: Let’s talk about Tinder.
Join Iman Hasan Slaka, Caressa Betist Thenu and Joseph Thabang Palframan in this podcast exploring the realm of tinder!
Continue reading...The Alternative Algorithm and Alternative Realities
The term ‘algorithm’ to many humanities-oriented people may seem like an abstract concept. One might understand it as a theoretical construct, but not necessarily grasp its...
Continue reading...The Tries That Bind
‘Tis the season to be jolly get into heated debates over questionable refereeing decisions and scrutinise every playmaking move – butI’m not talking about your typical Super...
Continue reading...Social Media: Community Guidelines
Last night, I bumped into an article on VICE. Which talked about different people who posted images on Instagram, which afterwards got deleted because of community...
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