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In daily life, since we gain free access to surfing on the internet, we tend to fall into a pitfall that people are able to enter...
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The Continuous Romanticisation of the “Sad Girl” Aesthetic within New Media: A Dive into the Debates Surrounding Lana Del Rey’s Digital Mediums
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One of the assigned readings for this course was ‘The presentation of self in the online world’: Goffman and the study of online identities by Bullingham...
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Hello everyone, welcome to our podcast about digitalization in the movie industry. Starting from the pre-production phase, we discussed how people use big data to understand...
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I would reckon that every person was confused about the tone of a text message they received at least once in their lives. What did that...
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In 2022 the entire screen of my iPhone fell off; there were no external scratches or bumps, no clear damage to the phone, yet the whole...
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When I moved to Amsterdam, like a rite of passage, I became very interested in the techno scene, and after several nights of trial and error,...
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I believe that the reason the majority of people are obsessed with horoscopes is not because they believe it holds power over their lives, but because...
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My personal context for the podcast episode: Recently, I downloaded the app Pokemon Sleep after hearing a friend talk about it.The premise of the app is...
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I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that I think about the iconic outfits and Cher Horowitz’ (played by Alicia Silverstone)...
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I’m a horrible texter. My friends complain about me not looking at the videos they send me when they mention a joke from a TikTok later...
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Hi; hope that you’re doing well! Please find below my first Podcast Episode: Our Modern Destruction or Development of Identity Today I will be discussing and...
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Circling back to the first topic I discussed on this blog, I decided it would be interesting to expand upon the idea of translating stories and...
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I’m sure we’ve all taken note of the way the word “girl” has saturated every part of online life in the past few years. One of...
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I think we are all aware, that we live in an age where information is currency and every page we visit is gathering data. Rationally we...
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Have you ever watched a series of “Black Mirror“, typically involving the use and abuse of contemporary technology, which triggers profound contemplation among the audience regarding...
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