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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Being addicted to documenting the world around us- cons, but also pros of always having a camera in our pockets
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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
Trigger warning: This blogpost dives into themes surrounding mental health, specifically depression. “His Bonnie on the side, Bonnie on the side Makes me a sad, sad...
Continue reading...Searching for Authenticity Online
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...
Continue reading...Digitalization in the movie industry
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...
Continue reading...Indicating Tone in Text-based Environments
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...
Continue reading...Digital Souvenirs: Challenging Nostalgia’s Relationship with New and Old Media
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...
Continue reading...Finding Community In The Night Life
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...
Continue reading...Pokémon Sleep – A case study in gamifying health!
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...
Continue reading...Clueless: The Fashion Made the Iconic Movie
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)...
Continue reading...Bad Texters
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...
Continue reading...(Podcast) Our Modern Destruction or Development of Identity
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...
Continue reading...Polite Speech in Jujutsu Kaisen: How Translation Impacts the Source Material (Part 2)
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...
Continue reading...girl everything
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...
Continue reading...Smartphone Surveillance and Human Rights
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...
Continue reading...The Underworld of the Mind and the Shadows of Social Rating Systems
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...
Continue reading...Fandom Influences Persona on Social Media
We make self-introductions oftentimes when meeting new people around. Can you still recall any fuzzy memories of asking others “Who are you,” or maybe “What’s your...
Continue reading...Trouble? you are not alone- social media communities and their ways of helping
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