Media Maesters
Technology in the classroom, for better or for worse?
Technology has taken over our daily lives. We use the computer and phone every day to work, to stay in contact with our friends and society,...
Continue reading...Tiktok: the necessary evil for GenZ
Opinion: The Vulgar Irony of Balenciaga by Demna Gvasalia
The “free” choice of not having social media
Lessons from my Nokia
From 2019 to 2022 I used a Nokia instead of a smartphone. My newer model Nokia had essentially the same functionalities as the old Nokias of...
Continue reading...How digital media polarizes generations
Let me introduce myself, my name is Isabel and I am 20 years old. I have used the internet and on that digital media my whole...
Continue reading...Rumours about Upcoming Video Games – False Hope or a Way to Hype Games Up?
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...
Continue reading...How gender data gaps affect women
Hello wonderful people, thanks for checking out my video. In it, I take a quick look at why data gaps come to be, what forms they...
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: Claiming a Trope (pt 1)
In the first part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Fiona ‘t Hart, and I discuss the ins and outs of the world of Omegaverse and...
Continue reading...How YouTube has helped me learn
I love learning new things, but especially since starting university and having to read over 200 pages weekly, I do not find much time for any...
Continue reading...Connecting Globally – The Duolingo Language App
Duolingo , or “The world’s best way to learn a language” according to the application itself, was launched to the public in 2012, and according to...
Continue reading...How to deal with social media overwhelm
In this video I will be talking about social media overwhelm. I will define the term sensory overload and relate to Goffman’s theory on theatrical performativity...
Continue reading...The Omegaverse: claiming a trope (pt 2)
In the second part of this three-part podcast James Bentham, Andrea Blätler, and I discuss a copyright lawsuit about books in the Omegaverse. We discuss copyright...
Continue reading...What are you talking about?! Miscommunication in the Digital
Hello everyone, Laura Akerboom and I (Ruth van der Weijden) made a podcast together about communication and therefore also miscommunication in the Digital. We came to...
Continue reading...#DepressionVersusSocialMedia
The twenty-first century is the century of technology; social media is prevailing in every aspect of our lives and can be quite convenient in many cases...
Continue reading...Digital Detoxes, Screentime, and Living 10 Years in the Past
In this video, I chat about how the differences in my enivornment have affected my screentime, particularly between my family home in Latvia and my life...
Continue reading...Instagram ads gone too far (video)
I’ve made a short videos about the problems of instagram advertisements and paid sponsorship of cosmetic procedures and plastic surgeries. Enjoy! Sources https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-59406842 https://brogan.com/blog/cosmetic-surgery-advertising-changing-face-medical-marketing/ https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/instagram-being-flooded-by-fake-cosmetic-surgery-posts-that-can-be-deadly-3990893.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-instagram-plastic-surgery-study-0830-biz-20170829-story.html...
Continue reading...Is body positivity really that positive?
Hello everyone, I created a video about body positivity and asked myself if it is actually really that positive. Hope you enjoy! Sources: “Body Positive,” Urban...
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