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...
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Influences of Digital Media on Artists
Baby-Hitler and mums on Facebook
Most of us began using social media when we were in our pre-teens. As for Facebook, I remember ruthlessly lying about my age when I first...
Continue reading...Finally it’s here, my long awaited video
Yes, I did it. I have created and uploaded a video in which I’m discussing four games that all revolve around communities and their social dynamics....
Continue reading...A (digital) loveletter to my iPod classic
Whilst cleaning my old room at my parents, I found my red iPod Nano. My parents had gifted me this ‘dumb’ device in 2007, when I was...
Continue reading...Winning friends and influencing people
When last week we were talking about ‘The Self Online’ I started thinking about how we, as humans, are taught how to present ourselves and how...
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A millennial’s task
One of the most tedious remarks made by the older folks when it comes to millennials is that “we have everything at our fingertips, so we...
Continue reading...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...Sex Work in the Digital Era 🍆
What is sex work and why should I care? When the topic of sex, sexuality and sex work enters a conversation, different reactions arise. Some argue...
Continue reading...A human rights issue
I spent a good part of my weekend procrastinating on the Internet trying to come up with something to write for this week’s blog post. I...
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Biometric Authentication
The Internet, Foucault’s Panopticon and You: A Digitized Disciplinary Society
Have you ever wondered what internet ‘cookies’ are? Or how secure your information is online? Since the digital revolution and the advent of the internet, data,...
Continue reading...Weekend: wine, friends and our iPhones
Explaining YouTuber earnings to my mum
The question of if online creators should get paid for what they do is a controversial one, but one thing is certain: there is an enormous...
Continue reading...Forgetting how to walk
Despite what my grandmother insists on telling strangers, she has recently turned 85 but most importantly she has an impressive memory. She doesn’t just remember facts,...
Continue reading...The Scale of the Greta-Effect
Today, on September 23rd, the United Nations Climate Action Summit is currently taking place in New York City following a weekend of global protests like never...
Continue reading...Modern mythology
Nowadays there aren’t as many battles and raids as in the age of the Vikings, so naturally the way in which the norse Gods are portrayed...
Continue reading...Ice Cream Cone Reality
I understood that there are bigger realities than others while I was shamelessly eating a second ice cream cone in the train station last night. It...
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