Memory

The impact of Digital Media: a contemporary view on history

Abstract: This essay aims to explore the impact of digital media on the perception of history, focusing on its effects on historical understanding, memory, and identity....

The Collective Memory of Now: How our Digital presence has shaped what, why and how we remember.

The cultural link made between individualism and memory has been a consistent factor in the history of human thought. Seventeenth-century philosopher John Locke even hypothesised that...

October 9, 2023 by emhaultain Culture Digital Digital Humanities Digitalized History Media Maesters Memory Online Community Online Education Virtual Visionaries 1

An Age of (Re)discovery: ‘Duvet’ by bôa and how TikTok has transformed the way we consume music.

If you’ve used TikTok at any point over the past six months, you’ve most likely heard this song. Whether it be the chorus, the first thirty...

October 2, 2023 by emhaultain Algorithms Apps Media Maesters Memory Music Smartphones Streaming Streaming Media TikTok Video Virtual Visionaries 0

Beyond the Blue Sky: the impact of Microsoft XP’s default background.

What is your digital first memory? For many, it’s hard to pin-point. But when it comes down to the first digital image I can distinctly recall,...

September 25, 2023 by emhaultain Computers Digitalized History Internet Media Maesters Memory Online Community Virtual Visionaries 1

Podcast – Core memories: CDs & Eurovision

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September 26, 2022 by mehak :) Culture Media Memory Music Net Navigators Podcast Television YouTube 2

A Gazillion Blasts from the Past

After a month-long break from quasi-social engagements on Instagram (read: mindless scrolling), I re-downloaded the app today. The reason for that was that a friend showed...

December 19, 2021 by saschagalamikic Digital Discoverers Memory 3

Is Martin Cabello real or just playing a character? – the disturbing side of an internet ‘personality’

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December 7, 2021 by majamodrzewska Digital Religion Instagram Internet Media Memes Memory Mental Health Social Media TikTok Twitter Web Weavers 1

The unexpected Digital

I believe that my childhood happened during an interesting period in the Digital era. After computers finally made their way to everyday family lives and people...

September 20, 2021 by Zofia Media Maesters Memory Net Navigators 0

Movies, memories and more words starting with ‘M’

For most people it is impossible to remember what the first movie was they ever saw. Yes, your parents could probably tell you but cast your...

September 19, 2021 by WouterStemerdink Digital Discoverers Memory Movies Television 1

First time experiencing the movie scene in real life

Everyone has his or her memorable event that happens by coincidence or for a reason. The memorable event becomes meaningful to people that it is long...