“Blink with two eyes, and pay the price” Imagine this: you’re driving your car to France for a holiday and you stop for gas. Remarkably, your...
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The first ARMY? The rise of Roh Moo-hyun and internet’s first political fan club
If you have been on Twitter for some time, the term “ARMY” might sound familiar. Indeed, this group of fervent fans of boys’ band BTS is...
Continue reading...You Can’t Handle the TRUTH: Alternative Facts and Pig S***
With Donald Trump’s creation of his own social media platform, does this issue a landmark of online free speech or is it a hallmark of the...
Continue reading...From Russia with Love: Russian Election Interference and Social Media
“Oh f—, how did we miss this?” Mark Zuckerberg This is supposed to have been Mark Zuckerberg’s response during a security briefing where he was informed...
Continue reading...AUKUS: A Sequel to the Cold War or Just Another Flop?
Does this new military cooperation agreement signify a move towards a 21st Century remake of the Cold War or shall it be rendered the geopolitical equivalent...
Continue reading...You don’t look at the screen, the screen looks at you: The Internet & Social Media in China
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Digital Discussions Episode 6
Episode 6: Election Special! This the sixth episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities, and digital humanities....
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As usual, I was scrolling through multiple RELIABLE news sources for inspiration for my blog posts, and I stumbled across this article by Business Insider. President...
Continue reading...How Political Fandom is Shaping the World
14 November 2020 Source: How Fan Culture is Swallowing Democracy. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/11/arts/how-fan-culture-is-swallowing-democracy.html
Continue reading...Plurilingual parliament, how does it work?
By Marcel Beentjes, student French language and culture Good morning everyone! Today I am going to talk about the European Parliament. I will first give you...
Continue reading...Women in the E-sports
Most well-known women in e-sport –- performers instead of players Recently, K/DA released a new song More and performed it at the opening ceremony of the 2020 League...
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Pilot Episode This the pilot episode of our podcast titled ‘Digital Discussions’, in which we discuss topics about the digital, humanities, and digital humanities. In this...
Continue reading...Emotions for Likes: It’s Good for Business
Written by: Akif Aliyev The year of 2020 in many senses has been a year of reflection. Not just for me I believe, but for all...
Continue reading...Social Media as a powerful modern establishment
Political, military, and economic news has always been a major part of the everyday life of any society. Even my family including grandparents on both sides...
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You’ll close your eyes to the pictures, the memories and eventually the facts
Since the existence of image-based journalism and the overall rise in various media formats, we have become oversaturated with images. This in itself does not have...
Continue reading...‘im here to learn so :))))))’ – The exploitation of an AI *Trigger warning for the content of some images*
Some people may have heard of the short-lived existence of Microsoft’s AI chatbot called ‘Tay,’ others may have completely missed the event. The latter would come...
Continue reading...Cloudy With a Chance of Brains
Waking up dead tired on a dreary Saturday morning is never fun, but even more so in November. The sky is grey and it never seems...
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