Hyper-connectivity. I read this word in an article online somewhere. Wikipedia says it was coined by Canadian social scientists and it essentially means the connectivity that...
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(Video Essay) How Does Get Ready With Me Create an Online Collective Identity?
Hi! Today I examine how social media helps to create an online collective identity with the trend Get Ready With Me. I dive into Identity Theory (IT) used in sociology and the concept of performance introduced by Goffman to showcase how collective identity is created. Join!
Continue reading...Bodies made of Data
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Women have been tracking their menstrual cycles for a long time, even before the help of digital tools. An app,...
Continue reading...Behind the clouds: the ecological footprint of digital transformation
As we have seen blog posts on different areas in our lives being transferred to the digital realm and potentially claiming it as a more sustainable...
Continue reading...Why we Post
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Continue reading...Web Travel Guides
Let me start with a question. When you go to a different city or a different country, do you take a travel guide with you? I...
Continue reading...Virtual Reality and the 59th Venice Biennale
Virtual reality is becoming more and more present in exhibition spaces. Entering a space filled with VR goggles can seem confusing as we are used to...
Continue reading...The Metaverse as utopian version of the real world?
The Metaverse; a concept that I personally wasn’t familiar with before attending this course. I don’t know about you, but I didn’t really think about the...
Continue reading...A Global Life: Digital Nomadism
At 18:00, standing at Central Station, waiting on a delayed train after having wrapped up another workday, drenched from the relentless rain, and seeking solace in...
Continue reading...How celebrities ‘normalize’ normal things?
We all know how big influence celebrities have on society. They can determine what we buy and when we buy it. Basically, they are trend setters. ...
Continue reading...Capture Everything
Why are we so obsessed with taking photos of famous locations or artworks? In this video essay I tried to find an answer to this question,...
Continue reading...The AI Chatbot that’s a bit too much like your best friend
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The Psychology of Online Validation: Understanding the Impact of Likes and Comments
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Negative effects of Instagram, whose responsibility is it? – The side of the user (blog 2/2)
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Negative effects of Instagram, whose responsibility is it? – The side of the maker (blog 1/2)
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[VIDEO] I’m Just Here For The Selfie
by Lorenzo Piero Holder On my recent visit to the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at the Stedelijk in Schiedam, I was disappointed. While I was eagerly expecting...
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Last week, we entered the last month of the year. It is a month to reflect, get together, and share presents, stories, and experiences. December is...
Continue reading...Is BeReal Actually Real? Exploring the Authenticity of the BeReal Movement
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Documentations of Artworks as Works on Their Own
In my video post, I have shown how a collection of photographs can become material for making an artwork. In this post, I would like to...
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