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Literature vs. Traffic: Making room for literature and calmness in society through participatory art

Article

Femke Pulles

13/09/2023

9 minutes to read

This article explains how Literature vs. Traffic by the organization Luz Interruptus shows a contrast to the loud and overcrowded world we live in and makes them think more about literature through concepts of participatory art.

Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

A lover or a monster: Jeffrey Dahmer in the true crime genre

Paper

Iris Dumoulin

30/11/2022

11 minutes to read

Netflix's newest series on Jeffrey Dahmer has sparked a large debate. In this study, I look at the Twitter conversations surrounding the Dahmer series and how they affect the broader conversation about the ethics of the true crime genre.

Divine data: how the Co-Star astrology app becomes an expert on ‘the unknown’

Article

Isabelle Cijsouw

10/01/2022

12 minutes to read

What is it about the astrology app that convinces users of its expertise to generate insights about your personal life, your friends, and your future?

Dan and Phil posing for their live show "Interactive Introverts", looking shocked

Our Parasocial Relationship with Dan and Phil

Article

Clara Daniels

05/05/2023

9 minutes to read

In an age where children are brought up by the internet, many domains of everyday life have shifted online. The nature of virtual friendships raises concerns about the interactions we normalize under these new circumstances.

Anti-Chinese tech discourse

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‘Fiction Literacy’ in the Media Society: How to keep a grip on Reality Erosion

Academic paper

Odile Heynders

11/05/2023

8 minutes to read

How can ‘fiction literacy’ help people to get grip on the erosion of reality? Odile Heynders argues that trained or educated readers are capable of recognizing the permeability of factional and fictional elements in a narrative.

A frame from Miranda July's Somebody movie

Miranda’s July Relational and Participatory Art

Article

Szymon Zbiegniewski

24/10/2022

10 minutes to read

In 2014 Miranda July created a project that asked a question about how difficult it is to approach strangers. In this paper, I analyze this project through relational aesthetics and participatory art.

Gorillaz: how a global transmedial project can shake our faith in reality

Article

Anna Francuzova

02/02/2024

8 minutes to read

Gorillaz, formed in 1998, revolutionizes music with a transmedial universe. Animated characters and multimedia platforms create a groundbreaking, immersive experience, blurring the lines between reality and fiction.

Bandersnatch: You Make The Call, Right?

Paper

Wulan Bekker

24/05/2023

11 minutes to read

This paper examines the ways in which Bandersnatch and in specific its interactive function is a response to our post-digital way of living.

Apple's surveillance system in contemporary society

Paper

Gergana Mihaylova

29/05/2023

12 minutes to read

This article discusses how Apple surveils its users and influences their behavior through their multiple devices, violates their privacy, and exploits their data.

Transmedia and Convergence: World-Building in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Paper

Loek van der Heijden

25/09/2023

9 minutes to read

This paper dives into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter with reference to theoretical principles like transmedia and convergence culture as described by Henry Jenkins

How propaganda works in the hybrid media system

Article

Ania Borkusewicz

07/01/2022

18 minutes to read

They catch our attention, waste time, and bombard us with clickbaity titles whenever we scroll social media: junk and fake news are significant problems of today's internet. This article shows how they can be used to spread propaganda.

The MCU is the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a franchise and shared-universe in which 23 movies produced by Marvel Studios take place.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe: a realistic fictional world

Paper

Renske Jacobs

01/08/2022

11 minutes to read

In this paper, we explore how Marvel Studios creates a fictional universe that remains realistic in its own right. The main focus is on the reality effect, the paradox of fiction and consistency in the movies' characters.

The trade-off between privacy or public health

Paper

Noa Reijnen

16/05/2022

10 minutes to read

This paper aims to analyze how De Jonge and the Parliament have approached and reacted to a data breach at the GGD. The underlying question of this case is whether the Dutch society should value privacy or public health more.

How little clay men all over the world resist the Ukraine war

Article

Anna Francuzova

28/08/2023

9 minutes to read

This article explores participatory art as political resistance, blurring art and activism, fostering solidarity, and shaping global protests in "The Little Picketers of Russia" project during the Ukraine war.

New understanding of AI through post-humanist life writing

Paper

Jaimy Pijpers

19/06/2023

21 minutes to read

Kazuo Ishiguro portrays a nuanced characterization of AI with 'Klara and The Sun'. This paper re-evaluates the genre of life writing so it can provide a better understanding of AI and other-than-human perspectives.

APESHIT: The Carters versus Globalization and Art

Paper

Jaimy Pijpers

10/02/2023

10 minutes to read

An analysis of the music video of APESHIT by the Carters. The music video criticizes the Western monopolization of Art. This paper analyses the music video through the perspective of McDonaldization, Colonialism, Art history, and World Art.