Files
Diggit Magazine is not about producing hypes and breaking news. Digging deeper, explaining and understanding why something is hyped, that is what Diggit Magazine is all about. Next to articles, columns, wiki entries, interviews, reviews and videos, also wants to group knowledge and build files around topics like digital media and politics, online dating, linguistic landscapes, digital culture, globalization, art, digital media, identity, feminism, migration, superdiversity and many more.
Public Intellectuals
In this file we have compiled the work of some of our authors on the role of public intellectuals in today's society and on the discussion who can and who cannot be considered a public intellectual.
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The politics of Google
Google is your best friend. That is the answer one usually gets when one ask for some piece of information. This answer can be read as an index of a very influential media ideology: that Google is a benevolent, neutral instrument providing users with the truth. Reality is a bit more complicated. In this file, we zoom in on the politics of Google.
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Ben Shapiro in the Hybrid Media System
Being a conservative political commentator, show host, and writer, Ben Shapiro has become one of the most famous American influencers. He is a prime example of how right-wing metapolitical influencers use digital media to make their mark on public discourse.
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Ideology and Technology
In this new Diggit file, we bring together discourse analytical research on the ideological impact of the tech industry.
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Ukraine
In this file we have compiled some of our authors' work relating to the war in Ukraine.
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Superdiversity
In this file we have compiled articles, papers, videos and wikis on the topic of superdiversity
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Digital Cultures on TikTok
New platforms come with new norms and new practices. TikTok has been very influential in shaping a wide range of new social groups, digital practices and norms. In this new diggit file, we group all research on the digital cultures of TikTok
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Tilburg
Diggit Magazine is connected to the University of Tilburg and many of our authors have studied at this University. In the context of courses and research programs, and for many of them Tilburg became a research field. In this file, we collect all research, reflection and blogs on Tilburg.
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Eating disorders online
How are social media platforms and their algorithms affecting people who suffer from an eating disorder? This Diggit Magazine file engages with the influence of the internet on the ways in which eating disorder sufferers exchange experiences and ideas, and might trigger each other online.
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Digital Health
Digitalization, algorithmic intelligence and digital platformization are affecting all areas of our lives. Health is no exception. In this new Diggit Magazine file, you can learn more about digital health and the relationship between health and digitalization.
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