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K-pop and digital culture

K-Pop has become a global phenomenon. How come Korean bands conquer the world? What make these pop-idols so popular and what role do their fans play? This and much more, can be found out in this new Diggit file. The focus of this file is on the rise of K-Pop in the context of digitalization and digital culture. 

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Activism in the digital age

Activism has changed in the digital age. Social movements and activists need media. Counter movements use their own and mass media to mobilise and to have impact. 

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Jan Blommaert on life

In this file, we collect the work Jan Blommaert has written for Diggit Magazine and work of others about his impact on the academic field. 

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The Hybrid Media System, Data Voids and Junk News

The hybrid media system is a concept introduced by communication scholar Chadwick (2017) to highlight that different types of media not only co-exist, but form a system that evolves through mutual (inter)actions among older and newer media logics. In this file we show how different actors use that system for political and other goals.

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US Elections 2020

The American Elections of 2020 are already in full swing. In this new file, Diggit Magazine zooms in on the US 2020 elections, its candidates and especially on the impact of digitalization. 

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Thierry Baudet and Forum for Democracy

Who are Thierry Baudet and Theo Hiddema? How can we understand Forum voor Democratie and what is their ideology? You can read all about them in our file. 

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Mockumentaries

Mockumentaries subvert the traditional codes and conventions of documentaries to bring across its message.  They take the documentary as style form, documentary practitioners and cultural, social, and political icons as objects of parody. 

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What is QAnon

QAnon is a pro-Trump conspiracy group born out of the recesses of imageboard website 4chan. It has a thriving online following and its main mission is to expose prominent left-wing political figures for being members of a worldwide cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles

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Coronavirus and digital culture

The coronavirus has devastating effects around the world: it has stopped or at least seriously diminished offline social life. At the same time, the coronavirus produces enormous social activity online.

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Racism in the US

Racism is not a new thing in the US. Racism and anti-racist struggle are a crucial part of the history of the US. Understanding that history and how it plays in contemporary politics and society is thus a must. From blacklivesmatters to the lindy Hopp. 

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