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Diggit Magazine is a community-driven academic news, information and reflection platform connected to Tilburg University's Online Culture and Culture Studies programs.
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On the eve of her 80th birthday, #Pippi Longstocking was inducted in the Swedish cultural canon. What are the implications of this outsider becoming an emblem of Swedish identity? This article investigates how Pippi expands prevailing notions of Swedishness.
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Pippi Longstocking at 80: On Canonical Status and Swedishness
Pippi Longstocking: The Glue that Holds Swedish Society Together?Pippi Longstocking, children’s literature icon, turns 80 today. The first of three Pippi-books was published on 26 November 1945. It im...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
On the eve of her 80th birthday, #Pippi Longstocking was inducted in the Swedish cultural canon. What are the implications of this outsider becoming an emblem of Swedish identity? This article investigates how Pippi expands prevailing notions of Swedishness.
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How are #AI systems changing what we believe to be true, and how might this transformation affect what counts as #evidence, risk, or eligibility? In this talk, Marco Germanò engages with the notion of algorithmic epistemicide to answer this question.
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Theory Talks: Algorithmic Epistemicide and the Politics of Truth in AI Systems by Marco Germanò
In this presentation, Marco Germanò discusses a study that examines how AI systems are reshaping the production of truth in contemporary societies through predictive and classificatory outputs that in...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
How are #AI systems changing what we believe to be true, and how might this transformation affect what counts as #evidence, risk, or eligibility? In this talk, Marco Germanò engages with the notion of algorithmic epistemicide to answer this question.
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Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the #future? According to Payal Arora, if we look at the ways in which young people from the Global South deal with #technology, there are plenty of reasons to feel 'critically optimistic'.
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Keynote Lecture: 'Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech' by Payal Arora
What actions and innovations are needed to create an inclusive internet? What kinds of principles should we live by if we want a regenerative, redistributive, and resilient tech enabled society? In th...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the #future? According to Payal Arora, if we look at the ways in which young people from the Global South deal with #technology, there are plenty of reasons to feel 'critically optimistic'.
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Situated in Copenhagen, the Amager project studies language use, linguistic resources and language norms in the daily lives of children and adolescents in superdiverse contexts. Using the project's results, this working paper discusses language #ideology.
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TPCS 52: The Amager project: A study of language and social life of minority children and youth
By Lian Malai Madsen, Martha Sif Karrebæk and Janus Spindler MøllerThis paper builds on work carried out by a large research team which, in addition to the three authors of the working paper, includes...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Situated in Copenhagen, the Amager project studies language use, linguistic resources and language norms in the daily lives of children and adolescents in superdiverse contexts. Using the project's results, this working paper discusses language #ideology.
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More and more people are opposing fast fashion by choosing the slower process of knitting or crocheting their own clothing. However, with a popular material being acrylic yarn, is it really a sustainable alternative?
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Journey to the centre of the skein: analysing acrylic yarn's commodity chain
One fateful morning in 2019, I asked my mum to teach me how to crochet. Ever since then, it has been a passion that has followed me from the cinema to the (digital) classroom, and I’m not alone in thi...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
More and more people are opposing fast fashion by choosing the slower process of knitting or crocheting their own clothing. However, with a popular material being acrylic yarn, is it really a sustainable alternative?
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For our Dutch-reading audience: Is het #Sinterklaasjournaal zo onschuldig als het lijkt? Het gefictionaliseerde nieuwsprogramma anno 2025 leest tot dusver vooral als een pleidooi voor militarisering en een spoedcursus burgerschap.
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Het Sinterklaasjournaal, burgerschap en militarisering
Altijd wat aan de hand in SinterklaaslandPakjesavond staat voor de deur en dat zal heel Nederland geweten hebben. De intocht van de Sint op 15 november en het dagelijkse Sinterklaasjournaal (online en...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
For our Dutch-reading audience: Is het #Sinterklaasjournaal zo onschuldig als het lijkt? Het gefictionaliseerde nieuwsprogramma anno 2025 leest tot dusver vooral als een pleidooi voor militarisering en een spoedcursus burgerschap.
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What happens when drag meets #climatejustice? This article explores how Pattie Gonia is redefining digital activism through performance, queerness, and environmental advocacy.
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Drag For Climate and Queer Justice: How Pattie Gonia Is Using Digital Activism
Who Is Pattie Gonia?You could describe her as a drag artist, a climate activist, or a content creator. But why not all three? Pattie Gonia, the online persona of Wyn Wiley (he/they), is an eco-conscio...
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November 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What happens when drag meets #climatejustice? This article explores how Pattie Gonia is redefining digital activism through performance, queerness, and environmental advocacy.
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In this paper, results are reported from two pilot studies on the degree to which various types of Dutch influence, such as loanwords, loan translations and grammatical features, have penetrated Turkish as spoken in immigrant settings.
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TPCS 51: Converging evidence on contact effects on second and third generation immigrant Turkish
By Ad Backus, Derya Demirçay and Yeşim SevinçAbstractStudies of language contact have largely been based on analyses of contact effects, such as codeswitching or grammatical interference, in recording...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In this paper, results are reported from two pilot studies on the degree to which various types of Dutch influence, such as loanwords, loan translations and grammatical features, have penetrated Turkish as spoken in immigrant settings.
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#Loom is a practice for cultural transformation that taps into place-based interactions and multispecies engagements to imagine a better world. This article describes some interdisciplinary approaches for encountering the Rhine River environment.
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Loom’s Rhine River Rehearsal at Tilburg University
Rehearsing the RhineWhat relationships connect human societies and the waters that sustain them? How do river systems divide or unite human and more-than-human communities across fluid environments? H...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
#Loom is a practice for cultural transformation that taps into place-based interactions and multispecies engagements to imagine a better world. This article describes some interdisciplinary approaches for encountering the Rhine River environment.
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How might Het #Sinterklaasjournaal influence children's perception of politics? This article deconstructs the TV show's multiple layers to demonstrate how the show functions both as an innocent story for children and as a political parody for adults.
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The Multiple Layers of "Het Sinterklaasjournaal" and its Political Influence on Children
An iconic element of Dutch culture is the national tradition Sinterklaas. This children’s festivity celebrates the (fictional) arrival of Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) and his helpers - called ‘Pieten’...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
How might Het #Sinterklaasjournaal influence children's perception of politics? This article deconstructs the TV show's multiple layers to demonstrate how the show functions both as an innocent story for children and as a political parody for adults.
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Zohran Kwame #Mamdani has brilliantly won the New York mayoral elections. What can democrats learn from his victory and campaign? In this column, @icomaly.bsky.social discusses three elements that offer lessons for any political force—especially for the Left.
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Zohran Mamdani’s lessons for a democratic future
Many elements have been — and can be — cited to explain this surprising victory: from the weakness of his opponents to his smile, charisma, political program or the inequality and authoritarianism cha...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Zohran Kwame #Mamdani has brilliantly won the New York mayoral elections. What can democrats learn from his victory and campaign? In this column, @icomaly.bsky.social discusses three elements that offer lessons for any political force—especially for the Left.
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This working paper explores some of the practices and mechanisms behind the multiple constructions of #place and its meanings, focusing specifically on the diverse ways in which #signage is read and incorporated into personal narratives of place.
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TPCS 50: Semiotic landscapes and mobile narrations of place: Performing the local
By Christopher Stroud and Dmitri JegelsAbstractIn this paper, we explore some of the practices and mechanisms behind the multiple constructions of place and its meanings, focusing specifically on the ...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This working paper explores some of the practices and mechanisms behind the multiple constructions of #place and its meanings, focusing specifically on the diverse ways in which #signage is read and incorporated into personal narratives of place.
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What is the difference between digital #vigilantism and online #abuse? In this lecture, Qian Huang discusses the meanings of various related online practices while elaborating on the connection between different cases and patriotism in #China.
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Keynote Lecture: 'Cancel culture, Online Shaming and Digital Vigilantism: Participatory Surveillance in China' by Qian Huang
Online visibility has been increasingly weaponized to cause individuals' 'social death' — that is, unrepairable damage to one's reputation within a community/society — when a perceived transgression o...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
What is the difference between digital #vigilantism and online #abuse? In this lecture, Qian Huang discusses the meanings of various related online practices while elaborating on the connection between different cases and patriotism in #China.
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The UK has Peter Pan. Sweden has Pippi. The Netherlands has Nijntje. And now Denmark has... an illustrated bus? In this article, Mathilde Hartvig Munk examines the rise of Danish children's author Jakob Martin Strid and explains key mechanisms of canonisation.
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Is a giant picture book about a bus the new Harry Potter... in Denmark?
What does the famous British boy with a lightning bolt on his forehead have in common with a ginormous, illustrated book about a fantastic bus? Not much, you might think. But in Denmark, the children'...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The UK has Peter Pan. Sweden has Pippi. The Netherlands has Nijntje. And now Denmark has... an illustrated bus? In this article, Mathilde Hartvig Munk examines the rise of Danish children's author Jakob Martin Strid and explains key mechanisms of canonisation.
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The anniversary season of the Dutch television show Wie is de mol? takes place in #Portugal. Will the season inspire you to travel there? In this paper, Lobke Grootjans examines how the "Mol-effect" influences travel decisions.
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The “Mol-effect”: how one TV show determines your holiday
“Where do you want to go on holiday?” Odds are, you most likely have an answer ready if I were to ask you that question. Your answer might come from previous holidays, wanting to return to relive good...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The anniversary season of the Dutch television show Wie is de mol? takes place in #Portugal. Will the season inspire you to travel there? In this paper, Lobke Grootjans examines how the "Mol-effect" influences travel decisions.
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This paper explores the semiotic production and articulation of authenticity in the context of #China and its deepening globalization processes by drawing on ethnographic observations of Enshi in Hubei Province, a remote ethnic minority area.
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TPCS 49: Inauthentic authenticity: Semiotic design for globalization in the margins of China
By Xuan WangPoint of departureIn an insightful ethnographic study of the francophone areas in Canada, Monica Heller (2003) observes that, as a result of the emerging heritage tourism, the previously s...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This paper explores the semiotic production and articulation of authenticity in the context of #China and its deepening globalization processes by drawing on ethnographic observations of Enshi in Hubei Province, a remote ethnic minority area.
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This research aims to explore the discussions sparked on #TikTok by the non-Black community's appropriation of cornrows. This study will examine the historical and cultural context of #cornrows and their online appropriation.
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It's just hair: The commodification of cornrows by the non-black community on TikTok
Is it just hair? Through the rise of digital platforms, hairstyles created by the Black community, such as cornrows, have become a trend among diverse groups of teens and young adults, both online and...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This research aims to explore the discussions sparked on #TikTok by the non-Black community's appropriation of cornrows. This study will examine the historical and cultural context of #cornrows and their online appropriation.
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How do #AI platforms shape learning in #Bangladesh? In this talk, Sarzah Yeasmin critically examines the promise that these platforms will democratise learning, and will consequently lead to more justice.
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Theory Talks: Data Colonialism and the Politics of Ed-Tech in Bangladesh by Sarzah Yeasmin
Across the Global South, education is increasingly mediated by algorithmic systems and education technology platforms that promise to “democratize access” while simultaneously embedding new forms of s...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:32 AM
How do #AI platforms shape learning in #Bangladesh? In this talk, Sarzah Yeasmin critically examines the promise that these platforms will democratise learning, and will consequently lead to more justice.
www.diggitmagazine.com/theory-talks... #edtech #surveillance #capitalism
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Metapolitical platforms are shifting the whole digital ecology toward a normalization of far-right discourse. @icomaly.bsky.social's latest article explains how and why such shifts in digital ecology occur on metapolitical platforms.
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Moderation, metapolitical platforms and the battle over the means of signification
Moderation and the means of significationMainstream digital media platforms were pivotal in the rise of alt-right, identitarian movements and the Trump movement (Maly, 2018, 2024) in the early 2010s. ...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Metapolitical platforms are shifting the whole digital ecology toward a normalization of far-right discourse. @icomaly.bsky.social's latest article explains how and why such shifts in digital ecology occur on metapolitical platforms.
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This paper tackles the traditional split between #sociolinguistics and second language #research with a fine-grained but integrated account of linguistic form, language #ideology and situated practice.
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TPCS 48: Drilling down to the grain in superdiversity
By Ben RamptonAbstractThis paper tackles the traditional split between sociolinguistics and second language research with a fine-grained but integrated account of linguistic form, language ideology an...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
This paper tackles the traditional split between #sociolinguistics and second language #research with a fine-grained but integrated account of linguistic form, language #ideology and situated practice.
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In this response, Jaideep Singh Lalli highlights Sagnik Dutta’s In the Shadow of Minority Rights' most significant contributions and offers two questions that might inspire future research.
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Book Dialogue | Jaideep Singh Lalli reflects on Sagnik Dutta's 'In the Shadow of Minority Rights'
Sagnik Dutta’s In the Shadow of Minority Rights: Decolonising Gender, Liberalism and the Politics of Difference (Cambridge University Press, 2025) is a remarkable and timely book. It is rare to encoun...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
In this response, Jaideep Singh Lalli highlights Sagnik Dutta’s In the Shadow of Minority Rights' most significant contributions and offers two questions that might inspire future research.
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'Literally Me' meme characters such as Patrick #Bateman are increasingly popular on social media. This paper explores their surge of online fame, its linked male community and the #parasocial relationship users form while idolizing fictional characters.
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From "Literally Me" to Structural Critique: The Parasocial Allure of Patrick Bateman
Scene 1: Pilot“From the beginnings of consciousness, humans have used stories as a way to communicate deep truths, messages or ideas” (Kotze, 2021) and ever since cinematography's invention over 130 y...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
'Literally Me' meme characters such as Patrick #Bateman are increasingly popular on social media. This paper explores their surge of online fame, its linked male community and the #parasocial relationship users form while idolizing fictional characters.
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The nature reserve in #Oisterwijk is feeling the impact of both #climatechange and increased outdoor recreation. This column proposes several solutions to reduce recreational pressure and, in turn, minimize environmental damage to the area.
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Battling Biodiversity Loss in Oisterwijk’s Idyllic Nature Reserve
Even the most beautiful towns of the country cannot escape the effects of climate change. Oisterwijk—my personal hometown, located just East of Tilburg, ended up in the top five of the most beautiful ...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The nature reserve in #Oisterwijk is feeling the impact of both #climatechange and increased outdoor recreation. This column proposes several solutions to reduce recreational pressure and, in turn, minimize environmental damage to the area.
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Are online discussion forums spaces for democratic debate or, rather, playgrounds for anonymous expressions of #misogyny and #racism? This working paper examines responses to Sofi Oksanen's comments about the political party True Finns to answer that question.
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TPCS 46: “Listen girl. Hitler is dead.” – Reception of a female public intellectual on Finnish online discussion forums
By Sanna LehtonenAbstractThis paper addresses a literary author’s societal role as a public intellectual and examines the reception of literary authors as social action realised in online discussion f...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Are online discussion forums spaces for democratic debate or, rather, playgrounds for anonymous expressions of #misogyny and #racism? This working paper examines responses to Sofi Oksanen's comments about the political party True Finns to answer that question.
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Are you a musician who would like to submit a unique sound for the new podcast series Living Culture, Making #Heritage (and potentially win a cash prize)? You have until October 13 to submit something.
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New Podcast Seeks a Unique Sound: Living Culture, Making Heritage
What does heritage sound like?We are looking for an original piece of music for our new podcast (deadline October 13, 2025). Are you a musician who would like to submit a unique sound for us to consid...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Are you a musician who would like to submit a unique sound for the new podcast series Living Culture, Making #Heritage (and potentially win a cash prize)? You have until October 13 to submit something.
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