Introduction Each country has its share of national and cultural heritage that each generation can discover through walks in specific places or exhibitions in museums. But what about the heritage recovered from elsewhere through colonization? Have you ever wondered: why is it not in its country of origin? Why do …
Introduction Long gone are the days when paper reigned supreme in universities, when students received all the necessary information about their courses and schedules on good old-fashioned paper. Long gone are the days when we had to travel to the university and finally hear that the professor was sick and …
The second period is coming to an end; it went by so fast! So, let me tell you about what I learned! The first course we had in the second period was Machines of Knowledges. This class linked 3 theoretical frameworks (feminist, post-colonial and digital public spheres) to data analysis. What …
What happened? In 2019 and 2020, JK Rowling, the renowned author of the Harry Potter’s saga, wrote some tweets considered as transphobic by many people. She invalidated the concept of gender for the concept of sex and by doing so, she also invalidated the struggle of so many transgender people. …
According to Habermas (2006), a public sphere is a concept referring to “a realm of our social life in which something approaching public opinion can be formed” (p.49). Twitter is a social media where any user (known or unknown) can write in short sentences an opinion on any subject. This …
In this essay, I conducted a small digital ethnography on a specific Sims community; I have studied the practices of Simssav‘s community, a simmer, who have already gained 100 000 subscribers in nearly two years. In order to understand the foundations of such community, I was keen to show why …
Today I have an online meeting about my master thesis. I contacted a doctoral student so that she could help me with specific questions I was asking myself. I am settled in my bedroom: there is no sound around me which makes the room seem bigger and oddly intimidating. I …
The two courses we had during this first period are now completed and the exams are just around the corner. I really enjoyed this first period even though it was a source of stress and fatigue at times. Beyond the introduction to the PBL system, I mainly discovered new subjects …
I started the Media Studies Master at the end of August just after finishing my master’s thesis at my former university in Belgium. I felt tired but excited. I was looking forward to meeting new people and improving my English. Also, beyond that, I wanted to know if the media …
