Diggit Magazine

Is it all "again the same song"? The Dutch soccer coach #LouisvanGaal often makes a lot of language errors while speaking 'English'. In this paper, Marit van Dijck discusses his utilisation of 'English' in the context of #globalization.

Instead of enjoying #reading, most Chinese students hate reading from a young age. This study aims to gain a more profound understand of #readingbehaviour and the reading attitudes among adolescents in Beijing.

Would Jeff Bezos be able to buy the Mona Lisa and do with the painting as he pleases — including eating it? Inspired by the concept of 'Jocondoclastie', Inge Beekmans discusses some of the sociocultural currents that might drive contemporary feelings of nihilism and disconnect. #JeffBezos #MonaLisa #nihilism

Freddie Mercury’s journey from a Heathrow baggage handler to a global rock icon is captured beautifully in Bohemian Rhapsody. But while the film celebrates his flamboyant performances and Queen's rise to fame, critics feel it glosses over important aspects of Freddie’s identity, like his struggles with sexuality and AIDS. In this article, Nine van Steen elaborates on the criticism. #FreddieMercury #Queen #BohemianRhapsody

As a popular social media platform, "Reddit" has the potential to make pro-choice movements successful. But is simply sharing beliefs online enough, or is there a need to also construct solidarity in different ways? This study by Sammie Clabbers aims to answer that question.

Invoking “indications” of “pro-Palestinian violence”, Dutch authorities partially succeeded in demobilizing a national protest against the severe higher education budget cuts. According to Sarah Bracke, this is not an isolated incident. Throughout history and around the globe, #farright political positions are shaped by anti-intellectualism and invested in curtailing educational institutions. And moral panics — in this case “pro-Palestinian violence” — are always used in the process. #highereducationprotest

According to Lauren Zentz, the choice people were facing in the 2024 US presidential and down-ballot election was not only a choice between two political parties, it was a choice between epistemes. In this article, she explains why. #Presidentialelection #PresidentoftheUnitedStates #Election2024

While protests against education cuts in the Netherlands are on the rise, we proudly republish a working paper about the concept of '#voice' in relation to issues of conflict, #inequality, power and #resistance in the context of #education. This working paper by Kasper Juffermans and Jenny-Louise Van der Aa demonstrates how 'voice' can be linked to a democratic vision on education, and consequently on society.

When the higher education protest of November 14, 2024 was cancelled less than one day before it would take place, various representatives of the protesters were allowed to speak in the Dutch House of Representatives. This is an English translation of the speech that Bas van Weegberg intended to make during the protest, but now had to make in a meeting room in The Hague. #highereducation #highereducationprotest #educatenoteducut

The Chinese cuisine in the Netherlands has been subjected to several developments since it was introduced to the country in the 1920s. In this article, Gijs Aalders looks into the extend to which this cuisine still resembles the authentic #Chinesecuisine and where it has become more "typically Dutch".