So-called fake news and problematic information on social media assume an increasingly important roles in political debate. Focusing on the (early) run-up to and aftermath of the 2020 U.S. presidential elections, this study examines the extent of the problematic information in the most engaged-with content …

Athletes are exposed to various psychological and physiological stressors, such as losing matches and high training loads. Understanding and improving the resilience of athletes is therefore crucial to prevent performance decrements and psychological or physical problems. In this review, resilience is …

Glastonbury, het theaterfestival in Avignon, North Sea Jazz, Sensation White, de Duitse oktoberfeesten, het carnaval in Rio en Venetië of de Mardi Gras in New Orleans, de lancering van de nieuwste smartphone of gameconsole, de Fiesta in Pamplona, plaatselijke talentenjachten, de May Day Cooper’s Hill …

Seminar on innovation in education at the Teach the Teachers program of the University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

Werkweken van 70 uur, elf verschillende functietitels in tien jaar en toch is het volgens Jennifer Smits Kilgus de meest verslavende werkplek van de wereld: Washington DC, oftewel ‘The Hill’. Jennifer heeft onder andere voor president Bush gewerkt en in de Capitool voor het ministerie van buitenlandse …

Fear needs dealing with. Fear demands to be abated, countered or turned into something else, contributing and curtailing how we ‘do’ being human beings. This special issue of the European Journal of Cultural Studies addresses fear within media and popular culture, adopting a cultural studies approach …

The subject of this research is to create an educational design that enables local youth to set up their own sustainable food business in Kigali. There was a need for this educational design, because local youth wants to learn how they can develop such as business. To develop the educational design, …

This is the introduction to a special issue on media and transgression, one of early cultural studies’ key terms. It inquires into the uses of transgression as a critical concept to query contemporary media culture which is discussed in six case studies: on political satire, Mukbang, cult drama, the …

Online event Erasmus Days 2020

In Osun State, Nigeria, live birds from smallholder farmers dominate the market. Live birds are sold unprocessed at live weight prices to traders in the chain. Extended feeding of broiler chickens, continuous consumption of other resources and high transaction cost forces broiler farmers to patronize …