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De ethiek achter de Nederlandse wetgeving ten aanzien van rituele slacht
No full textIn deze masterthesis wordt onderzocht in hoeverre de Nederlandse wetgeving omtrent rituele slacht te rechtvaardigen is. Het debat tussen voor- en tegenstanders van rituele slacht wordt gekenmerkt door de spanning tussen enerzijds dierenrechten en dierwelzijn en anderzijds godsdienstvrijheid en
bescherming van religieuze minderheden. Ik betoog dat een algeheel verbod op onbedwelmde slacht rechtvaardig is en hoe kan worden omgegaan met de conflicterende belangen. Onbedwelmde slacht veroorzaakt extra welzijnsverlies voor dieren. Een uitzonderingspositie voor religieuze minderheden is verdedigbaar, mits dit het belang van andere dieren of mensen om vrij te zijn van onnodig leed niet in gevaar brengt. Aangezien rituele slacht leidt tot extra welzijnsverlies voor dieren, is een verbod
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Ecocritical and metamodern associations in the Argentinian novel Tender is the Flesh, by Augustina Bazterrica (2017).
No full textDeze scriptie onderzoekt de connectie tussen klimaatfictie en literair metamodernisme door middel van een gecombineerde benadering van close reading en discoursanalyse van een hedendaags Argentijns dystopisch fictiewerk, Cadáver Exquisito (vertaald naar het Engels als Tender is the Flesh) van Augustina Bazterrica (2017). De theoretische kaders die in deze scriptie worden toegepast zijn ecocriticism en metamodernisme. Dit onderzoek wordt geleid door de volgende vraag: hoe toont de roman Tender is the Flesh de relatie tussen klimaatfictie en metamodernisme in hun gedeelde betrokkenheid bij het heden? Deze scriptie betoogt dat Tender is the Flesh, hoewel kritisch over de manier waarop de mensheid met het milieu omgaat, vooral kan worden gelezen als een klassieke dystopische shock novel
Co-housing. Contributing to an inclusive neighborhood
No full textThe aim of the research was to examine if co-housing communities can contribute to an inclusive neighborhood. For this research a convergent mixed methods core design was combined with a case study design. Three case studies were selected, two in Tilburg (Centraal Wonen De Meenthe and Centraal Wonen de Stam) and one in Almere (Centraal Wonen de Wierden).
The literature review identified that the economic-, social-, and political dimension contribute to an inclusive neighborhood. The document analysis of municipal policy suggested that when residents feel more involved in their neighborhood, they feel invited to take initiative themselves. The interviews indicated that all three co-housing communities try to contribute to social inclusion in the neighborhood by hosting a yearly open day. And the results of the survey indicated that the respondents felt the most connected to their direct neighbors and the least connected to neighbors that live further away.
The hypotheses, based on the literature review, suggested that bridging social capital of the co-housing community could contribute to an inclusive neighborhood. The empirical results of the research do not align with the hypotheses, therefore indicating that the contribution of co-housing communities to an inclusive neighborhood is limited.
Keywords: Co-housing community, Inclusion, Social networks, Neighborhoods, Mixed Method
Female travel influencers and authenticity labor on Instagram
No full textThis thesis analyzed how female travel influencers claim authenticity through showing different degrees of transparency and passion in paid Instagram reels. Thirty sponsored reels from ten influencers were examined in a qualitative case study approached. The analysis was based on Audrezet et al.’s framework about authenticity strategies. The results reveal that by far most female travel influencers use the Path of Fairytale Authenticity which prioritizes passion while minimizing the showcase of transparency. Particularly, most of them use storytelling as a technique to embed products into creative narratives. The findings suggest that female travel influencers strategically shift the focus of their content on passion for products and away from the commercial nature of their reels to establish emotional connections to their viewers and thereby convince them of the product’s purchase
Borders in Flux: Ethical Philosophy and the Reimagining of International Law
No full textThis article examines the intersection of international humanitarian law (IHL), border governance, and ethical philosophy, arguing that contemporary legal frameworks fail to uphold universal principles of justice and human dignity. Using Ayelet Shachar’s concept of the shifting border as a foundation, the paper explores how states strategically manipulate borders — both territorially and jurisdictionally — to regulate mobility while evading legal and ethical responsibilities. Through a critical analysis of Shachar’s proposed solutions, including personhood-based recognition and transnational cooperation, the study assesses the feasibility of restructuring IHL to prioritize human rights over state sovereignty. It also engages with the broader philosophical discourse on migration, incorporating insights from Joseph Carens, Michael Walzer, and Nandita Sharma, while interrogating the colonial legacies embedded in contemporary border practices. The research ultimately addresses the central question: would grounding international law in ethical philosophy create a more just and borderless world? While concluding that a fully borderless world remains unlikely under current geopolitical conditions, the article argues that reorienting IHL toward ethical principles is a necessary step in dismantling systemic injustices and reshaping global mobility governance. The findings underscore the urgency of further interdisciplinary research to develop practical mechanisms for integrating ethical philosophy into international legal frameworks
Living The War From Abroad: News, Social Media, and Social Capital of Ukrainians in the Netherlands.
No full textThis study explores news and information consumption patterns and social capital evolution among Ukrainian women living in the Netherlands. Through a mixed method utilizing qualitative interviews and questionnaires, the research reveals that news has become a central aspect of participants’ daily lives, primarily accessed via Ukrainian online media and social media platforms like Telegram. The ease of access to news due to connectivity also leads to news fatigue and social media overload. While participants generally trust official news sources, they rely on their social capital for personal and real-time news on the war.
Findings also show that social capital has evolved since the beggining of the war, expanding within both the Ukrainian diaspora and Dutch local communities. Refugees and expatriates reported increased solidarity within the Ukrainian community in the Netherlands, with a mixed experience of integrating with local Dutch acquaintances. ating with local Dutch acquaintances
You Liked Me Better in Your Head - Celebrity Persona Evaluation in TikTok Comment Sections and Ritual Theory
No full textMemes matter: Exploring the effects of types of memes and source credibility on brand recall of health organizations.
No full textIn light of rising mental health awareness and digital health communication, this study explores how message characteristics and formats can influence brand recall. Particularly, this study investigates how meme type (humorous vs. informative) and source expertise (expert vs. non-expert) could affect an online user’s ability to recall a brand. Building on prior research on the use of humor in health messages and the Source Credibility Theory, the current research examines the research question: How do humorous vs. informative social media memes regarding mental health from expert vs. non-expert sources influence brand recall for a health organization? Participants (N=123) were exposed to one of four meme conditions posted by either an expert or non-expert source, after which brand recall was measured through an online questionnaire. Results revealed no effect of meme type on brand recall. However, source expertise emerged with an unexpected finding, as memes posted by non-expert sources led to higher brand recall than those shared by expert sources
Looking, Filming and Framing - An examination of visual representations of The Gambia done by tourists
No full textThis thesis researches the representation of The Gambia as seen in vlogs and blogs made by Dutch tourists. It focusses on representations of interactions with Gambians and the associations made relating to those interactions. Several important theories are used to analyse those representations. Orientalism as described by Edward W. Said (1978) provides a framework to look at the way the West can look at the East. To remain in a superior position, the West uses biased representation of the East to suppress the East. The practice of photography is related to the theory of Susan Sontag (2002, 2003) in which suffering becomes a spectacle. Lastly, Mary Douglas’ (2002) theory of matter out of place provides an insight into the way matter can be seen as dangerous when unfit for certain categories. By researching the representations shown in the material, the research question “How do amateur vlogs and blogs made by Dutch tourists represent The Gambia as a travel destination?” was answered. This thesis concludes that the Dutch tourists are able to represent The Gambia as a country placed outside of their Western reality. It is a place to express pity when seeing poverty while simultaneously feeling the need to capture the poverty seen. For the tourists, poverty becomes a spectacle which they are able to view during their holiday. Moreover, the tourists are able to make representations of The Gambia while leaving out the agency of Gambian inhabitants.
Key words: Representation, Tourists, The Gambia, Orientalism, Photography, Video
Shedding Light on Language Accommodation of Native Dutch Lecturers in Response to Non-Native Student Linguistic Features.
No full textThis study examined conditions that lead to the divergence in linguistic styles between two interlocutors. In a between-subjects experiment, 68 native Dutch listeners evaluated staged post-lecture Dutch fragments produced by a non-natively speaking student. The recordings included non-native linguistic features: slight vs. strong foreign accent, grammar mistakes, code-switching (English words), and slow speech rate. Listeners evaluated the likelihood, politeness, and efficiency of a native Dutch lecturer replying to a non-native Dutch-speaking student in English, along with the student’s comprehensibility, nationality and accent strength. Results demonstrated that the linguistic features did not reduce comprehensibility or increase the likelihood of switching to English. Furthermore, the reply of a lecturer in English was not considered polite but efficient, especially in the code-switching condition. Future studies should utilise more grammar mistakes, code-switches and a stronger foreign accent to test the effect of reduced comprehensibility on the probability of linguistic accommodation, its politeness and efficiency