The Influencer Paradox*
The term “influencer” has gained great relevance in the last decade around the world to designate content creators on digital platforms and social n...
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Digital Security in Indigenous and Minority Language Communities: A Rising Voices Research Project
Digital security is a complex problem that is evolving rapidly and impacting they way communities around the world communicate and participate in culture, polit...
The Emerging Popular Digital Culture of Bogota’s TransMilenio People
More than 2 million passengers move every day on TransMilenio, the bus-based public transportation system of Bogota. Operating since the year 2000, this Bus Rap...
Youth Labor and the Paradoxes of the Digital Economy
Since she was a sixteen, Mariand Castrejon has been producing videos in Spanish about beauty and lifestye, and sharing them on YouTube. Today, at the age of 25,...
A Nation in Spite of Itself: Uncertainty and Hope in Colombia After the Referendum
Last week was full of emotions for Colombia. From hope to uncertainty, from sadness to happiness, from indignation to joy, Colombians have been experiencing a c...
Mobilizing the Civic Imagination: New Media in the Context of Colombia’s Peace Agreement and Referendum
Imagination is a powerful tool for social and cultural transformation. People need to be able to imagine and speak about change first in order to transform the ...