Society and culture

In a context marked by fake news and disinformation, the conference ‘Journalism and education: why news in the age of disinformation’ explores how media can become an educational tool. International experts debated the key role of journalism in the critical …

 In the world of pop culture, comics and graphic novels emerge as powerful educational tools, capable of telling complex stories and conveying profound values. From the origins of Italian comics to contemporary works, these narrative forms not only entertain, …

TikTok was launched in September 2016 by ByteDance, a Chinese company. The app quickly gained popularity, especially among young people, for its ability to create and share short music videos, viral challenges and humorous content. With over one billion monthly …

During the XQ.EUJOY internship in Barcelona, Fundació Periodisme Plural and Octaedro hosted three young journalists from across Europe. Dalila Scagliusi, Maria Antonietta Mastropasqua, and Miguel Santos present a video podcast analyzing the impact of social media on various sectors. With …

The skincare trend so prevalent on social media has caught on with under-12s who create their own content by reviewing cosmetics on TikTok.

In recent times, skincare has become almost compulsive: hyaluronic acid serum, Vitamin C, essences, tonics, exfoliants, retinol… …

A website has 10 seconds to load. If it has not done so within this time limit, there isa 123% greater chance that the user will leave the page Tik Tok, the giant that has 1218 million monthly active …

Adultcentrism: the regime of the “adult establishment” The word ‘childhood’ comes from the Latin ‘infantia’. It comes from the prefix “in-” (meaning “not”) and “fari” (meaning “to speak”). The original meaning of the term referred to the period of life …

“You got my heartbeat racing, my body blazing… I feel the rush, addicted to your touch”. Excitement, euphoria, lividity, sweat. Inhibition. Pop artist Troye Sivan portrays the whole maelstrom of sensations in his song “Rush”. The homoerotic character of the …

Digital natives, misnamed by previous generations as the “glass generation”: sensitive to mental health, diversity, care for the planet… Generation Z begins with those born in the mid-1990s as a result of major global changes such as the creation of …

programme ‘Calle Vosté, Parle Vosté’ in 1996. During her intervention, which lasted only a few minutes, Trasobares, a multifaceted artist and queer icon – who would later become Spain’s first trans councillor – challenged established conventions with her unhinged argument. …