The NWU Centre for Digital Humanities cordially invite you to a webinar presented by Mr Nathisvaran Govender. The Digital Humanities webinar series is an initiative dedicated to fostering a thoughtful, inclusive, and critically engaged environment for dialogue concerning digital humanities (DH) practices, debates, and future directions. Conceived as a platform for emerging leaders in the support, researchers, and teaching and learning environments, the series encourages participants to share experiences, experiment with new ideas, and articulate the questions that inform their work. Instead of endorsing a singular model of digital scholarship, the webinars emphasise conversation, collaboration, and reflective practice, while recognising the uncertainties, ethical challenges, and creative opportunities inherent in DH across varied institutional and social contexts. Through regular meetings, the series seeks to cultivate a dynamic and sustainable community of practice that learns collectively, forges networks across roles and disciplines, and contributes to the development of more equitable and imaginative digital humanities.
Topic: Orwellian Newspeak in the Age of Digital Mass Media: A Case Study of Trumpism Doublethink and its Consequence for Modern Democracy.
Mr. Nathisvaran Govender’s webinar explores how George Orwell’s concept of Newspeak reappears in today’s digital era, focusing on the rise of “Trumpian doublethink.” He examines how digital mass media shapes meaning, weakens objective truth, and reinforces existing power structures. This manipulation of language and information influences how citizens think and undermine democratic decision‑making.
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