Projects per year
Personal profile
Expertise
digital humanities
digital methods
media studies
information science
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate studies in Big Data and Analytics, postgraduate degree, KU Leuven
Literature, PhD, KU Leuven
External positions
Lecturer in Linked Data Scholarship (Advanced Master of Digital Humanities), KU Leuven
2018 → 2019Lecturer in Data Processing for the Humanities (KU Leuven Faculty of Arts, BA)
2018 → 2019Researcher and staff officer Digital Humanities (Faculty of Arts), KU Leuven
2018 → 2019Digital scholarship in the humanities staff officer (KU Leuven Libraries), KU Leuven
2017 → 2019PhD Researcher
2012 → 2016Projects
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EUAR70: EDMO Belux : Belgium-Luxembourg Research Hub on digital Media and Disinformation
Meyer, T., Picone, I., Willaert, T., Lefevere, J., Terzis, G., Antoine, A. & Pereira Silvestre, S. D. C.
1/10/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Applied
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#Godwin. A discursive analysis and typology of strategic references to the Thirties and the Second World War in Flemish MPs’ Tweets
Willaert, T. & Goyvaerts, J., 5 Jan 2021, (Accepted/In press) In : Digital Scholarship in the Humanities. p. tba tba.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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An exploration of named entities and epistemic keywords in conspiratorial Instagram posts (2011-2020)
Willaert, T., 30 Jan 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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An Opinion Facilitator for Online News Media
Willaert, T., Van Eecke, P., Van Soest, J. & Beuls, K., 6 Jul 2021, In : Frontiers in Big Data. 4, p. 1-11 11 p., 695667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile15 Downloads (Pure) -
A tool for tracking the propagation of words on Reddit
Willaert, T., Van Eecke, P., Van Soest, J. & Beuls, K., 13 Apr 2021, In : Computational Communication Research. 3, 1, p. 117-132 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile47 Downloads (Pure) -
Conspiratorial Hermeneutics via Words & Images
Willaert, T., Tuters, M. & Shane, T., 5 Aug 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Open Access
Prizes
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FWO travel grant for long research stay abroad
Tom Willaert (Recipient), 23 Apr 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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LIBER innovation award
Tom Willaert (Recipient), 18 Jul 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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OSL summer school digital humanities and literary studies
Tom Willaert (Chair)1 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Monitoring Digital Media and Disinformation
Tom Willaert (Speaker)8 Oct 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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DH Benelux 2021 (Event)
Tom Willaert (Reviewer)2 Jun 2021 → 4 Jun 2021Activity: Membership › Membership of peer-review panel or committee
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Digital Methods Winter School and Data Sprint 2021: Bias in content recommendation and moderation
Tom Willaert (Chair)4 Jan 2021 → 8 Jan 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Voicing conflict
Tom Willaert (Speaker)23 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press / Media
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The alt-right has lost control of Redpill
13/04/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment