Bio

Linda Duits (Zeist, 1976) is an independent social scientist that specialises in popular culture.

Linda studied Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in political theory and political behaviour. After travelling the world for nine months, she returned to the Univerity of Amsterdam. She obtained her PhD at the prestigious Amsterdam School of Communications Research (ASCoR) with an ethnographic study of girls’ culture in Dutch multicultural society. From January 2008 till August 2010, she was Assistant Professor at the University of Amsterdam, focusing her teaching on research methods and her research on the uses of popular culture in religion.

She became part of the blogosphere in 2009, when she joined hands with like-minded Twitter friends in founding DeJaap.nl. She is now vice-editor of this opinionsite that aims to publish opinions regardless of political orientation. At DeJaap, Linda blogs about media research, academic life and society.

In 2010, she co-founded Diep Onderzoek, a qualitative research agency. Diep Onderzoek sells research, workshops and academic courses related to popular culture. For Diep Onderzoek, Linda writes a daily blog about developments in and latest academic research on popular culture.

In addition to her commercial activities, Linda conducts academic research. She is an affiliated researcher with the Research Institute for History and Culture of Utrecht University. Her work has been published in, amongst others, the European Journal of Women’s Studies and the European Journal of Communication, and presented at a number of (inter)national conferences.

As a scholar of popular culture, Linda is interested in the interplay between media, meaning and identity. She has done empirical work with pre-teens, teens, and post-teens, of different ethnic backgrounds and different religious beliefs. Her specialties include girl culture, multiculturalism and creative new methods.

Linda can be hired for research, training and lectures via Diep Onderzoek. As a member of the Speakers Academy, she can be booked to speak on a variety of topics such as youth cultures and digital media. Linda also regularly appears in the media as an expert to comment on developments in popular culture.

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