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Internet culture

Social Justice Through Social Media Pop Cultures

New from the TikTok Cultures Research Network – an Open […]

Academica Dramatica

Appointed to Editorial Board of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

I am happy to share that in October 2021, I […]

Internet culture

Press commentary on TikTok and climate social activism

Pleased to provide commentary in this morning’s edition of the […]

Internet culture

Press commentary on TikTok hauls

New press commentary in Sydney Morning Herald on TikTok hauls, corporate tokenism, and decoding what ‘authenticity’ signals for micro-influencers. With research commentary from yours truly, based on my forthcoming book […]

Internet culture

Music Challenge Memes on TikTok: Understanding In-Group Storytelling Videos

In this new article in International Journal of Communication, Aranxta […]

Internet culture

Press commentary on pandemic TikTok

New press commentary in The Age, on pandemic posting patterns among young people on TikTok, and the intercontinental waves and shifts in communicative norms. Read: “Posting positive: The viral craze […]

Influencers

Press commentary on child influencers

I had the honour of providing extensive background research and commentary for this long-read for Independent, based on my pioneering work on child influencers that I started in 2011. The […]

Influencers

Playing YouTube: How the Nancy YouTuber doll and app position children as aspiring YouTube influencers

New journal article from Alexandra Ruiz-Gomez, Tama Leaver, and I, […]

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Social Justice Through Social Media Pop Cultures

Appointed to Editorial Board of Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Press commentary on TikTok hauls

Music Challenge Memes on TikTok: Understanding In-Group Storytelling Videos

Press commentary on pandemic TikTok

Press commentary on child influencers

Playing YouTube: How the Nancy YouTuber doll and app position children as aspiring YouTube influencers