New publication: Victim, Rival, Bully
Overly Honest Acknowledgments.
MA and PhD theses on cultures of internet celebrity.
New pop article: Layers of Identity
Keynote video: Cultures of Internet Celebrity on YouTube
How social media videos turn children into viral sensations
Recent developments in the global Influencer industry.
Influencers
Moshimoshi folks, I can’t believe it’s already the end of September. This month has been hectic but fulfilling. I finally attended my PhD Convocation ceremony, 13 months after I had […]
2006-2016: From Lonelygirl15 to Lil Miquela.
A few shifts in the Influencer industry
Academica Dramatica
Moshimoshi folks. Am pretty psyched and honoured to be featured in Pacific Standard Magazine’s 30 Top Thinkers Under 30. Special thanks to Natayla Savka for a fun interview and the […]
Influencers
I was recently interviewed by the Norwegian Union of Journalists […]
Influencers
I recently published a journal article on micro-microcelebrity (pdf | […]
Influencers
Moshimoshi folks! I make my annual pilgrimage to the Eastern […]
Digital detox, Media panics, and What’s next.
Essena O’Neill, Authenticity, and Vlog Wars.
Influencers
Greetings, netizens of Böras, Jönköping, and Manchester! I’ll be heading […]
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Moshimoshi, good people of Paris and Trondheim! Am passing through your city to talk about digital anthropology and smartphone anxiety, ‘cute’ Internet culture, and run a pedagogical workshop on selfie […]
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This post was first published on Asian Creative Transformations, 6 February 2015 Drama and disorder in the Singaporean webscape I spent all of Christmas 2014 and New Year 2015 conducting […]
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Dear good people of Stockholm, I’ll be lurking around your city to give three talks on various aspects of Internet culture. See you there? PS: Thank you magical fairies, Rebekah, […]
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“In the flesh, these microcelebrities seem to have mastered the practice of displaying their camera ready face – head slightly tilted to emphasize oneʼs chin and elongate the face; eyebrows slightly […]