Mapping Internet Celebrity on TikTok
It’s my first day back in the office after five weeks of annual leave and wfh, and I am really happy to share my first article of the year, mapping…
Tag: TikTok
Audio Templates as Identity and Intimacy on TikTok
It is the last day of Digital Intimacies 6 (#DigInt20), and today my collaborator and friend D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye and I presented some initial thoughts form our project on ‘Audio…
TikTok and Digital Intimacies in the Time of COVID-19: A backstory
Today, I presented some of my ongoing research on COVID-19 and TikTok at Digital Intimacies 6 (#DigInt20). In the talk, I reviewed the biography of TikTok against the historical and…
‘Cultures of TikTok in the Asia Pacific’ Symposium
I am excited to announce that registration for ‘Cultures of TikTok in the Asia Pacific’ symposium is now open. Register via eventbrite here. Event is free but sign ups are…
Press: Political makeup videos
I spoke to Paris-based reporter Pierre d’Almeida for MIXTE, a French bi-annual fashion and ideas magazine, about the political power of beauty tutorials on TikTok and YouTube. The interview closely…
Live radio: TikTok and social activism
I have been working on a series of projects looking at how young people are using TikTok for social activism and advocacy, including a pilot project funded by Tencent comparing…
