Skip to content

Teaching

As a full-time research professor, I concentrate my teaching capacities and responsibilities on Summer/Winter Schools, and invitations to public lectures, special seminars, and closed door workshops. For my teaching syllabi, please see here. For teaching within the industry setting, please see here.

Summer/Winter Schools:

  • Spring Doctoral School, Inter-university PhD in Communication, Spain. Apr 2021.
  • Online School of Internet Research, Russia. Oct 2018.
  • Digital Methods Summer School, University of Tartu, Estonia. Aug 2018.
  • Digital Living: Identities and Complexities Summer School, Aarhus University, Denmark. Jul– Aug 2017.
  • Cultures of Knowledge: Creative Economy and China Summer School, Curtin University, Australia. Feb 2017.

Institutes (by country) where I have conducted masterclasses, workshops, and lectures:

  • Australia: Curtin University, Deakin University, Macquarie University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, The Australian Sociological Association, University of Sydney, University of Western Australia
  • Brazil: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
  • Canada: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Université du Québec à Montréal
  • China: Fudan University
  • Denmark: Aaruhus University, IT University of Copenhagen, Roskilde University
  • Estonia: University of Tartu
  • Germany: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, University of Siegen
  • Norway: Norwegian Business School, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Russia: Online School of Internet Research
  • Singapore: Asia Research Institute, LASALLE College of the Arts, Ministry of Education, National Institute of Education, National University of Singapore, Tembusu College
  • Sweden: Jönköping University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lund University, Mobile Life Centre, Södertörn University, University of Borås
  • UK: Birmingham City University, London School of Economic, University of Arts London, University of Brighton, University of Newcastle, University of Nottingham, University of Sheffield
  • USA: University of California Irvine

INVITED MASTERCLASSES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, SEMINARS

[49] Abidin, Crystal. 2023. “TikTok, Internet celebrity, and Small business cultures.” Cultural and Contextual Studies, BA Design Communication, LASALLE College of the Arts. 11 September 2023.

[48] Abidin, Crystal. 2023. “Snapshots of Studies on Influencer Cultures.” Institute for Media Studies, Ruhr-Universität Bochum. 3 July 2023.

[47] Abidin, Crystal. 2023. “TikTok as ‘English Douyin’: Cross-platform curation, Cross-cultural brokers, and Cross-knowledge conduits.” Institute for Global Communications and Integrated Media, School of Journalism, Fudan University. 26 April 2023.

[46] Abidin, Crystal. 2022. “Internet celebrity, refracted publics, and the frontiers of social justice cultures.” Digital Communication, BA in Information Studies, Aarhus University. 28 October 2022. 

[45] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Researching Social Media Pop Cultures & TikTok.” Postgraduate Students’ Masterclass, Department of Communications & New Media, National University of Singapore. 12 November 2021. 

[44] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “The Influencer industry from micro to macro: Everyday identities and political ecologies.” Digital Culture and Everyday Life (NETS1000), Curtin University, Perth, 20 September 2021.

[43] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Communicating research to the public.” Honours Research Seminar (HUMN4002), Curtin University, Perth, 24 August 2021.

[42] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Live Q&A on Social Media Cultures.” MA & PhD Seminar on Digital Cultures, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brazil. 10 June 2021.

[41] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Communicating on TikTok.” Global Communication in a Digital Age, MA Programme, RMIT, Melbourne. 12 May 2021.

[40] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Internet Celebrity and Social Media Pop Cultures: An Introduction to Digital Ethnographic Methods.” Spring Doctoral School, Inter-university PhD in Communication, Spain. 16 April 2021. <Link | Watch>

[39] Abidin, Crystal. 2020. “Influencers and monetization in the age of call-out cultures.” Digital Business MA Course, BI Norwegian Business School, September 2020.

[38] Abidin, Crystal. 2020. “Tap that, Hack that Map that: Economies, Cultures, and Materialities on Instagram.” Global Communications, MA programme, RMIT. 13 May 2020.

[37] Abidin, Crystal. 2020. “Cultures in the Influencer industry via soft and hard data experiences.” Data Ethnography, Locating Media Lecture Series, Universität Siegen, Siegen. 28 January 2020. <Link | Link>

[36] Abidin, Crystal. 2020. “Workshop: DIY Internet Celebrity and Ethnographic Walk.” Locating Media Lecture Series, Universität Siegen, Siegen. 28 January 2020. <Link>

[35] Abidin, Crystal. 2019. “Q&A on Researching Influencer Cultures.” Digital Anthropology Graduate Seminar, Department of Anthropology, University of California Irvine. May 22, 2019

[34] Abidin, Crystal. 2019. “Public coupling as Influencer strategy.” Guest lecture, Social Networks & Communities (ELE3766), Department of Communication and Culture, Norwegian Business School. March 12, 2019.

[33] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “быть инфлюенсером: приватность и публичность в Ютубе (Being an Influencer: privacy and publicity in YouTube).” Vlogging: The Presentation of Self and Networked Publics, Online School of Internet Research 2018, Russia. October 2018. <Video>

[32] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Pre-industries of influencer commerce: Blogshops, knock-off culture, and circuits of aspirational knowledge.” Guest Lecture, Textile Management, Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, Borås. September 26, 2018.

[31] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Influencers and Everyday Intimacies.” Social Media Intimacy and Everyday Life Unit, Communication Studies, Roskilde University, Roskilde. September 25, 2018.

[30] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Workshopping concepts on Selfies & Internet paralanguages.” A socio-cultural approach to producers and consumers in the digital age, JUDR26 Digital Business Unit, JIBS, Jönköping University, September 20, 2018.

[29] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Cultures of internet celebrity and Influencers.” JCIR25 Contemporary Issues in International Marketing Unit, Masters in Marketing, JIBS, Jönköping University, Jönköping. September 19, 2018.

[28] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Internet Paralanguages.” A socio-cultural approach to producers and consumers in the digital age, JUDR26 Digital Business Unit, JIBS, Jönköping University, Jönköping. September 19, 2018.

[27] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Selfies.” A socio-cultural approach to producers and consumers in the digital age, JUDR26 Digital Business Unit, JIBS, Jönköping University, Jönköping. September 17, 2018.

[26] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Workshopping concepts on Influencer & Fan cultures.” A socio-cultural approach to producers and consumers in the digital age, JUDR26 Digital Business Unit, JIBS, Jönköping University, September 12, 2018.

[25] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Fan cultures.” A socio-cultural approach to producers and consumers in the digital age, JUDR26 Digital Business Unit, JIBS, Jönköping University, Jönköping. September 11, 2018.

[24] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Influencer cultures.” A socio-cultural approach to producers and consumers in the digital age, JUDR26 Digital Business Unit, JIBS, Jönköping University, Jönköping. September 10, 2018.

[23] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Understanding Internet Celebrities through Digital Ethnography.” Digital Methods Summer School, University of Tartu, Tartu. August 23, 2018. <Register | Event>

[22] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Understanding Internet Paralanguages through Content Analyses.” Digital Methods Summer School, University of Tartu, Tartu. August 22, 2018. <Register | Event>

[21] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Internet Paralanguages: Internet-native communication forms and cultural power.” Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. May 10, 2018. <Register | Abstract>

[20] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Cultures of internet communication: Internet paralanguages.” COMM2665 Global Communication in a Digital Age, School of Media and Communication, RMIT, Melbourne. April 9, 2018.

[19] Abidin, Crystal. 2017. “Cultures of microcelebrity and Influencers.” Digital Culture and Media, Department of Digital Design, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen. March 29, 2017. [via video-conferencing]

[18] Abidin, Crystal. 2017. “Selfies, Snapchat, and Mobile screen cultures.” SCWR2000 Introduction to Screenwriting, Department of Screen Arts, Curtin University, Perth. March 20, 2017.

[17] Abidin, Crystal. 2017. “Digital Living: Identities and Complexities Summer School.” Guest Professor, School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, Denmark. Jul 24-Aug 04, 2017.

[16] Abidin, Crystal. 2017. “Mentor.” Cultures of Knowledge: Creative Economy and China Summer School and Conference. Curtin University, Perth. Feb 7-11, 2017. <Event>

[15] Abidin, Crystal. 2016. “Influencers and self-branding on social media.” COMM5705 Strategic Representation and Promotion, Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth. October 12, 2016.

[14] Abidin, Crystal. 2016. “Romance as digital estates: Influencers’ choreographed engagements, curated breakups, and couple branding.” COMM2278 New Media, New Asia, Bachelor of Design (Communication Design), RMIT University via SIM Global Education, Singapore. September 26, 2016.

[13] Abidin, Crystal. 2016. “Selfies as a paralanguage.” COMM5704 Global Media and Cross-cultural Communication, Department of Communication and Media Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth. Aug 31, 2016.

[12] Abidin, Crystal. 2016. “Vigilante trolling and contentious humour as activism.” Images of Social Justice, Visual Media Workshop, Department of Journalism and Communication Studies, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia, Canada. May, 2016. <Watch>

[11] Abidin, Crystal. 2015. “Social Media Research Masterclass.” Digital Ethnography Research Centre (DERC), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne. May 26, 2015. <Poster>

[10] Abidin, Crystal. 2015. “Thinking about selfie culture: A pedagogical workshop.” ICT and Cultural Change, Science & Technology Studies, Gender Studies, Norges Teknisk-Naturvetenskapliga Universitet, Trondheim. Mar 18, 2015. <Abstract>

[9] Abidin, Crystal. 2014. “Healthy, Wealthy, Selfie: Critically examining selfie culture and a look at selfies in Singapore.” Gender Collective and University Scholars Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Oct 2, 2014. <Abstract>

[8] Jill Walker Rettberg, Theresa Senft, Elizabeth Losh, Radhika Gajjala, Kaith Albury, Alice Marwick, Crystal Abidin. 2014. “Show Me Your Selfies: A pedagogy workshop.” IR15 Pre-conference workshop, Association of Internet Researchers, Daegu. Oct 21, 2014. <Outline>

[7] Abidin, Crystal. 2014. “#sexbait: Sex-selling and Selling Sex among Commercial Lifestyle Bloggers in Singapore.” English Language and Literature (ELL) Seminar Series, National Institute of Education, Singapore. October 1, 2014. <Abstract>

[6] Abidin, Crystal. 2014. “A snapshot into qualitative social media research: Commercial blogging in Singapore.” COMM3001 Case Studies in Communication, Media and Communications, University of Western Australia, Perth. September 8, 2014.

[5] Abidin, Crystal. 2014. “Gender and Sexuality in Context.” ANTH1002 Global Change Local Responses, Department of Anthropology & Sociology, University of Western Australia, Perth. September 5, 2014.

[4] Abidin, Crystal. 2013. “Digital Embodiment and Social Currency in the Commercial Blog Industry.” NUS Popular Culture in South East Asia Lecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore. April 10, 2013.

[3] Abidin, Crystal. 2013. “Narratives of self-creation: Manufacturing cyber-femininity.” NUS Sociology of Gender Lecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore. April 3, 2013.

[2] Abidin, Crystal, and Gemma Bothe. 2012. “Self-creation Projects.” UWA Anthropology and Sociology Postgraduate Discussion Group, University of Western Australia, Perth. Jul 27, 2012.

[1] Abidin, Crystal, and Gemma Bothe. 2012. “Anthropology Online.” UWA Anthropology and Sociology Postgraduate Discussion Group, University of Western Australia, Perth. May 11, 2012.

INVITED TALKS ON NAVIGATING ACADEMIA

[16] Amit-Danhi, Eedan, Asaf Nissenbaum, Crystal Abidin, Tetyana Lokot, Smith Mehta, Ashwin Nagappa, Peter Nagy, Usha Raman, Zoetanya Sujon. 2025. “Online Early Career Researchers Workshop.” Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2025. 13 October 2025. 

[15] Sujon, Zoetanya, Lynn Schofield Clark, Gina Sipley, Crystal Abidin, 2025. “Online Doctoral Colloquium: Funding, Visibility, and Collaboration.” Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2025. 10 October 2025. 

[14] Poell, Thomas, Crystal Abidin, et al. 2024. “Doctoral Colloquium.” Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2024. 30 November 2024. 

[13] Abidin Crystal, Charles Ess, Suely Fragoso, Neta Kligler-Vilenchik, Ioana Literat, Victoria Nash, Paulo Nuno Vicente. 2023. “Early Career Researcher Workshop.” Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2023. 11 October 2023.

[12] Bode, Leticia, Crystal Abidin, et al. 2022. “Online Doctoral Colloquium.” Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2022. 28 October 2022. 

[11] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Visibility and Impact of Research Beyond Academia.” Lunchtime Dialogue, Department of Communications & New Media, National University of Singapore. 19 November 2021.

[10] Abidin, Crystal, Sarah Burton, Cassandra Phoenix. 2021. “Serious Women.” School of Arts and Cultures, Newcastle University, Newcastle, 20 October 2021.

[9] Abidin, Crystal. 2021. “Research Motivations and Strategy.” CLS Research Committee, Faculty of Law, Curtin University. 18 August 2021.

[8] Abidin, Crystal. 2020. “HDR Mentoring Session.” USyd Media and Communications HDR Group, University of Sydney. 9 October 2020.

[7] Robards, Brady, Crystal Abidin, Shanthi Robertson, Ben Lyall, and Akane Kanai. 2020. “TASA Postgrad Session on Digital Methods.” The Australian Sociological Association, Virtual webinar. 9 July 2020. <Video>

[6] Abidin, Crystal. 2019. “Humanities perspective, with a focus on DECRAs.” All Faculties ARC Rejoinder Session, Curtin Grant Success Panel, Curtin University. June 7, 2019.

[5] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “HDR Mentoring Session.” Youth Futures: Belonging and Connections, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, Melbourne. November 15-16, 2018.

[4] Abidin, Crystal. 2018. “Postgraduate mentoring session on work-life balance.” Digitizing Early Childhood International Conference 2018, Perth. July 9-13, 2018.

[3] Abidin, Crystal, et al. 2017. “Postgraduate/Early Career Researcher Day.” Australian and New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, Sydney. July 5-7, 2017.

[2] Abidin, Crystal. 2017. “How to Handle Feedback.” Feedback Conference, WA Communication Culture and Media (WACCM). City of Perth Library, Perth. February 24, 2017.

[1] Abidin, Crystal. 2014. “ALVA Supervision Workshop.” Invited Postgraduate Panelist, Graduate Research School, University of Western Australia, Perth. May 27, 2014

This page was last updated on 11 October 2025.