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Digital Cultures on TikTok
File
10/03/2021
TikTok's inverted filter: debunking symmetry as beauty standard
Paper
07/11/2022
10 minutes to read
In this paper, discourse analysis is done on two TikTok entries to the inverted filter trend that became very popular in April 2021. By showing facial asymmetry as normal, Aubrey Ober gave a twist to the trend and recycled the trend's meaning.
War from the rabbit hole: the media literacies landscape of TikTok during the Ukraine conflict
Article
24/02/2023
13 minutes to read
How does TikTok promote top-down media literacy policies on their platform? And how do users develop their own bottom-up media literacy practises? The 2022 Ukraine conflict offers an interesting case study.
“Broooo do I have ADHD?” Self-diagnosis and the commodification of mental health disorders on TikTok
Article
22/03/2023
12 minutes to read
This paper explores mental health content on TikTok, the commodification of this type of content by TikTok creators, and self-diagnosing on social media. What exactly are the risks of performing these private discourses on platforms such as TikTok?
Viral music on TikTok
Article
09/02/2021
10 minutes to read
This article takes a closer look at the usage of music on TikTok, how songs can rise to virality on this platform, and what consequences this has for artists and the music industry.
Everything you need to know about E-girls?
Article
04/12/2020
15 minutes to read
How e-girls online behavior and the mockery towards them create the Internet girls image
Straight TikTok versus Alt TikTok: the creation of deviance from within
Article
29/11/2020
17 minutes to read
This article examines the social construction of "deviance" and in-group/out-group identities on Straight TikTok and Alt Tiktok.
Memeing under Covid-19: On the phatic internet and collectivity
Article
20/04/2020
16 minutes to read
This article looks at how our online communication practices have changed under the Covid-19 crisis. It looks at collective memeing, text chains and Boomer Images to reflect on what connections are being made in these extraordinary times.
How to become an e-girl on TikTok
Article
03/02/2020
9 minutes to read
This article examines TikTok "e-girls" as an online phenomenon. We examine what kind of posts e-girls make on the medium constructing their identity, and how this identity can be assumed by users who do not identify as part of the e-girl community.
The discursive construction of the OK boomer meme
Article
10/01/2020
12 minutes to read
In this article, I analyse the discursive construction of the OK boomer meme, examining its political and ideological significance and its different modes of use in a digital media system.
VVD on TikTok: Genuine connection or political stunt?
Article
23/12/2019
16 minutes to read
When the Dutch political party the VVD joined TikTok, reactions varied. Can the VVD effectively reach the youth on TikTok? Or are they missing the point and creating a ludicrous image for themselves?
Ok boomer and the 'generation war'
Article
04/12/2019
14 minutes to read
By now, everyone has heard of it. The term ‘ok boomer’ has gone viral. The term comes from 'Baby Boomer', a name for the generation born between 1946 and 1964. Now, it means something completely different as the 'generation war' rages on.
VSCO girls: authentics, wannabes and ridiculers
Article
03/12/2019
14 minutes to read
VSCO girls are a relatively new online phenomenon. Who are they, what do they look like, and who does this group consist of?
Photography meets the digital age: VSCO girls and tourist hotspots
Article
22/11/2019
12 minutes to read
Digital media have changed the way we use photography. Pictures are not just about capturing of moments we want to remember anymore, but they are more oriented towards being shared. This article deals with the changes photography is seeing today.
VSCO girls on TikTok
Article
16/11/2019
11 minutes to read
The phenomenon of VSCO girls started in the summer of 2019, but is now already waning. In this article, VSCO girls are approached as a micro-population. Their identity characteristics are examined along with their appreciation online.
Tik Tok, taking you to every corner of China!
Article
20/09/2018
12 minutes to read
In the process of globalization, Tik Tok, the most popular short video and social media app in China, greatly influences China's marginal areas on both government and individual layer.