micro-population

An in-depth look at the Fire Emblem Community: History, Platforms & Language

The Fire Emblem community: Elitists, casuals and everything in-between

Paper

Boaz N.

04/09/2020

18 minutes to read

The article focuses on Fire Emblem, now one of Nintendo's most beloved franchises, and its community, examining what it takes to be a fan, where fans are found, deviance and the community, language quirks and other social traits.

Backpackers and identity in the digital world

Paper

Linmin Zheng

10/01/2020

21 minutes to read

This paper analyzes backpackers as a micro-population. It demonstrates how I produce part of my identity on and offline as a member of this transnational micro-population in the digital world.

Being an NBA fan in Taiwan

Article

Chi-chieh Huang

04/12/2019

18 minutes to read

In light of the NBA-China controversy triggered in October 2019, the article examines the identity construction of Taiwanese NBA fans.

Area 51 raiders: from meme to micro-population?

Article

Leonie Milder

03/12/2019

16 minutes to read

A Facebook event called 'Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us' went viral in the summer of 2019 and gave rise to 'Area 51 raiders'. Two million people said they'd be 'going'. Its impact was huge, but are Area 51 raiders a micro-population?

Cosplayers in the on- and offline world

Paper

Irene de Groot

27/05/2019

13 minutes to read

This article analyses cosplayer culture. It shedslight on who the cosplayer is, what they do, their norms and career in both an on- an offline environment.

ASMRtists and the online ASMR -communities

Article

Hanna ten Harmsen van der Beek

06/12/2018

11 minutes to read

In this article, the behavior and norms within the micro-population of ASMR lovers will be analyzed. What do you need to know and what way do you need to act to become one of them?

First male beauty blogger (age 17) becomes a Cover Boy

How to -movies and virality: Male beauty bloggers

Paper

Nataliia Vdovychenko

18/05/2018

19 minutes to read

Male beauty bloggers are a new internet sensation with millions of followers, viral videos and inspiring life stories. How did they become so successful?

Plastic surgery and the quest for the perfect selfie in South Korea

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

Carmen Gabriela Lupu

20/03/2018

15 minutes to read

Plastic surgeries changed the world. In this article, we are going to talk about the measures taken to make an ordinary picture on your Instagram account “on point” and what some are willing to do in order to score those 10.000+ likes.