"This book explores the effects of the Instagram platform on the making and viewing of art. Authors Lachlan MacDowall and Kylie Budge critically analyse the ways Instagram has influenced artists, art spaces, art institutions, and art audiences, and ultimately contemporary aesthe…
This book examines the ways in which luxury fashion brands use their heritage in their digital storytelling and marketing.With chapters from authors in China and Macau (PRC), India, Romania, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States, covering British, Chinese, French, Ja…
Shows how digital media connects people to their lived environments Every day, millions of people turn to small handheld screens to search for their destinations and to seek recommendations for places to visit. They may share texts or images of themselves and these places en rou…
Creator Culture: An Introduction to Global Social Media Entertainm…
by Cunningham, Stuart, Craig, David, Duffy, Brooke Erin, Baym, Nancy K., Banet-Weiser, Sarah, Burgess, Jean, Luvaas, Brent, Arriagada, Arturo, El Marzouki, Mohamed, Fraticelli, Damián, Glatt, Zoë, Hill, Stephanie, Kumar, Sangeet, Lv, Junyi, Mohan, Sriram, Postigo, Hector, Punathambekar, Aswin, Sawey, Megan, Scolari, Carlos A., Shtern, Jeremy, Tomasena, José M., Walczer, Jarrod
Explores new perspectives on social media entertainmentThere is a new class of cultural producers--YouTube vloggers, Twitch gameplayers, Instagram influencers, TikTokers, Chinese wanghong, and others--who are part of a rapidly emerging and highly disruptive industry of monetized…
The Obama portraits
A richly illustrated celebration of the paintings of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama From the moment of their unveiling at the National Portrait Gallery in early 2018, the portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama have become two of the most beloved artworks of…
As a prominent artist of self-portraiture, Cindy Sherman has been captivating audiences and scholars for decades. Recently, some media outlets have begun generalizing all of Sherman's work under the selfie concept using her dual role as model and photographer as the defining fac…
As a travel destination, Bali, Indonesia, is often associated with images of romance, exoticness, and paradise. This thesis investigates the role Instagram (IG) travel influencers play in the (re)construction of Bali, Indonesia. The practices of IG travel influencers are rooted …
The purpose of this study is to examine the recent reports of impacts on public lands in the United States due to increased use of the social media platform, Instagram, and the app’s geotagging feature. Critical political economy acts as the theoretical and methodological basis …
This thesis is centered on the impact of social media and digital marketing for three popular worship bands – Hillsong, Elevation Worship, and Bethel Music- affiliated with renown mega churches. It details how these worship bands have risen to the pinnacle of the Christian music…
This mixed methods study examined the effectiveness of a novel video manipulation using reappraisal as an emotion regulation strategy to improve the emotional experiences of Instagram users. In the quantitative section, three hypotheses were proposed: (1) Mood will improve more …
Within the last 10 years, social media has become an increasingly prevalent component in the daily lives of students, including those in universities. Although many social media sites were developed and updated within this timeframe, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, r…
