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The rise of “BookTok”: How authors are utilising digital communities to promote their work.
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Alex Kirkwood
Introduction BookTok is one of the biggest communities on the social media platform TikTok (Johanson et al., 2022). With the rise of social media, I will investigate why and how authors are utilising digital communities to achieve success. I will be exploring the roots of BookTok, as well as its growth and influence in the…
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Instagram’s ‘Like’ Economy: The Psychological Costs of External Validation
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DanicaMolina
Introduction In today’s digital age, various social media platforms such as Instagram, have completely revolutionised the way people communicate, share, and present themselves. These platforms have not only redefined self-expression, but it has also enabled communities to form and relationships to prosper and it shows no signs of slowing down. In the midst of this…
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Red Pills and Radicalisation: The Modern Manosphere’s Digital Takeover and its Impact on Social Change
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chiara
Online Networks and Social Change INTRODUCTION The rise of online networks has fundamentally reshaped modern social discourse, enabling communities to form and expand in unprecedented ways. While many of these digital spaces foster and encourage positive engagement, such as the #MeToo movement of 2017 and the #BlackLivesMatter campaign of 2020, some have contributed to the…
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