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“Live long and prosper”: Exploring the Interaction between Star Trek, the Fandom, and the Society

December 10, 2020

Video Transcript: Hello everyone, my name is Beining Dai, and this is my multimodal presentation. “Live long and prosper” is such a Famous line from the series of Star Trek that even people who never see it are likely to recognize it. Therefore, my research is to explore the interaction between Star Trek, the fandom, … More “Live long and prosper”: Exploring the Interaction between Star Trek, the Fandom, and the Society

K-Pop Twitter’s Influence on Social Activism

December 6, 2020

Video Transcript:Hi, I’m Sophia, and my research surrounds the subculture of K-Pop fans on Twitter in relation to social media activism in the U.S. K-Pop is a relatively new genre of music that has entered mainstream U.S. charts (i.e. Billboard), and has a very large presence on social media sites like Twitter. K-Pop is Korean pop … More K-Pop Twitter’s Influence on Social Activism

Parkour Community

December 5, 2020

Transcript: The topic of my research is the Parkour community on Reddit and Youtube. Before starting this ethnography project, I had heard many different things about parkour from many different types of people. Many people judged it for being hypermasculine, many thought it was a joke, and more still thought of it as an extremely … More Parkour Community

TikTok “Hype House” Lifestyle and Influence

December 3, 2020

Video Transcript: Overview For this digital ethnography project, I chose to research the subculture of TikTok influencers, more specifically influencers a part of the famous content house known as the Hype House. Like all social media platforms, TikTok brings its own social expectations and pressures to its users. With young impressionable minds at stake, the … More TikTok “Hype House” Lifestyle and Influence