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Theater criticism, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," and online community

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2018
After summarizing initial research into the UK's theater blogging communities, I present some early observations about amateur theater critics writing from within and outside fandom. From my multiple perspectives as Tumblr user, blogger, theater fan, and
Megan Vaughan
doaj   +1 more source

Why might members of racially minoritized groups seek anonymity when interacting with White people online? Codeswitching, emotional labour and burnout

open access: yesBritish Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 65, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract People can alter the nature of online intergroup interactions by becoming anonymous. Across three studies (N = 1107), we surveyed Black (Studies 1–3) and White (Study 2) participants in majority‐White nations. We argue that Black people living in these countries face substantial pressures in interracial interactions, and that responses ...
Lewis Nitschinsk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Power and Parasociality: An Analysis of the ‘John Green Tumblr Incident’

open access: yesInternational Journal of Young Adult Literature
In the late 2000s and early 2010s, YA author John Green moved beyond the more traditional, one-sided relationship between celebrity and fan via his online presence in spaces such as Tumblr and YouTube.
Nicola Welsh-Burke
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Tumblr as a methodological tool for data archiving: The case of a Calzona Tumblr

open access: yesTransformative Works and Cultures, 2018
This case study of a Tumblr created to study the impact of a specific episode of Grey's Anatomy (2005–) on the fandom of a particular romantic pairing shows how ethnoresearchers—that is, researchers embedded into the community they are studying—can use ...
Mélanie Bourdaa
doaj   +1 more source

Young people's views regarding participation in mental health and wellbeing research through social media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Social media is a central component in the lives of many young people, and provides innovative potential to conduct research among this population. Ethical issues around online research have been subject to much debate, yet young people have seldom ...
Cardoso, Patricia   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

NewsPad: Designing for Collaborative Storytelling in Neighborhoods

open access: yes, 2015
This paper introduces design explorations in neighborhood collaborative storytelling. We focus on blogs and citizen journalism, which have been celebrated as a means to meet the reporting needs of small local communities.
Ball-Rokeach S.J.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Communicating an arts foundation’s values: sights, sounds and social media [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Purpose This paper tests and refines the long-established signal transmission model of the communication process by examining the ways in which a newly-formed nonprofit arts foundation communicated its professed values to its stakeholders ...
Wilks, Linda
core   +1 more source

“You're this person who's providing light”: Embodied responses to information loss and transition within LGBTQIA+ communities

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 77, Issue 3, Page 473-488, March 2026.
Abstract This paper reports on findings from 15 semi‐structured interviews with LGBTQIA+ individuals within the United States who have experienced the loss of one or more LGBTQIA+ information spaces. The paper specifically focuses on how such losses occurred and the information transitions experienced by the participants in response to this loss ...
Travis L. Wagner, Vanessa L. Kitzie
wiley   +1 more source

Disturbing Hegemonic Discourse: Nonbinary Gender and Sexual Orientation Labeling on Tumblr

open access: yesSocial Media + Society, 2016
In this article, I examine lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) Tumblr bloggers’ bio boxes and “About Me” pages to show the ways gender and sexual orientation identities are constructed through community ...
Abigail Oakley
doaj   +1 more source

Estudios estéticos sobre la plataforma web Tumblr: la personalidad de su estructura y arquitectura de la información

open access: yesMétodos de Información, 2015
Este trabajo es un acercamiento a la red social web 2.0 Tumblr para el estudio y análisis de su arquitectura de la información que sirve como base de argumento general de nuestra investigación, que es reconocer la plataforma como un escenario de creación
Robles Mateo, Elena
doaj   +1 more source

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