Ranting has a bad reputation. But is it always deserved? Online ranting has been
alternatively decried for its emotion-laden hostility and praised as a beloved video genre. By …

This thesis analyses the development trajectory and implications of China's online creative
industry (known as wanghong) and examines both empowerment and precarity of labor in …

In this paper, I critically examine platformized music education on YouTube. I suggest
YouTube's platform mechanisms influence music teaching and learning on the platform. The …

Transnational SVOD services have been redefining and, in many ways, reinforcing centre-
periphery hierarchies in the global screen media industries through the uneven cross-border …

Virtual influencers (VIs) are animated replacements for human social media influencers, with
popular VIs like Lil Miquela garnering millions of followers. This thesis explores the …

Influencer and micro‐celebrity research has become a popular interdisciplinary research
area across digital media studies and celebrity studies in the past few years, including a …