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Perth, Western Australia
Joined September 2011
Had SUCH a wonderful time in Sheffield at my first in-person AoIR, as you can probably tell from this absolutely glowing recap. 😍✨ #AoIR2024
AoIR recap: IERLab Research Student Rachel Berryman @channelera has written an insightful blog about her experience at #AoIR2024, including a recap of the IERLab-supported panel ‘Virtual Celebrities Industries in East Asia.’ Read here: ierlab.com/2024/11/22/recap-… #IERLab
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A big congratulations to our Research Student @channelera for her Milestone 3 presentation this week 👏🎉✨ Rachel's PhD project explores the practices, evolution, impact, and industry surrounding virtual influencers. Learn more about Rachel: ierlab.com/about/ #IERLab
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Still reeling after #AoIR2024, reflecting on the many excellent panels I saw and wonderful people I got to meet. 🤩🥰 So thankful to have found such an incredible academic community - especially one that shares my passion for karaoke. 🥳 Congrats and tysm to the conference orgs!
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Feels amazing to see my new book on Virtual Influencers displayed at the @routledgebooks stand at #AOIR2024 🥳📕 #VIRTUAL #influencers @StrathHum @StrathJMC
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Excited to present work from my PhD thesis this afternoon at #Aoir2024 in Sheffield!✈️🇬🇧 My paper, "Virtual Influencers and the Halo of Innovation" examines commercial campaigns featuring virtual influencers in East Asia, and their recurring visual motifs, aesthetics, and tropes.
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My paper is part of an exciting pre-constituted panel titled "Virtual Celebrity Industries in East Asia", featuring papers from @Es_Miyake @DoownDonnaKim @wishcrys and Dr Seol Hwang, supported by the @IERLab_tw. Hope to see you there!!✨ #AoIR2024
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This week our Founding Director @wishcrys and Research Student @channelera will be presenting at the #AoIR2024 conference in Sheffield! For more information about their sessions, including panel descriptions and/or abstracts, visit: ierlab.com/aoir2024/ #IERLab
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a beautiful day to watch That Thing You Do! 😊
Today is National One-Hit Wonder Day.
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We’ve expanded where you can find the TikTok Cultures Research Network online! We’re now sharing all things TCRN on our recently launched FB page, + our new YouTube collates our event recordings in one location. More about TCRN & links to accounts here: tiktokcultures.com/about/
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The TikTok Cultures in Korea symposium is being held this Mon 9 Sept! Co-hosted by TCRN & @KRCWA, this event features a Creator Keynote, TCRN x TikTok Fireside Chat, TCRN showcase & 12 x paper presentations. Audience registration, abstracts & programme: tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-cu…
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The new Zotero 7 icon is so cute (🥰) it almost makes up for the amount of updates I'm going to have to make to the @darc_mode Zotero Guide (😪)! If you're still using v6 or earlier, you can find the OG guide here: darcmode.org/zotero-guide
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‘TikTok Cultures in Korea’ is a one-day online symposium that will be held on 9 Sept 2024. CfP: TCRN are currently calling for submissions to this event, closing 5 Aug 2024. For more information & submission details, please visit: tiktokcultures.com/tiktok-cu… #TikTokCultures
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IERLab researchers will be presenting at the 74th annual @icahdq conference in June, including a pre-conference keynote from IERLab Founding Director @wishcrys. You can find all our presentations + abstracts for #ICA24 here: ierlab.com/ica2024/
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For S1E4 of the IERLab Podcast, @channelera chats with host Walter Lee about virtual influencers 🤳⚡️ You can find all episodes from Season 1 here: ierlab.com/ierlab-podcast/
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A recent special issue of @TWC_Comms featured two excellent articles on Discord and fandom - to celebrate, I asked the editors and authors what studying fans can teach us about Discord writ large. Read more in the @darc_mode's latest Research Roundup! ✨🤠darcmode.org/%f0%9f%92%ad-di…
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Huge thanks to #TWC42 editors @MariaKAlberto and @effietheant, and article authors @welmoedwagenaar, David Kocik, @celesteywen and @hedgefruit for their wonderful reflections! 🌟
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Happy to find this announcement in my inbox. Platform studies folks, do consider submitting! One of the most exciting events for our field journals.sagepub.com/home/PN…
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