@zaritaylor.bsky.social
critical cultural + media studies scholar tired of switching platforms. thoughts are my own.
🎉 The CCSN is now on Bluesky! 🎉 The Content Creator Scholars Network: Your community for critical studies on digital creators, platform economies & cultures. Join us for resources, events, blogs, and collaborative knowledge—there’s something for everyone interested in creator culture www.ccsn.site
18.12.2024 16:57 — 👍 22 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 3Happening now at Washington Square Park: A United Healthcare CEO shooter lookalike competition, including people who intentionally and unintentionally dressed the part.
07.12.2024 18:22 — 👍 22500 🔁 4394 💬 129 📌 1236
Talked to ABC about the viral Celebrity Look Alike contests that have been popping up everywhere. These have a lot to do with American pop culture, beauty, community, and ways to avoid the current state of things. Full story here:
abcnews.go.com/Nightline/vi...
The Girls Gone Wild doc on Peacock is stellar. Tap in pop culture girlies!
04.12.2024 16:26 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0being approached as an “expert” in digital culture feels weird, but then I start yapping and it makes sense.
04.12.2024 16:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0having two back to back meetings the morning after travel is a check my body does not want to cash
25.11.2024 15:58 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
STS researcher: The cup is an affordance
Hey friends studying influencers, creators, livestreamers and the like...
Be sure to check out our ICA Pre-conference on "Debating Creator Culture," which is slated for June 11, 2025.
Submissions are open through January 31. More details here:
www.ccsn.site/ica
Dr Zari Taylor presenting her research
#NCACreatorPrecon is starting off strong with CCSN founding member @zaritaylor.bsky.social on racialization, and “ideal” influencing in the beauty industries #NCA2024
20.11.2024 15:26 — 👍 30 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 0Picking up dinner (catfish and fries) at a spot playing ‘There Goes My Baby’ by Charlie Wilson. New Orleans how I’ve missed you.
20.11.2024 01:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0nothing tests your patience like waiting for a checked bag at the airport
20.11.2024 00:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0so Laguardia is basically a mall/food court attached to a terminal now? cool
19.11.2024 19:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0we don’t talk about what Willow did on Empathogen enough
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The abstract for Jess and Jess's article on influencer snark
my latest with @jessmaddox.bsky.social is out this morning in @femmediastudies.bsky.social! We propose influencer snark as a feminist media practice to address concerns of credibility, authenticity, and representation in the influencer industry.
please share!!!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XZSZD...
everyday it’s just emails and more emails
19.11.2024 01:20 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0thank you!!
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digital illustration of three men in matching suits and durags
digital illustration of a sneaker and heel
digital illustration of the back of a woman’s head showing her box braids and nails
decided to start a print shop with my sister and happy I get to tap into my pandemic era art vibe again
17.11.2024 21:34 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0trying to explain to my mom that conferences and articles are not something I’m paid for but pay for (again)
17.11.2024 20:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0feel like I wasn’t even tweeting regularly the past few years I’m out of practice. also, #addblacksky
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