Skip to main content

LUP Student Papers

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

YouTubers: An Anthropological Exploration of YouTube Content Creators

Olsson, Robin Ronron LU (2019) SANM03 20191
Social Anthropology
Department of Sociology
Abstract
YouTube is today one of the most popular video hosting services on the Internet. With over a billion users all over the world it is an immensely active website. It is also a major platform for video content creators also referred to as YouTubers. These YouTubers, through their practice of content creating, can be said to be the heart and soul of this website. However, very little seems to be known about these YouTubers and their practice of content creating. This study aims, mainly through Erving Goffman’s idea of self-presentation, to get a better understanding of these YouTubers, as well as a better understanding of YouTube content creating.
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
Olsson, Robin Ronron LU
supervisor
organization
course
SANM03 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Social Anthropology, YouTubers, Content Creators, Self-Presentation, YouTube
language
English
id
8995068
date added to LUP
2019-09-16 17:23:55
date last changed
2019-09-16 17:23:55
@misc{8995068,
  abstract     = {{YouTube is today one of the most popular video hosting services on the Internet. With over a billion users all over the world it is an immensely active website. It is also a major platform for video content creators also referred to as YouTubers. These YouTubers, through their practice of content creating, can be said to be the heart and soul of this website. However, very little seems to be known about these YouTubers and their practice of content creating. This study aims, mainly through Erving Goffman’s idea of self-presentation, to get a better understanding of these YouTubers, as well as a better understanding of YouTube content creating.}},
  author       = {{Olsson, Robin Ronron}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{YouTubers: An Anthropological Exploration of YouTube Content Creators}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}