1st Edition

Digital Influencers and Online Expertise The Linguistic Power of Beauty Vloggers

By Aditi Bhatia Copyright 2023
160 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 16 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Based on data from beauty vlogs published by well-known YouTubers, Bhatia explores how they discursively negotiate multiple identities in a creative and participatory space, giving rise to complexities in the definition of categories such as expert, layperson, learner, and teacher in fluid and dynamic digital contexts. In this insightful book, Bhatia sets out to investigate the interdiscursive... Read more
1. The Interdiscursive World of Beauty Vlogging  2. A Multi-perspective Approach to Critical Discourse Analysis 3. Negotiating Amateur and Professional Expertise in Beauty Vlogs  4. The Joint Construction of Ethnicity in Beauty Vlogs  5. Curating Authenticity and Expertise in Beauty Vlogs  6. Future Directions

Biography

Aditi Bhatia is Associate Professor of English at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.