Tiktok - Creativity and Culture in Short Video

Since its acquisition and rebranding in 2018, TikTok has become one of the fastest growing platforms in the world. Moreover, it's the first Chinese-developed platform to find mainstream international success, carving its own niche in the global short video industry.In the first comprehensive exploration of TikTok, Kaye, Zeng, and Wikstroem provide a history of the emergent genre of short video and situate the platform within the cultures and controversies that have accompanied its dramatic growth. They provide an extensive overview of TikTok's functions and uses, the diverse markets in which the platform operates, and the issues of governance that have impacted its expansion. Once thought to be 'just for kids', the authors illustrate how TikTok is further transforming platform cultures and the dynamics of broader creative industries. TikTok, the authors argue, represents an evolutionary step in the way culture is produced and consumed on digital platforms.This timely book is essential reading for students and scholars in media and communication studies and for anyone who has been captivated by the global growth of TikTok and short video.

Product details

• Authors: D Kaye, D Bondy Valdovinos Kaye, D. Bondy Valdovinos Kaye, D. Bondy Valdovinos Zeng Kaye, Patr Wikstrom, Patrik Wikstrom, Wikstrom Patrik, Jing Zeng, Zeng Jing
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781509548934
• ISBN: 978-1-5095-4893-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 149 mm x 210 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Digital Media and Society; DMS - Digital Media and Society
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Miscellaneous; Kommunikationswissenschaft, Kulturwissenschaften, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Medienforschung, TikTok, Communication Studies, Communication & Media Studies, Kommunikation u. Medienforschung, Digitale Kultur im Informationszeitalter, Digital Culture & the Information Age