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An anthropological introduction to YouTube

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presented at the Library of Congress, June 23rd 2008. This was tons of fun to present. I decided to forgo the PowerPoint and instead worked with students to prepare over 40 minutes of video for the 55 minute presentation. This is the result.more info: http://mediatedcultures.net0:0... Introduction, YouTube's Big Numbers2:00 Numa Numa and the Celebration of Webcams5:53 The Machine is Us/ing Us and the New Mediascape12:16 Introducing our Research Team 12:56 Who is on YouTube?13:25 What's on Youtube? Charlie Bit My Finger, Soulja Boy, etc.17:04 5% of vids are personal vlogs addressed to the YouTube community, Why?17:30 YouTube in context. The loss of community and "networked individualism" (Wellman)18:41 Cultural Inversion: individualism and community19:15 Understanding new forms of community through Participant Observation21:18 YouTube as a medium for community23:00 Our first vlogs25:00 The webcam: Everybody is watching where nobody is ("context collapse")26:05 Re-cognition and new forms of self-awareness (McLuhan)27:58 The Anonymity of Watching YouTube: Haters and Lovers29:53 Aesthetic Arrest30:25 Connection without Constraint32:35 Free Hugs: A hero for our mediated culture34:02 YouTube Drama: Striving for popularity34:55 An early star: emokid21ohio36:55 YouTube's Anthenticity Crisis: the story of LonelyGirl1539:50 Reflections on Authenticity41:54 Gaming the system / Exposing the System43:37 Seriously Playful Participatory Media Culture (featuring Us by blimvisible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Networked Production: The Collab. MadV's "The Message" and the message of YouTube49:29 Poem: The Little Glass Dot, The Eyes of the World51:15 Conclusion by bnessel197352:50 Dedication and Credits (Our Numa Numa dance)The Numa Numa quote is from *Douglas* Wolk (not Gary Wolk as I mistakenly said in the talk).

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Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am
Author: mwesch

Length: 55:34
Rating: 4.86
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Tags: anthropology  digital  ethnography  ksudigg  presentation  YouTube  

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Anyadat (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Hi, I'm a student at Budapest Business School Collage of International Management & Business, I'm just writing my thesis - it's on the comparison of online and offline media (more from a business perspective rather than anthropology) - you're videos really help and inspire my work. Thanks! (If I would have a webcam, I'd post a video reply but I don't... :D)
danielbenayun (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
your a genius, thank you
TodaysB34st (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
55 minutesz1!!!
jeissonvm (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
wod mornigc
progvortex (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Wow I watched the whole thing. Amazing
AnthropologyIsGay (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
And Fazzino is a douche. Fuck you UAF.Also cocks
peterclay999 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
wow, when my friend sent me a 55 minute video, I gave him a hard time, saying I would never watch it... I did... very cool!!! It even has applications towards my job!
neolusion1 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
thank you Prof.mwesch, you provided a very good subject matter for research, I'am studying in UK from Malaysia in Film studies. It is very interesting just by this post you voluntarily became my lecture, that plays a part in my education. great insights
Singingbelle27 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
Wow That was awesome.I do think an anthropological point can be made regarding people like myself who do not own a video camera of any kind, and are meerly watchers and 'favorite'ers, forced to reply only in the 'text comments' box... A purer YouTube audience?Just my thoughts :)
levilisko (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)
really insightful video

 

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