International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. In critique of Habermas’s public sphere, Nancy Fraser offered the ‘subaltern counterpublic’ – arenas of refuge from and counter-organizing against the wider public. But does this (re)configurat…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article studies the digital-cultural labor of three Cuban Instagram comedians and the worldmaking they promote. The comedians, Marlon, Chupetin, and Kende, immensely popular among Cuban au…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. The deconstruction of celebrity persona reflects public concerns within rapidly changing societies. Bringing perspectives from de-legitimation and anti-fandom, this paper investigates how Wanwa…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. The deconstruction of celebrity persona reflects public concerns within rapidly changing societies. Bringing perspectives from de-legitimation and anti-fandom, this paper investigates how Wanwa…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This article examines precarious working conditions for YouTube content creation in Turkey. Creator studies have extensively examined creator precarity within the context of platform architectu…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. While the term “values” is widely invoked to construct identities, set boundaries, and justify decisions, its use has evaded systematic analysis. This is particularly intriguing in the context …
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. This short article critically examines the growing body of research on algorithms and platforms in Latin America. Drawing on an analysis of articles published in Portuguese or Spanish in journa…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. About a decade ago, Turkey’s television drama makers believed that streaming platforms would expand markets and create an uncensored space. Platforms did partly reform working conditions and en…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. In relation to work, the term ‘platformisation’ has gained popularity to indicate the various ways in which a digital platform gets to mediate, organise, intervene in, or otherwise facilitate s…
International Journal of Cultural Studies, Ahead of Print. Punk culture, with its hallmark rebellious aesthetic, often stands in stark contrast to the modesty prescribed by Islamic traditions, particularly regarding women’s attire. This article explore…