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Crystal Abidin on Influencers

Social Science Bites by Michael Todd

Mar 3, 202529:11Society & Culture

A new people has emerged in the digital age, that of 'internet famous' celebrities. And that new people has a class of social scientist focused on studying them, the digital anthropologist. Crystal Abidin , a professor a...

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Crystal Abidin on Influencers is an episode from Social Science Bites by Michael Todd. A new people has emerged in the digital age, that of 'internet famous' celebrities. And that new people has a class of social scientist focused on studyi...

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