Russian BookTube: Literary Reviews on YouTube

  • Elena Hamidy University of Giessen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17892/app.2022.00014.314
Keywords: booktube, YouTube, book culture, book reviews, video genres, book haul, book marathon, vlog, vlogger, participatory culture, social networks, vlogging

Abstract

YouTube channels specialising in book reviews have been rapidly spreading since 2015. Booktubing as a phenomenon first appeared in the English-speaking segment of YouTube, where its main genres and forms of interaction with the audience took shape. Based on the findings of international research this article systematises and analyses the data of the Russian BookTube. The article includes a comprehensive dataset with links to more than 40 thousand videos of 347 channels classified by genres and published in open access for the first time.

Published
2022-09-07
How to Cite
Hamidy, E. (2022). Russian BookTube: Literary Reviews on YouTube. Apparatus. Film, Media and Digital Cultures of Central and Eastern Europe, (14). https://doi.org/10.17892/app.2022.00014.314
Issue
No. 14 (2022): Soviet Playtime: Architectures of Power and Profligacy in DAU
Section
Articles

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