Goth YouTubers and the informal mentoring of young goths: peer support and solidarity in the Greek goth scene
@article{Karampampas2019GothYA, title={Goth YouTubers and the informal mentoring of young goths: peer support and solidarity in the Greek goth scene}, author={Panas Karampampas}, journal={Journal of Youth Studies}, year={2019}, volume={23}, pages={1003 - 989} }
ABSTRACT This ethnographic article is the first contribution to the topic of the informal mentoring of YouTube vloggers (video bloggers) also known as YouTubers and focuses on the practices of young Greek goth YouTubers and their viewers. Goth YouTubers create videos as a response to problems that they personally face, which include challenges such as bullying, and dealing with negative descriptions of themselves. YouTubers take advantage of available features of multiple social media platforms…
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