Post-authentic Engagement with Alternative Political Commentary on YouTube and Twitch

Daniël Hans Marinus Jurg; Dieuwertje Luitse; Saskia Pouwels; Marc Tuters; Ivan Kisjes

doi:https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-936-220221023

Post-authentic Engagement with Alternative Political Commentary on YouTube and Twitch

Daniël Hans Marinus Jurg, Dieuwertje Luitse, Saskia Pouwels, Marc Tuters, Ivan Kisjes

Communication Sciences

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Abstract

The authors examine authenticity in relation to Alternative Political Commentators (APCs) on YouTube and Twitch. Drawing on Owens (2019) provocative claim that contemporary (online) culture may be ‘post-authentic’, the authors use the term post-authentic engagement to explore in/out-group dynamics between influencers and their audiences. This view is evidenced through an examination of the usage of emojis and emotes by audiences to engage in the fast-paced chats that accompanied the livestream coverage of two APCs, HasanAbi and The Young Turks, during the 2020 US Presidential Election.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cultures of Authenticity
Publisher	Emerald Publishing Limited
Chapter	22
Pages	301-318
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-80117-936-2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-80117-937-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-936-220221023
Publication status	Published - 21 Nov 2022

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© 2023 by Daniel Jurg, Dieuwertje Luitse, Saskia Pouwels, Marc Tuters and Ivan Kisjes. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Post-authenticity
Political influencers
Twitch
YouTube
US Politics
Presidential elections

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