Kaitlyn Ugoretz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1199257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaitlyn Ugoretz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaitlyn |
| FAMILY NAME | Ugoretz |
| SIGNATURE | UGORETZ K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1168-1986 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The YouTube gods will bless you
‘Follow the Ten YouTube Commandments and the YouTube gods will bless you. Violate them, and you will not have great success.’ This Christianity-inflected pronouncement from YouTube coach Sean Cannell provides a clear theodicy for aspiring contents creators' experiences on the platform. This article examines the YouTube prosperity gospel, a form of digital religion that deifies the AI-powered YouTube algorithm and invests it with the power to bles…
Do Kentucky Kami Drink Bourbon? Exploring Parallel Glocalization in Global Shinto Offerings
Scholars of Japanese religion have recently drawn attention to the global repositioning, "greening", and international popularization of Shinto. However, research on Shinto ritual practice and material religion continues to focus predominantly on cases located within the borders of the Japanese state. This article explores the globalization of Shinto through transnational practitioners' strategic glocalization of everyday ritual practices outside…
From Ise to the World in a Time of Pandemic
A collection of essays on COVID-19 by scholars from around the world who shared a common experience in Japan in the early stages of the pandemic, and then communicated from their respective countries as the disease spread around the world. Written in multiple styles and with diverse perspectives, these essays provide insight into the similarities and differences, and the equalizing and dis-equalizing aspects of the world’s response to the pandemi…
The YouTube gods will bless you
‘Follow the Ten YouTube Commandments and the YouTube gods will bless you. Violate them, and you will not have great success.’ This Christianity-inflected pronouncement from YouTube coach Sean Cannell provides a clear theodicy for aspiring contents creators' experiences on the platform. This article examines the YouTube prosperity gospel, a form of digital religion that deifies the AI-powered YouTube algorithm and invests it with the power to bles…
From Ise to the World in a Time of Pandemic
A collection of essays on COVID-19 by scholars from around the world who shared a common experience in Japan in the early stages of the pandemic, and then communicated from their respective countries as the disease spread around the world. Written in multiple styles and with diverse perspectives, these essays provide insight into the similarities and differences, and the equalizing and dis-equalizing aspects of the world’s response to the pandemi…
Do Kentucky Kami Drink Bourbon? Exploring Parallel Glocalization in Global Shinto Offerings
Scholars of Japanese religion have recently drawn attention to the global repositioning, "greening", and international popularization of Shinto. However, research on Shinto ritual practice and material religion continues to focus predominantly on cases located within the borders of the Japanese state. This article explores the globalization of Shinto through transnational practitioners' strategic glocalization of everyday ritual practices outside…
The YouTube gods will bless you
‘Follow the Ten YouTube Commandments and the YouTube gods will bless you. Violate them, and you will not have great success.’ This Christianity-inflected pronouncement from YouTube coach Sean Cannell provides a clear theodicy for aspiring contents creators' experiences on the platform. This article examines the YouTube prosperity gospel, a form of digital religion that deifies the AI-powered YouTube algorithm and invests it with the power to bles…
Political science (3 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (1 work) · Chinese history and philosophy (1 work)