William Hollingshead
Biographic Data
| ID | 4207984 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Hollingshead |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Hollingshead |
| SIGNATURE | HOLLINGSHEAD W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8450-0077 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Same Platform, Different Stories
In an era defined by overlapping global crises, immigration has become a key fault line in what scholars term a “polycrisis.” Within this context, social media platforms serve as digital battlegrounds for competing narratives about immigration, with TikTok occupying a distinct and understudied niche. This article examines how immigration-related content in Canada is framed on TikTok and how the platform’s logic of mimesis and interactivity, groun…
Afringeminority
This study uses a qualitative thematic analysis drawn from 813 TikTok videos to examine how TikTok’s platform vernacular shapes the expression of collective identity vis-à-vis collective action frames. This work explores the contentious case of the Canadian far-right freedom convoy protests between January 29 and February 21, 2022. This study finds that freedom convoy supporters’ framing of collective identity relied upon antipathy toward state i…
The Evolution of #MeToo
Drawing from a thematic analysis of 960 tweets for English, 960 tweets for German, and 753 tweets for Mandarin, this article explores how the #MeToo movement was taken up and used in different ways in the first 12 months. The article achieves this by drawing on the concept of platform vernacular, identifying three new, at times overlapping, vernacular practices: spotlighting, interconnectivity, and meta conversations. We argue that these vernacul…
Mobilizing social support
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis that has had profound impacts on people’s lives. Under these circumstances, social support can buffer against pandemic-related stress. Yet, the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic with its stringent health guidelines have created unique challenges to the mobilization of social support. These challenges particularly affect vulnerable groups with limited digital life skills. Based on a qualitati…
The Evolution of #MeToo
Drawing from a thematic analysis of 960 tweets for English, 960 tweets for German, and 753 tweets for Mandarin, this article explores how the #MeToo movement was taken up and used in different ways in the first 12 months. The article achieves this by drawing on the concept of platform vernacular, identifying three new, at times overlapping, vernacular practices: spotlighting, interconnectivity, and meta conversations. We argue that these vernacul…
Mobilizing social support
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis that has had profound impacts on people’s lives. Under these circumstances, social support can buffer against pandemic-related stress. Yet, the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic with its stringent health guidelines have created unique challenges to the mobilization of social support. These challenges particularly affect vulnerable groups with limited digital life skills. Based on a qualitati…
The Evolution of #MeToo
Drawing from a thematic analysis of 960 tweets for English, 960 tweets for German, and 753 tweets for Mandarin, this article explores how the #MeToo movement was taken up and used in different ways in the first 12 months. The article achieves this by drawing on the concept of platform vernacular, identifying three new, at times overlapping, vernacular practices: spotlighting, interconnectivity, and meta conversations. We argue that these vernacul…
Afringeminority
This study uses a qualitative thematic analysis drawn from 813 TikTok videos to examine how TikTok’s platform vernacular shapes the expression of collective identity vis-à-vis collective action frames. This work explores the contentious case of the Canadian far-right freedom convoy protests between January 29 and February 21, 2022. This study finds that freedom convoy supporters’ framing of collective identity relied upon antipathy toward state i…
Same Platform, Different Stories
In an era defined by overlapping global crises, immigration has become a key fault line in what scholars term a “polycrisis.” Within this context, social media platforms serve as digital battlegrounds for competing narratives about immigration, with TikTok occupying a distinct and understudied niche. This article examines how immigration-related content in Canada is framed on TikTok and how the platform’s logic of mimesis and interactivity, groun…
Political science (3 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social media (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Vernacular (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Affordance (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)