Leah Lowthorp
Biographic Data
| ID | 700467 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leah Lowthorp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leah |
| FAMILY NAME | Lowthorp |
| SIGNATURE | LOWTHORP L |
| AFFILIATIONS | leah lowthorp is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Oregon |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
DNA Identities: Narrative and Authority in Genetic Ancestry Performance on YouTube
The rise of direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry testing and social media technologies have converged to create a particular genre of vernacular identity performance: the genetic ancestry "reveal" on YouTube. This article seeks to understand these performances in relation to the authority that performers grant test results to inform racial and/or ethnic identities, how performers establish hierarchies of knowledge when family folklore and genetic …
CRISPRfacts, Gene Editing, and Joking in the Twittersphere
Digital folklore offers unique insight into how the wider public is grappling with complex scientific developments in the world today. This paper explores the relationship between scientific hyperbole and public skepticism of scientific claims in an age of fake news, in an examination of a joke cycle, #CRISPRfacts, that emerged on Twitter in response to hype about the new gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9
CRISPRfacts, Gene Editing, and Joking in the Twittersphere
Digital folklore offers unique insight into how the wider public is grappling with complex scientific developments in the world today. This paper explores the relationship between scientific hyperbole and public skepticism of scientific claims in an age of fake news, in an examination of a joke cycle, #CRISPRfacts, that emerged on Twitter in response to hype about the new gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9
DNA Identities: Narrative and Authority in Genetic Ancestry Performance on YouTube
The rise of direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry testing and social media technologies have converged to create a particular genre of vernacular identity performance: the genetic ancestry "reveal" on YouTube. This article seeks to understand these performances in relation to the authority that performers grant test results to inform racial and/or ethnic identities, how performers establish hierarchies of knowledge when family folklore and genetic …
CRISPRfacts, Gene Editing, and Joking in the Twittersphere
Digital folklore offers unique insight into how the wider public is grappling with complex scientific developments in the world today. This paper explores the relationship between scientific hyperbole and public skepticism of scientific claims in an age of fake news, in an examination of a joke cycle, #CRISPRfacts, that emerged on Twitter in response to hype about the new gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9
DNA Identities: Narrative and Authority in Genetic Ancestry Performance on YouTube
The rise of direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry testing and social media technologies have converged to create a particular genre of vernacular identity performance: the genetic ancestry "reveal" on YouTube. This article seeks to understand these performances in relation to the authority that performers grant test results to inform racial and/or ethnic identities, how performers establish hierarchies of knowledge when family folklore and genetic …
Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 works) · CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (1 works) · Demography (1 works) · Genealogy (1 works) · Genetic genealogy (1 works) · Genetics (1 works) · Genetics (1 works)