Indigenous knowledge and creativities online

TikTok as a relational tool within the Indigenous art process

Bibliographic Data

ID2389488
AuthorsD Barnes (0009-0006-3900-1934, Macquarie University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume20
Issue2
Pages322-331
Publication date2024-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/11771801241246731
OpenAlexW4395462597
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

This article explores the potential of TikTok videos as a method of relational engagement for Indigenous artists. The concept of relationality is the foundation of Indigenous artistic practices, through which Indigenous art is representative of an ongoing process of knowledge sharing and connection rather than a final product. Within this process, art is given meaning through the extensive relationships that inform its stories and symbolism such as the artist's connections, ancestral knowledges, and both Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences. The ways that Indigenous artists share their art on platforms such as TikTok play a key role in the Indigenous art process. Using data produced through content analysis of three TikTok videos, this article highlights the various ways that Indigenous artists use TikTok videos and its functions as a means of sharing knowledge, locating their identities, and maintaining extensive relationalities with themselves, community, Country, and ancestors

Epistemology · Indigenous · Knowledge management · Knowledge sharing · Sociology · Traditional knowledge · Computer Science · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Ecology

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