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ASMR som mediekulturelt og lydligt fænomen

Bibliographic Data

ID2653872
AuthorsHelle Breth Klausen (0000-0003-2407-1041, Aarhus University), Iben Have (0000-0003-1724-0898, Aarhus University)
Year2019
Volume35
Issue66
Pages037-054
Publication date2019-10-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMedieKultur Journal of media and communication research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0900-9671 • E-ISSN: 1901-9726
PublisherDet Kgl. Bibliotek/Royal Danish Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.7146/mediekultur.v35i66.106133
OpenAlexW2981795256
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is a physiological sensory reaction usually described as 'a tingling, static-like sensation across the scalp, back of the neck and at times further areas in response to specific triggering audio and visual stimuli' (Barratt & Davis, 2015). In the last decade ASMR has also become a growing media cultural phenomenon, especially on YouTube, where ASMRtists create videos that help you overcome stress, loneliness and insomnia while making you feel good. This article follows a question raised by one of these ASMRtists concerning the ability of the videos to generate a feeling of human touch. In a combination of Media and Sound Studies, and supported by an empirical study of user comments on YouTube and Reddit, we argue that ASMR videos off er a social service by affording experiences of telepresence and pseudohaptic social audio-grooming and thereby meeting the 'skin hunger' of modern human beings

Advertising · Feeling · Internet privacy · Loneliness · Social media · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Multisensory perception and integration · Music History and Culture · Music Technology and Sound Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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