Katrin Tiidenberg
| Katrin Tiidenberg | |
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 Katrin Tiidenberg 2018. aastal Tallinna Ülikooli juures..jpg Tiidenberg at Tallinn University in 2018 | |
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | Estonian |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Research on social media practices, networked visuality, digital sexuality, and participatory culture |
Katrin Tiidenberg (born 26 July 1980)[1] is an Estonian sociologist and internet researcher who is Professor of Participatory Culture at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School, Tallinn University.[2] Her research examines how people create meaning and relationships through everyday social media practices, including networked visuality and platformed intimacy.[2]
Tiidenberg is the author of several books for academic and general audiences, including Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them (Emerald, 2018),[3] Sex and Social Media (with Emily van der Nagel; Emerald, 2020),[4] and Tumblr (with Natalie Ann Hendry and Crystal Abidin; Polity, 2021).[5]
Education and career
Tiidenberg received her PhD in sociology from Tallinn University in 2015; her dissertation analysed selfie practices and their role in identity and significant relationships.[6]
She has also held international research appointments and was a Fellow of the Durham University Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) in 2022/23.[7]
Public engagement
Tiidenberg has written and spoken publicly about social media, digital culture, and science communication, including in Estonian media and cultural outlets.[8][9]
Awards and honours
- 2022 – Awarded (with the Estonian Young Academy of Sciences) a prize in the Estonian national science popularisation awards (audio-visual and electronic media category).[10]
- 2022 – Sirp laureate (one of the newspaper's selected annual laureates).[11]
Selected works
Books
- Tiidenberg, Katrin. Ihu ja hingega internetis: kuidas mõista sotsiaalmeediat? Tallinn: Tallinn University Press, 2017.[12]
- Tiidenberg, Katrin. Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2018.[3]
- Tiidenberg, Katrin; van der Nagel, Emily. Sex and Social Media. Bingley: Emerald Publishing, 2020.[4]
- Tiidenberg, Katrin; Hendry, Natalie Ann; Abidin, Crystal. Tumblr. Cambridge: Polity, 2021.[5]
Edited volumes
- Markham, Annette N.; Tiidenberg, Katrin (eds.). Metaphors of Internet: Ways of Being in the Age of Ubiquity. Berlin: Peter Lang, 2020.[13]
Reception
- Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them reviewed in European Journal of Media Studies (book review).[14]
- Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them and Ihu ja hingega internetis reviewed in Baltic Screen Media Review (book review).[15]
- Tumblr reviewed in Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (book review).[16]
References
- ↑ "Katrin Tiidenberg (CV)". Estonian Research Information System (ETIS). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Katrin Tiidenberg". Tallinn University. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them". Emerald Publishing. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sex and Social Media". Emerald Publishing. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tumblr". Polity. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Public defence of Katrin Tiidenberg's doctoral thesis at Tallinn University". Tallinn University. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Institute of Advanced Study: Annual Report 2022/23 (PDF) (Report). Durham University Institute of Advanced Study. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Katrin Tiidenberg: nemad vä? Nemad saadame tuleriidale". ERR (in eesti). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Katrin Tiidenberg. Piirimaalt äärelinna: seks, digigentrifikatsioon ja sotsiaalmeedia". ERR Kultuur (in eesti). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ 2022. a Eesti teaduse populariseerimise auhinna riikliku konkursi tulemuste kinnitamine (ministerial decree) (PDF) (Report). Estonian Ministry of Education and Research. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Sirbi laureaadid 2022". Sirp (in eesti). 13 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ihu ja hingega internetis: kuidas mõista sotsiaalmeediat?". DIGAR (National Library of Estonia) (in eesti). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ "Metaphors of Internet: Ways of Being in the Age of Ubiquity". Peter Lang. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Wu-Ouyang, Biying (1 January 2023). "Book Review: Selfies: Why we love (and hate) them by Katrin Tiidenberg". European Journal of Media Studies. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Siibak, Andra (2019). "Book Review (Tiidenberg, Selfies: Why We Love (and Hate) Them; Ihu ja hingega internetis)" (PDF). Baltic Screen Media Review. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ↑ Collier, J. R. (2022). "Book review: Tumblr". Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
External links
- Official website
- "Tallinn University profile". Tallinn University. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- "ETIS profile". Estonian Research Information System (ETIS). Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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