Samantha Martinez Ziegler
samantha.a.martinezziegler@utu.fi ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1374-9224 |
Areas of expertise
digital culture, cultural heritage, online communities, fan studies
digital culture, cultural heritage, online communities, fan studies
Research community or research topic
Tutkimukseni keskittyy suomalaisen kulttuurin ja kulttuuri-identiteetin rakentamiseen, esittämiseen ja niiden vastaanottoon sosiaalisessa mediassa.
Tutkimukseni keskittyy suomalaisen kulttuurin ja kulttuuri-identiteetin rakentamiseen, esittämiseen ja niiden vastaanottoon sosiaalisessa mediassa.
Biography
Research
My research examines the representation of Finnishness and Finnish culture by social media influencers and how different perspectives and backgrounds influence the construction and perception of the same. I also focus on the use of social media platforms to construct narratives of the self through digital storytelling, the authorship influencers have over the self-representation of their cultural identity, and the response of non-Finnish audiences.
Publications
- Hate Is a Drag — Examining the Drag Panic of the 2020s (2025)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal) - #TerceraGuerraMundial in Memes: Latin American Perspectives on the Russo-Ukrainian War (2025)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal) - Emails From Our Good Friend Jonathan Harker : Dracula Daily’s Effect on The Reader Experience of Dracula and the Dynamics of Fandom on Tumblr (2024) Martinez Ziegler, Samantha
(G2 Master’s thesis, polytechnic Master’s thesis) - “History? No, Henny, This is HERstory” — Queer History as Entertainment in RuPaul’s Drag Race (2024)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal) - The Sound of Seattle: Locating Grunge Heritage (2023)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal) - Professional Museums in Finland: Revisiting the History and Development of the Finnish Museum Sector (2022) Opiskelijatöiden helmiä: museologia & arkistoala ja asiakirjahallinta 2021-2022 Martinez Ziegler, Samantha
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - The Twin Peaks Fandom on the Net – 30 Years of Activity and Counting (2021)
- WiderScreen
(B1 Non-refereed review article in a scientific journal)