TikTok and the Black Lives Matter Movement

Honors College Thesis

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Citeable URL: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/honors_college_theses/nc580v63g

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Creator	Hickey, Rya
Abstract	This paper looks into the participants in Black Lives Matter-related communication on the social media app TikTok and the content they posted. Using grounded theory, the information gathered from Black Lives Matter TikTok videos was analyzed to determine the goals of the content creators, as well as the feasibility of community dialogue facilitation on this social media platform. Three types of communication events were located and analyzed to help determine these goals, in this case being to build and connect with community members or to engage in discussion with non-members. Using knowledge of community dialogue and of the TikTok app itself, it was then determined that, though the app could be an effective method of community building, it would be extremely difficult to facilitate community dialogue in such a setting. Keywords: TikTok, social media, Black Lives Matter, communication, community dialogue, grounded theory
Resource Type	Honors College Thesis
Date Issued	2022-06-03
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Honors Bachelor of Arts (H.B.A.)
Degree Field	Liberal Studies
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2022
Advisor	Dollar, Natalie
Committee Member	Seal, Bruce Cappy, Christina
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Honors College
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]

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