Touchscreens, tactility, and material traces: From avant-garde artists to Instagram ASMRtists

This article identifies and historicises gestural trends in ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) videos on the social media site Instagram, where media objects foregrounding touch and texture are shared via specialist accounts and hashtags such as #satisfyingvideos and #slimeasmr. While much...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jennifer O’Meara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam University Press 2019-01-01
Series:NECSUS : European journal of media studies
Online Access:https://necsus-ejms.org/touchscreens-tactility-and-material-traces-from-avant-garde-artists-to-instagram-asmrtists/