Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok
The city on social media has become a hot topic in the study of city communication and city image. From the perspective of spatial theory and the communication characteristics of social media, this paper divides the spatial imagery of TikTok into three spaces: material space-cognitive attention, men...
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| description | The city on social media has become a hot topic in the study of city communication and city image. From the perspective of spatial theory and the communication characteristics of social media, this paper divides the spatial imagery of TikTok into three spaces: material space-cognitive attention, mental space-mental association, and relational space-emotional involvement. Based on the content analysis of 40 videos, we analyze the process of social media using cognition, association, and emotion as the starting points to increase the material space, expand the mental space, and expand the relational space. We find that spatial imagery can be co-constructed from the material space, mental space, and relational space. Lastly, the model is changed, and the value of using spatial theory to understand how city images are made is talked about. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1ceac7ae4c04bdfb451ab0c03974a1b2023-01-31T15:08:49ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-12-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10800901080090Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTokNuochen Liu0Nuochen Liu1Xiaohui Sun2Sha Hong3Bowen Zhang4School of Advertising, Communication University of China, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Journalism and Communications, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, ChinaCollege of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaCollege of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaCollege of Management, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaThe city on social media has become a hot topic in the study of city communication and city image. From the perspective of spatial theory and the communication characteristics of social media, this paper divides the spatial imagery of TikTok into three spaces: material space-cognitive attention, mental space-mental association, and relational space-emotional involvement. Based on the content analysis of 40 videos, we analyze the process of social media using cognition, association, and emotion as the starting points to increase the material space, expand the mental space, and expand the relational space. We find that spatial imagery can be co-constructed from the material space, mental space, and relational space. Lastly, the model is changed, and the value of using spatial theory to understand how city images are made is talked about.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1080090/fullTikTokcity imagerycultural symbolismaudience behaviorcontent analysis |
| spellingShingle | Nuochen Liu Nuochen Liu Xiaohui Sun Sha Hong Bowen Zhang Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok Frontiers in Psychology TikTok city imagery cultural symbolism audience behavior content analysis |
| title | Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok |
| title_full | Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok |
| title_fullStr | Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok |
| title_short | Reproduction, cultural symbolism, and online relationship: Constructing city spatial imagery on TikTok |
| title_sort | reproduction cultural symbolism and online relationship constructing city spatial imagery on tiktok |
| topic | TikTok city imagery cultural symbolism audience behavior content analysis |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1080090/full |
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