Crystal Abidin

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  • Professor of Internet Studies & Director of Influencer Ethnography Research Lab, Curtin University

Crystal Abidin is a digital anthropologist of vernacular internet cultures specializing in the Asia Pacific region. She is Professor of Internet Studies at Curtin University, Founding Director of the Influencer Ethnography Research Lab, and Founder of the TikTok Cultures Research Network. Her newest books are 'Child Influencers: How Children Become Entangled with Social Media Fame' (2025, Polity) and 'TikTok and Youth Cultures' (2025, Emerald). Reach her at wishcrys.com.

Experience

  • 2022–present
    Professor in Internet Studies, Curtin University
  • 2021–2022
    Associate Professor in Internet Studies, Curtin University
  • 2019–2021
    Senior Research Fellow in Internet Studies, Curtin University
  • 2017–2019
    Postdoctoral Fellow at the MMTC, Jönköping University
  • 2017–2019
    Researcher, Handelsrådet
  • 2016–2017
    Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology, National University of Singapore

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