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Book review
. Influencer Discourse: Affective Relations and Identities. vi + 306 pp. John Benjamins, 2024. ISBN 978-902-72-4643-1 https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.349
Published online: 24 March 2026
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00220.mol
https://doi.org/10.1075/ld.00220.mol
Article outline
- Beyond the hype of the influencer industry
- 1.Affect, authenticity, and fandom
- 2.Aggression, cancellation, and (anti)fandom
- 3.Genres and relational practices
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