[Air-L] New book: Global South Creator Cultures and London launch event (20 Jan 2026)

[Tuğçe Bidav]

Dear all,

I’m very happy to share that our edited volume *Global South Creator
Cultures
<https://www.routledge.com/Global-South-Creator-Cultures/Bidav-Mehta/p/book/9781032988047>*
(Routledge, 2025), co-edited by me and Smith Mehta (University of
Groningen), is now out.

The book brings together research on creator cultures across India, Turkey,
Brazil, Chile, Pakistan, Nigeria, Hong Kong, and China, offering a
four-part conceptual framework for understanding platformised creative
labour. It foregrounds geographically situated, empirically grounded
studies of how creators navigate platform economies, state regulation,
language hierarchies, and everyday working conditions.

For those based in or near London, we will also be hosting a book launch
event as part of the Department of Digital Humanities Seminar Series at
King's College London:

📅 Tuesday, 20 January 2026
🕠 17:30 - 19:00
📍 Embankment Room, Strand Campus, King’s College London, WC2R 2NS

Further details and registration information can be found here:
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/digitalhumanitieskcl/1990239

We’d be delighted if you could join us, either by engaging with the book
or, if you’re nearby, by coming along to the launch.

Best, Tugce
-- 

*Dr Tuğçe Bidav*

Lecturer in Digital Labour and Marketing

Department of Digital Humanities

King’s College London
Strand Campus WC2R 2LS