Publication Date
2019
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
First Advisor
Kyburz, Bonnie L.
Second Advisor
Day, Michael
Degree Name
M.A. (Master of Arts)
Legacy Department
Department of English
Abstract
This thesis aims to examine YouTube’s Terms of Service as it applies to content creators (known as YouTubers) who use the platform as a means of financial gain and how YouTube’s demonetization policy via an algorithm is negatively affecting them. I conducted a case study featuring one creator, Michelle Guido, and attempted to determine why some of her content is demonetized when it fulfills YouTube’s content standards for monetization. This study is meant as an examination through the lens of Dr. N. Katherine Hayles’s theory of posthumanism as stated in her book, How We Became Posthuman, and will offer insight into the disembodied algorithm and how it may be combatted for a more democratic usage.
Recommended Citation
Bresnahan, Sarah, "Youtube’s Terms of Service: Posthumanism, Algorithms, and Professional Writing" (2019). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 6882.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/6882
Extent
36 pages
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
Rights Statement
In Copyright
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Media Type
Text
