Sonja Petrovic

Dr Sonja Petrovic is lecturing and teaching in the Media and Communication program in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. Her academic work focuses on addressing dynamics of communal belonging and public trust in digital spaces and in the context of crisis and disasters. Sonja is currently researching Japanese young women’s self-expression and self-actualisation practices in short-video formats and apps like TikTok; specifically, how this growing platform can accommodate new modes of expression and empowerment for young women through public self-staging, while considering intersecting themes of emotional labour, fandom, and online identities.