Spring 2025 ILS Colloquium: Dr. Yuerong Hu

On Friday, April 11th, the ILS Department hosted its second colloquium of 2025, featuring Dr. Yuerong Hu’s presentation, “Goodreads might not be that good to read: Complexities of online book reviews.” The talk focused on the different intricacies of research data on online book reviews. Initially, the rise of online book reviews seemed to promise more equality in book opinions and reader participation. However, book reviewing platforms like Goodreads have also become spaces for cancel culture and large influxes of orchestrated negative reviews called review bombing. Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok can also cause content to go viral and influence the book market in unexpected ways.
To read more about Dr. Hu and her talk, read the full article here.