Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Representation of Siberian Contemporary Art on Social Media: Cyber Field Study Results

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2026 19 (5)
Authors
Ermakov, Tikhon K.; Seredkina, Natalia N.; Gomonov, Ilya S.
Contact information
Ermakov, Tikhon K. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ; ORCID: 0000-0002-6967-8720; Seredkina, Natalia N. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ; ORCID: 0000-0002-9248-8810; Gomonov, Ilya S. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ORCID: 0009-0008-3395-5926
Keywords
BERTopic; Siberian Contemporary Art; Cyberfield Research; Topic Modeling; Semantic Search; BERTopic
Abstract

Currently, many concepts, including “Siberian contemporary art,” manifest themselves through representations in the digital space, creating new challenges for researchers. Cyberfield research methods enable the analysis of textual datasets created in the digital space, including methods that straddle qualitative and quantitative approaches. One such method is topic modeling, which enables the categorization of textual datasets, which can then be interpreted using grounded theory principles. To analyze the representation of Siberian contemporary art on social media, a dataset of 11,237 posts was compiled, selected using a semantic search from 100,000 posts from 100 relevant groups. Further analysis using linear topic modeling and topic modeling with neural networks allowed us to identify certain characteristics of the dataset. The key results are the identification of stable categories associated with the formation of group networks through multiple cross-references, as well as individual groups in which identity markers become dominant. Siberian contemporary art thus emerges as a concept used in digital space as a tool for group formation and as a mechanism for constructing a specific identity associated with certain characteristics of the works

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1020–1030
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https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/158453

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