Just Plain Wrong

Yes, Amish TikTok is a thing: A Conversation with Melanie Springer-Mock

January 11, 2023 The MennoBrarians Season 4 Episode 5
Just Plain Wrong
Yes, Amish TikTok is a thing: A Conversation with Melanie Springer-Mock
Show Notes

This week, the MennoBrarians discuss Mennonite and Amish representations on social media, with a particular focus on Amish TikTok. With us to discuss her research and interest in Amish TikTok is Dr. Melanie Springer-Mock, Professor of English at George Fox University. We chat about personal social media habits, authenticity, connections to reality television and lots more. 

Follow Melanie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpringerMock

Pre-order her book, Finding Our Way Forward from Herald Press

And, you can now find Just Plain Wrong on TikTok! We haven’t figured out how to use it yet, but you can follow us at https://www.tiktok.com/@plainwrongpod

We played the audio from three TikToks during the episode:
1, Why Don’t Amish Have Full Beards from user Amish_OG
2, Things you need in a Mennonite House part 2 from user Sarah the Mennonite
3, Getting Shunned from user Eddie Swartzentruber_1996


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“Just Plain Wrong” is produced, written and edited by Erin Milanese, Abby Nafziger and Matilda Yoder.

Our intro music is played by Erin, and the outro by Miriam Augsburger. Both are "arrangements" of the Doxology from the Mennonite Hymnal.

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