Academic
Research
My research focuses on the relationships that emerge between people and technology and is attentive to the geography I am speaking from.
As a researcher, I have developed the following concepts:
Publications
Lukan, T. and B. Fecher. 2026. The engagement paradox: how negative feedback shapes visibility-oriented science communication on TikTok. Journal of Science Communication, 25(04).
Lukan, T. and J. Čehovin Zajc. 2025. Platform lethargy: Relational work perspective on influencer precarity. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 28(1): 151-167.
Lukan, T. and M. Appleton. 2025. Unveiling the girl boss sexual contract: A multimodal discourse analysis of female influencers in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Slovenia. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 28(3): 721-738.
Lukan, T. and J. Čehovin Zajc. 2024. Love, cynicism, wanderlust: the role of emotions in the career trajectories of precarious journalists. Emotions and Society, 6(1): 44-59.
Čehovin Zajc, J. and T. Lukan. 2024. Boiled watchdogs? The declining professional autonomy of precarious millennial generation journalists. Journal of Professions and Organization, 11(1): 16-31.
Lukan, T. and J. Čehovin Zajc. 2023. “If you don’t agree to be available 24/7, then you have nothing to do in journalism”: the boundary work tactics of precarious journalists. Community, Work & Family, 26(4): 411-427.
Čehovin Zajc, J. and T. Lukan. 2023. From hope labour to hope for journalism: career trajectories of precarious millennial journalists in Slovenia. Media Research, 29(1): 61-82.