Research on the youth population in small towns is expanding from focusing solely on their significant consumption power in the film and television industry to encompass a broader range of areas, such as cultural production, identity reconstruction, and promoting urban-rural connections. The study now includes the examination of the identity and construction of small-town youth within its research scope. By observing the real cultural life circumstances of small-town youth, their internal interactions with the internet, emotional connections, and creative talents in the realm of short videos, it is evident that these virtual spaces have become the platform where small-town youth engage in new forms of personal narratives and identity construction. This paper focuses on the consumption and creation of short videos by 15 small-town youth in the northwest region of China. It not only illustrates the presentation and construction of small-town youth in relation to short videos but also reflects the partial changes in group mentality and social reality resulting from these interactions.

Liang Na. Research on individual narrative and identity construction of short video of small town youth. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 12: 48-52. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.051208.

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