i kinda love this answer, it’s very illuminating. it’s not about female athletes at all, it’s about the fragile egos of delusional psychopathic parents who want returns on their perceived investments

Took a long time, but it's finally out! 'We don’t have any queer porn in Finland': Ephemerality of a scene Book chapter with @susannapaasonen.bsky.social ! Making me miss #Finland even more! www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #pornstudies #mediastudies #sexualitystudies

This paper is still a preprint, but I am going to bet it's gonna get heavily cited real fast. This is quality work, as well as work that prioritizes quality and pushes back against the mystification of tech we see around LLMs. @sejkko.bsky.social is an awesome scholar, that I am happy to work with!

Come one, come all - #GraphicNovels against #Gender #Violence - closing conference! At @uminho.bsky.social July 13th - free to attend! @gendersky.bsky.social

Há quem lhe chame GeringonCHa, eu acho que o nome mais apropriado para esta relação é AD-EGA.

Good news! "We have reached a decision on your submission to Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, "Multimedia immersive performances and resonant embodiments: Rethinking teknê, art, and the (in)human(e)". Our decision is to: Accept Submission." w/ Carlos Marecos and Gabriela Marramaque!

7 e 8 de Setembro - resultados finais do @eukidsonline.bsky.social #Portugal a serem publicamente apresentados na Conferência Final! Inscrições livres! Vejam o programa e venham: eukidsonline.fcsh.unl.pt/conferencia/... #internet #jovens #onlinesafety #mediastudies

Yes, it does. 🤨 #jokesters

the write ups of the pm's fall never mention his biggest reforms—those that made the uk far, far worse for minorities my latest for @liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/starmer-out/

Auspicious day to post this so here it is! 'Memes and politics in the UK: from piggate to partygate and beyond' is out now! link.springer.com/book/10.1007... I loved writing this and I hope you'll all love reading it. Check out the cover, description and endorsements here! 📖 Buy it!! 😅

New article co-authored by @craighaslop.bsky.social (among many others) in Journal of Gender Studies! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Jury selection just wrapped in the Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace trial. By my count: 7 of 11 of the jurors have ties to the fossil fuel industry. 3 work at fossil fuel companies 3 have husbands with industry ties 1 has mineral rights I'll be here all month covering the trial for Drilled.

“Everything is allowed in Palestine. Everything except freedom, food, water, medical care, democracy, justice, and safety.” Mummi’s Abu-Jamal, People’s Conference for Palestine.

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We are in the Age of Humans - the Anthropocene. Our new article (open access) shows how even with a moderate future emissions scenario, global temperature will still be elevated by 3-4°C in the year 3000! Lifetime of our CO2 in the air is that long. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

This is where I'll be tomorrow!

As we kick off the first week of quarter, I am reminded that I my mental model is *absolutely* directory structure and I have no idea how students now live their entire lives in the chaotic laundry basket that is Google Drive. This article explains it so well: www.theverge.com/22684730/stu...

"a catch for those greedy grubs; each agent remembers who has defected against them and physically avoids them from then on" Aay lmaao

Tomorrow, online, an academic reflection on gender studies and silences. @gendersky.bsky.social #genderstudies #feministscholarship

A snippet of what it means to show up in a podcast, talking about gender equality, *while looking like this*. Time and again I am shown - no matter how 'good' your work is, nothing is more disqualifying than looking a *certain* way, often be drawn along lines of gender, race, etc.

Fui entrevistade para um #Podcast em #português sobre #igualdade de #género! A convite de uma iniciativa da Câmara do #Montijo open.spotify.com/episode/41WI...

Olha, os australianos a chegar à conclusão óbvia(enfim, para alguns), depois de “impedirem” o acesso de menores às redes sociais. REGULEM AS PLATAFORMAS, NÃO AS PESSOAS. E por cá, como estamos? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

After five teen girls were targeted by AI-generated child sexual abuse material, Radnor Township High School in Pennsylvania has become a case study in how schools and police around the country grapple with how to response to deepfake crimes involving children.

Did a thing, yesterday! #sexualities #gender #Portugal #academia #research #mediastudies

#CFP - #Nonmonogamies scholars, #queer #kinship scholars, #transnational scholars, submissions open until October 2026 Please share! #sociology #familystudies #gender #gendersky #4genderstudiesfeed #sexualities

Fondly remembering the gender studies class where I sat through a group presentation on how Bumble, unlike Tinder, was The Feminist Dating App™️

🏅In one of our most read articles this week, "'The Anti-Woke Academy'", Iris B. Segers presents a content analysis of the FvD's online presence to highlight the anti-gender nature of the Dutch far right party's rhetoric. 🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟 gendersky polisky buff.ly/lFVsP5X

From Fire to Algorithms: Why Fear of AI Is Not New, But Still Matters Eight in ten researchers already use AI tools in their work. Most will not say so out loud in a conference room. This paper examines that gap, the space between what academics do privately and what they defend #sociology link

New article in Review of International Studies ‘If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad’: Liberal enjoyment and complicity in popular culture. Zoë Jay #FanStudies www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Illusion of Authenticity in Social Media Influencer Culture This paper addresses the concept of authenticity among current influencers on socially driven apps like TikTok and Instagram Reels. In particular, the paper aims to prove that there are no authentic characteristics o #sociology link

I discussed intersex identity and experiences in an article for my blog, Meticulous Musings. The article features a wonderful Ted Talk delivered by Intersex Activist Emily Quinn. I also discussed how common intersex conditions are, based on a research paper […]

🌟 New article 👥 @romaddox.bsky.social, guest researcher at SKOK @unibergen.bsky.social 👉 Representationalism and the impossibility of autistic transgender identification 📗 Culture, Theory and Critique @tandfresearch.bsky.social 🌈🎓 #GenderSky #AutRes #OpenAccess www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The United States now has the most government restrictions on academic freedom of any high-income country. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi... Raw data from @vdeminstitute.bsky.social —> academic-freedom-index.net/research/Aca...

25 de Abril, sempre.

Multimodal Misinformation: How Climate Obstruction Is Constructed on TikTok This article examines how conspiratorial climate claims are multimodally constructed and emotionally mobilized on TikTok, advancing understanding of multimodal climate misinformation in short-form audiovi #sociology link

The Scientific Case Against Parental Alienation: A Critical Review Parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and its reformulation as parental alienation (PA) have gained traction in family courts despite persistent scientific controversy. This review synthesizes peer-reviewedresearch a #sociology link

#OutNow in #iCS Who gets seen and heard in science communication on TikTok? Analysing 10,800 videos and 448,000 comments, this study shows how gender, race, and communication style interact to shape audience engagement. doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Iran fired at a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz early Saturday after reimposing restrictions on the waterway in response to a U.S. blockade on Iranian ports.

“Portrayals of sex work in mainstream media such as Euphoria rely on reductive and harmful stereotypes, which often shape public perception of sex workers in ways that justify harmful policy."

The world's first Gay male #vampire story. By Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. Charming #horror from Old Norse mythology. #lgbtqHistory #MattBaume www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3g5...

UNHREP Policy Paper: CLIMATE JUSTICE AS A HUMAN RIGHTS-BASED FRAMEWORK Climate justice has emerged as one of the most critical ethical, legal, and political frameworks in global climate governance. It is no longer sufficient to treat climate change as a purely scientific or envir #sociology link

Holy shit, I have NEVER been more excited for a movie.

You absolutely SHOULD NOT go around telling people that data centers are full of gold, silver, palladium, copper, and that the data centers are almost entirely unstaffed.

The terms of the proposed OnlyFans sale have shifted. Investment firm Architect Capital will likely only take a minority share for 3 billion, meaning control will remain with Leo's wife Katie and the family trust. This is likely good news for creators, as it doesn't suggest major change.

It's a year today since the Supreme Court decision on the meaning of "sex" under the Equality Act 2010. Jolyon Maugham and I have written a reflective piece with our thoughts on the judgment, everything that has happened since, and why it's so important that we are still fighting - together 👇

Investigative journalism is how we fight back. We’re backing more queer journalists to deliver it Here’s how 👇🧵