charlotte durham

playing TS12 in seminars all this week as a pedagogical intervention was an absolute success 🫶🏽🧡

Community Pharmacy England Q Pharmacy teams have reported major issues to us over the last two days related to large numbers of patients booking COVID-19 vaccinations via the National Booking System (NBS) who are not eligible for the vaccine this winter. We are working with NHS England to try to address this unacceptable situation and to get more NHS communications issued to help people understand whether they are eligible for the vaccine. In the meantime, we have created three posters that pharmacy teams can use to help explain about vaccine eligibility this winter:

The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising.

@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.

Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.

It isn't too late for a U-turn!

had a good cry in my car tonite because being a girl in sport is still really hard 😢

Text reads: "Nomination Process Nominations for election into these positions shall comprise a proposer, a seconder and the agreement of the nominee who all must be an Association member at the time of nomination. Nominations will be gathered via email to secretary@dis-net.org and sent to the current Secretary. The nominating period will occur six-weeks before the AGM. The nomination window closes on Monday, 23rd June. In the event of more than one candidate being nominated for any named position, an election will be held at the AGM. The winner will be the candidate achieving the highest number of votes cast by those members present and eligible to vote. Members of the Executive Committee must be members of the Association."

...some of the most wonderful people. remember, DisNet is it’s members, so please consider nominating yourself for any of the vacant positions - please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions 🩵

as many of you will know, I have decided to step down as @disnet.bsky.social treasurer, meaning the role is vacant ready for someone new to join the executive committee at the next agm! it's been a privilege to serve the disney studies community in this way for the last 2 years and work with...

a pixel art of mario standing on top of a gold block with a question mark on it Alt: A pixel art of Mario standing on top of a gold block with a question mark on it.

I'm co-editing a Special Issue for Critical Studies in Media Communication on "Games & Storage" 📦

Guided by Zoe Sofia’s articulation of “container technologies” and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!

Full CFP in 🧵👇Abstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!

it’s been a week.

(it’s only tuesday 😢)

‘Three major figures in analysis of #race in contemporary culture have joined forces to craft a powerful critique of recent mutations in mediated #racism.’
- David Hesmondhalgh

Anamik Saha, @gavant.bsky.social, @francescasobande.bsky.social ‘The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto’ is OUT NOW!

PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not a

Btw PIP fraud was ZERO last year.

#Labour #Disability

solidarity 💪

BOOK LAUNCH: The Kids Are Online, Dr. Ysabel Gerrard Join us for the virtual book launch of "The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life" by Dr Ysabel Gerrard

Hello Bluesky friends! My first book - The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - hits the shelves this month and I'm having a launch event, hosted by @briony.bsky.social :)

18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
HYBRID
Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh

The irony of teaching on public spheres, the internet and digital democracy with no internet this morning (eduroam being eduroam) was not lost on me 🥲

Need a little bit more time for your abstract?

Deadline for Abstracts is extended to 16th February!

#BIPOC voices are often missing from autistic spaces, so here is a BIPOC starter pack! 😊

go.bsky.app/TtXfpAt

#racialequality #antiracism

The image of autism as “only white boys” leads to underdiagnosis, discrimination & isolation for many

Our autistic community is much more diverse than that! ❤️

Ah sorry to hear that - I hope you’re feeling better soon 🩵

Last June, I was honoured to have @gavant.bsky.social serve as one of the examiners for my PhD viva. And tomorrow I'll get to (partly) return the favour as a respondent at the launch of his book, co-authored with @francescasobande.bsky.social & Anamik Saha. Come by if you're in Leeds! 📚💭

i wish i could be there, but unfortunately i’m teaching 😢

@jkokai.bsky.social and @thomasmrobson.bsky.social are actually the best! they’ll be chatting about their new book with @smittermeier.bsky.social this eve, info is here: dis-net.org ✨🫶🏽💜

Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.

A light dusting of snow covers roofs and trees

obligatory snow pic before it finished melting 🌨️

Being included/not included on starter packs is definitely going to end up like BlueSky's version of MySpace Top 8s isn't it

*31 January!!

THRILLED to be on the organising committee for this insanely brilliant (online 💻) conference: we are accepting abstracts through 1 January! 🎉☺️🫶

If you're working on Disney in any capacity we'd love to hear from you!

The final panel of the 2nd Annual #DisNet24 conference is “Exploring the Digital Frontier: Tech and Gaming” moderated by @charlottedurham.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who has joined us this week! Don’t forget our social after this panel!

The next panel of the day discusses different angles of storytelling with “Storytelling in the Digital and Global Age” moderated by @charlottedurham.bsky.social

Our next panel digs into the business end of things and "To Make Money Is Our Only Objective": Disney as a Business is being chaired by @charlottedurham.bsky.social #Disnet24

The first panel of the day, chaired by @charlottedurham.bsky.social takes us around the world - “All the World's a Showcase: Disney's Themed Spaces” starts now! #DisNet24

Starting off our day is @charlottedurham.bsky.social from the University of Leeds discussing mobility within Disney’s utopia with her presentation, “When You Wish Upon a Global Media Conglomerate: The Limits of Mobility Within Disney’s Enacted Utopia” #DisNet24 #WishMovie