In this talk, Anika Leslie-Walker, Paul Ian Campbell and Marcus Maloney discussed their recent Identities article, ‘The intersections of race and gendered stereotypes within the constructions of digital women footballers in video games’. They explored the ways in which the numerical values which con Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​

If you missed the event, the recording of our September #IdentitiesEvent is available!

'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​'

youtu.be/Pzjy1VKztrM

@drpauliancampbell.bsky.social @marcusjmaloney.bsky.social @catherinehapper.bsky.social

This is the kind of disgraceful 'cultural appropriation' we should have always been vigilant against 🤣

This looks amazing 🌈🎓

‘I don’t want another kid stuck in this right-wing loop’: how transgender and gender-diverse educators challenge online misogyny in schools Building on Wescott and colleagues’ research on the manosphere’s influence in Australian schools, this study explores English transgender and gender-diverse educators’ experiences confronting manos...

Second Oct publication!

Kayden Schumacher, Kate Babin and my article on trans and gender diverse UK educators accounts of grappling with manosphere-informed misogyny in their classrooms.

❤️✌️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

‘I don’t want another kid stuck in this right-wing loop’: how transgender and gender-diverse educators challenge online misogyny in schools Building on Wescott and colleagues’ research on the manosphere’s influence in Australian schools, this study explores English transgender and gender-diverse educators’ experiences confronting manos...

Second Oct publication!

Kayden Schumacher, Kate Babin and my article on trans and gender diverse UK educators accounts of grappling with manosphere-informed misogyny in their classrooms.

❤️✌️

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Hey! Check out the vid of @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social , Anika Leslie-Walker and me talk about our work on sports video games and their construction of Black women footballers ❤️

M/C Journal 'vlog' issue cover

🤳 Very excited to announce the launch of M/C Journal issue 28.4: '#vlog', edited by Ümit Kennedy. #mcjournal

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'I’ve never used AI and probably never will': Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu reckons 'fluctuations and imperfections' are what make music satisfying Uematsu, who worked on the soundtracks for Final Fantasy XIV and Chrono Trigger, isn't tempted by generative AI.

“…music produced by people is unstable, and everyone does it in their own unique way. And what makes it sound so satisfying are precisely those fluctuations and imperfections."

Online misogyny and pedagogies of Hindutva digital subjectivation: reflections from the Indian manosphere Positioned within the wider political, socioeconomic and cultural context of contemporary India's regressive and anti-feminist trajectory, this article examines the ‘Indian manosphere' and how it c...

NEW PUBLICATION - I've been dying to share this one!

Saba Hussain and my ground-breaking work on the 'Indian manosphere', and how different cultural contexts shape reactionary movements like this one.

Honour helping Saba build this work 😀❤️

Open access, baby! 🥳

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Online misogyny and pedagogies of Hindutva digital subjectivation: reflections from the Indian manosphere Positioned within the wider political, socioeconomic and cultural context of contemporary India's regressive and anti-feminist trajectory, this article examines the ‘Indian manosphere' and how it c...

NEW PUBLICATION - I've been dying to share this one!

Saba Hussain and my ground-breaking work on the 'Indian manosphere', and how different cultural contexts shape reactionary movements like this one.

Honour helping Saba build this work 😀❤️

Open access, baby! 🥳

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

YouTube video by PoliticsJOE Asking Tory members how they're feeling

This is one of the saddest pieces of interview footage I've seen in some time:

youtube.com/watch?v=n_Fi...

I am horrified by the news of multiple stabbings at a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur.

My thoughts are with the loved ones of the victims of this heinous antisemitic attack.

We must defend a society where people of all faiths can practice their religion in safety and peace

Tony Blair’s catastrophic decision to invade Iraq cost thousands upon thousands of lives.

He shouldn’t be anywhere near the Middle East, let alone Gaza.

It is not up to Blair, Trump or Netanyahu to decide the future of Gaza. That is up to the people of Palestine.

gayemagazine IG post: Kenyan Judge Orders Government to Recognize Transgender People in Landmark Ruling

if a conservative country like Kenya can understand that trans people deserve basic rights and protections, other countries REALLY have no excuse.

Next week!

'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​'

With Anika Leslie-Walker, @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social & @marcusjmaloney.bsky.social

Register to attend:
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NEXT TUES (Sep 23)!!

Join Anika Leslie-Walker, @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social and me online discussing our research on how sports video games construct Black female footballers and reproduce racist and misogynoir tropes ✌️

Register via link in OP below... NOW! 😀❤️

NEXT TUES (Sep 23)!!

Join Anika Leslie-Walker, @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social and me online discussing our research on how sports video games construct Black female footballers and reproduce racist and misogynoir tropes ✌️

Register via link in OP below... NOW! 😀❤️

Still time to register for our next #IdentitiesEvent!

'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​'

23 Sep, 1-2.30pm (Online)

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Together with Marc Tuters and @robtoes.bsky.social I wrote an essay on the Charlie Kirk assassination, the Groypers - Nick Fuentes connection and the state of memetic political violence today oilab.eu/frozen-antag...

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💼📣 I’m seeking a student to work as a Research Assistant (MA/PhD) in Barcelona on a gender inequality & household labor project. Part-time (8–10 h/wk, flexible). Great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in quantitative comparative research. Apply by 15 Oct! #sociology
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I rarely jump into bluesky, never seem to generate much interest here.

But fyi, Mike Gravel's 2008 US Prez campaign website is still on 😀👌

gravel2008.us

I rarely jump into bluesky, never seem to generate much interest here.

But fyi, Mike Gravel's 2008 US Prez campaign website is still on 😀👌

gravel2008.us

The Gaza Tribunal: panel and witnesses confirmed Project for Peace and Justice, founded by Jeremy Corbyn. A hub for discussion and action, building solidarity and hope for a more decent world.

Tomorrow, we are going to expose the full scale of British complicity in genocide.

Join us for The Gaza Tribunal.

thecorbynproject.com/news/the-gaz...

Wanna know a bit about my latest book? Here's a discussion: newbooksnetwork.com/doing-good-s...

Don't forget to register for our September #IdentitiesEvent!

'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​'

With Anika Leslie-Walker, @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social & @marcusjmaloney.bsky.social

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@nasarmeer.bsky.social

"This country is about evenly divided between conservatives and reactionaries" - Gore Vidal

The world's dumbest 'centrist' political podcast hypothetical 🥴👌

The first of our autumn event series is now open for registration!

'Race, Gender and Misogynoir Stereotypes within the Constructions of Digital Women Footballers​'

With Anika Leslie-Walker, @drpauliancampbell.bsky.social & @marcusjmaloney.bsky.social

www.eventbrite.co.uk...

We need to stop using a framework of 'ChatGPT killed someone', it feeds into the myth of the system's agency & OpenAI's framing. The right framework to use: OpenAI is continuing to perpetuate an indefinite industrial disaster. The oil pipe is not at fault when it breaks. The company that built it is