Digital Intimacies

The Digital Intimacies Conference started yesterday with the presentation of the enriching work done by @jessicaringrose.bsky.social
Today @paulibyron.bsky.social is sharing “Rethinking mental health, care and friendship through Tiktok’s resonance”👏🏻
Follow us on Instagram for real-time updates!🩷

Have you seen our conference programme yet? 👀 Take a peek and save your favorite talks! digitalintimacies.eu/wp-content/u...

We’re truly grateful to present our work on Italian teens’ experiences of online gender-based violence at “Women’s Communication Rights in the Digital Era: the Beijing Platform for Action 30 Years on.”✨Contributing to the ongoing debate on gender and media studies is fundamental for our project.

✨Everything is ready for the Conference!

🏫On Sept.25&26, we’ll be waiting for you at FISPPA @unipd for the international conference supported by #DIGIT

💛Two days of meetings, panels, and discussions with researchers from all over the world, to talk about digital practices, intimacy, and gender.🔜

Summer is almost over, but if you signed up for the Digital Intimacies Conference, you have something to look forward too 🩷

Next week, we’ll make amazing memories in Padova connecting scholars, researchers and students around shared topics of interest.
See you (very) soon!

#DIGIT2025

Today we were at UniPa for the ESA RN23 Sexuality Mid-term Conference.
🩷 Di.G.I.T’s postdoctoral researcher Vittoria Bernardini presented the study on Italian teens’ fragmented sex ed, co-authored with other members of the Di.G.I.T team.
🔎 Learn more about the project: digitalintimacies.eu/en

Wondering what’s next at DIGIT? 👀

🔙Last week at GenS Conference we shared “Jealousy as care? Performing Gender and Power in Italian Teens’ Digital Relationships.”

Now, we are preparing for the ESA RN 23 Sexuality Mid-Term Conference.🎓

Details very 🔜

Stay tuned!✨ digitalintimacies.eu/en/news/

Time flies! A week into September means our conference is almost here! ✨Get ready for Padova:

- Pack comfy clothes for biking & a light jacket for cool nights.
- Don’t miss The Botanical Garden, Prato della Valle & more city gems!

See you soon! 😄
🔗https://digitalintimacies.eu/conference/

Our international conference is just a month away! 🌍✨ Join us in Padua this September for “Digital Intimacies, Young People & Everyday Life” with keynotes by Jessica Ringrose (UCL) & Paul Byron (UTS). See you there!🎓 #DIGIT2025

💭Why talk about digital intimacies today? Because platforms shape how we love, connect, and care. Young people are navigating friendships, identities, and relationships in algorithmic spaces where every click counts. How are these digital intimacies changing us? #DIGIT2025 #InternationalConference

We’ve been spotlighting our upcoming international conference, but remember: the backbone of DIGIT is research 🔎📚 on teens, digital media, intimacy & gender 🤳. The conference is just one way we share our findings with you—learn more about the project at: digitalintimacies.eu/en/ #DIGIT2025

🗣️ “In a digital world that promises connection and visibility...
Who gets to feel safe, seen, and intimate online—and who is left vulnerable to harm?”

🗓️ 25–26 September 2025 | 📍University of Padova
👉 Full programme & registration: lnkd.in/eFPteSaG

🔍 Deep dive into data, platforms & intimacy: explore themes such as datafication of intimacy, algorithmicized girlhood, surveillance and resistance, networks of care and more @ our Conference! See you in September! 📅 #DIGIT2025 #InternationalConference

🎓Deep dive into everyday digital intimacies: from flirting on IG to LGBTQIA+ youth advocacy online, this panel explores how teens live & shape intimacy through media. See you in September!✨ #DIGIT2025 #InternationalConference

July’s almost over!☀️ Taking a trip down memory lane…we've been busy at Di.G.I.T: Summer School in Padua, conferences in Cagliari & Rome, workshops on Gen Z & digital violence, plus fieldwork with teens across Italy. Big thanks to all involved—more coming 🔜! #DIGIT2025 #research

🔍 Deep Dive into #DIGIT2025 Theme: Intimacies in Algorithmic Environments

🗣️ “In the globalized and interconnected society we live in today…
How do teenagers experience their intimacy in digitalized & algorithmic environments?”

25–26 September 2025 | University of Padova

🔗: lnkd.in/dA5VzefY

🚨 Deadline for Registration is TODAY!

Don’t miss your chance to be part of Digital Intimacies, Young People & Everyday Life International Conference!
📍 University of Padova | 🗓️ 25–26 September 2025

🎟️ Register HERE lnkd.in/ebcYHGwu

📚Professor @cmscarcelli.bsky.social Principal Investigator of Di.G.I.T tells us how the project was born.
💡A research journey that explores how adolescents use digital media daily, focusing on topics such as intimacy, love, gender & sexuality.
🔎 Explore the project at digitalintimacies.eu
#DIGIT2025

⏰ Final Days to Register!
Digital Intimacies, Young People & Everyday Life
🛎️ Registration closes: 23 June 2025

Don't miss your chance to join leading voices exploring how youth navigate intimacy, identity, and connection in a digital world

Conference & registration information: lnkd.in/ebcYHGwu

5 reasons to visit Padova in 5 words:

🍻 Student city = museums + cafés + bars 😉

🏰 Important history! UniPD #Since1222

🚶 Easy and beautiful to walk 🥰

🚄 Perfect hub for day trips

📝 The Conference! Register now at linktr.ee/digit2025

#DIGIT2025

How do young people navigate intimacy online?

Through focus groups with teens, Di.G.I.T explores everyday experiences of gender, identity & media.

❗ Join our International Conference to discover our findings: digitalintimacies.eu/en/registrat...

#DIGIT2025 #AcademicConference

📅 Di.G.I.T Conference Programme!
25–26 September 2025 | 📍University of Padova

Keynotes
✨Jessica Ringrose on Post-Digital Intimacy as a Theoretical Framework
✨Paul Byron on Mental Health, Care & Friendship on TikTok

💻 Full programme & info: digitalintimacies.eu/en/programme/

📣Registrations Now Open!

University of Padova | September 25th–26th
We’re excited to welcome you to a dynamic, in-person conference exploring how young people experience, perform, and reshape intimacy.

🧾 Register here: bit.ly/3HiV5bC
💻 Fees: Regular: €150 | Reduced: €100
🔗More: lnkd.in/ebcYHGwu

👉 Interested in LGBTQ+ digital cultures? Don’t miss the keynote with Professor Paul Byron at #DIGIT2025!

At University of Technology Sydney, Paul’s recent studies focus on LGBTQ+ young people's digital peer support for mental health thorugh social media!

#PaulByron #YouthCultures

❓What is Di.G.I.T?

Prof. Lorenza Parisi (Sapienza University of Rome), Head of the project’s Research Unit, explains it to us 🎤

🔍 Follow us to stay up to date with our activities and discover the results of our research!

📲 Learn more: digitalintimacies.eu/en/progetto/
#DIGIT2025

Spotlight on @jessicaringrose.bsky.social: a leading voice in youth digital activism and feminist research.
Her research is essential for anyone working in education or activism!
Don’t miss her keynote at #DIGIT2025.

#YouthActivism #EducationForChange #DigitalFeminism #GenderResearch #MediaStudies

@paulibyron.bsky.social
@jessicaringrose.bsky.social

Introducing our keynote speakers! 🎤

🌈 Paul Byron (UTS, Sydney) explores digital cultures of care, particularly among LGBTQ+ youth.

📚 Professor Jessica Ringrose (UCL, London) researches teens, social media, and postdigital feminism.

We can’t wait to hear their insights!
#DIGIT2025 #Conference

📢 Last day to submit your paper for the Conference! 📢

If your research is about young people and digital intimacy, our Conference is the place for you 😉

Don’t miss the opportunity!

🔗Submit your Abstract until April 27th (today!)
forms.gle/cmmfHvcbfh5Z...

#DIGIT2025

💻Exploring the Themes of Di.G.I.T International Conference

The upcoming conference at the University of Padova invites scholars to examine how young people navigate and redefine intimacy in their daily digital interactions.

📄Full details and submission guidelines: digitalintimacies.eu/en/news/