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Persona studies + digital media researcher and lecturer at Uni Adelaide, Kaurna country. Current special interest = Hermitcraft. Views mine unless otherwise attributed.

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Facing a ban, teens are sick of adults ignoring what they think about social media 'Banning it fully just straight up makes it a lot harder than finding a solution to the problem … it’s like taking the easy solution.'

A new report led by Michael Dezuanni, Kim Osman and Lynrose Jane Genon has been released today on "Young Australians' perspectives on the social media minimum age legislation".

www.crikey.com.au/20...

Cam Wilson at Crikey has covered the report and its findings.

01.12.2025 05:36 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

An excellent book by an excellent scholar indeed!

29.11.2025 06:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Loving the resistance to extractive research, and a deep commitment to relational research in the 'Research as Relationship: Rethinking Communication Methods' session. Some wonderful discussion in the shared Q&A after 4 super engaging papers. #aanzca25 #aanzca2025

26.11.2025 04:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love the deep warmth and humour of today's Welcome to Country at #aanzca2025 - thanks Uncle Linden! Connection to 60000 years of communication in this place, and the influence of the land on language and culture.

25.11.2025 23:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Or maybe a bit later... Tech issues

07.10.2025 22:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit | hosted by RMIT Games | Digital Design Join us at the Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit for a deep dive into the intimate world of game cultures, designs, and connections!

If anyone is in need of something to do this morning, you're welcome to register to watch my keynote for the #MIGW Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit: www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-ga...
I kick off at 10am Melbourne time.

07.10.2025 21:50 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

✨I’m recruiting for a research project on game monetisation!✨
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f

if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊

12.09.2025 04:25 👍 18 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 1
Older TikTokers in Digital Capitalism: Construction of Persona and Agency | Persona Studies

Just published on Persona Studies:

Older TikTokers in Digital Capitalism: Construction of Persona and Agency by Edit Paulo

ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps...

31.07.2025 06:56 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

If you have ever used my work in your research and/or teaching and want to say nice things about it, I am currently working on a promotion app and would love some quotable evidence of research impact beyond citation counts! Reply, DM, email all great. Thanks!

04.06.2025 04:46 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yup, know that one.

21.05.2025 03:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Did you stand up, start shaking, and realise that you hadn't eaten, had a (non-caffienne) drink, or straightened your legs in that time either? If you get this notification today, go for a walk and drink water now Mark!

20.05.2025 23:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

M/C is short, peer reviewed, and great, but you have to meet the theme of each issue.

20.05.2025 03:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety

AoIR Risky Research Working Group

Contributors: Alice Marwick, Dafna Kaufman, Jacob Smith, Patricia Aufderheide, Jessica
Beyer, Emma L. Briant, Coppélie Cocq, Laura Dilley, Sam DiBella, Radhika Gajjala, Kamile
Grusauskaite, Alex D. Ketchum, Zelly Martin, Janice Metzger, Erin McInerney, Rachel Moran,
John McNutt, Suay Melisa Oezkula, Victoria O’Meara, Riccardo Nanni, Carolina Parreiras,
Katy Pearce, Ryan Payne, Meredith Pruden, Christian Sandvig, Caighlan Smith, Sam Srauy,
Zeerak Talat, Leonie Tanczer, Robert Tynes, Antonia Vaughan, Shenja van der Graaf, Courtney
Vowles, Michele White.

Cover Image for: Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety AoIR Risky Research Working Group Contributors: Alice Marwick, Dafna Kaufman, Jacob Smith, Patricia Aufderheide, Jessica Beyer, Emma L. Briant, Coppélie Cocq, Laura Dilley, Sam DiBella, Radhika Gajjala, Kamile Grusauskaite, Alex D. Ketchum, Zelly Martin, Janice Metzger, Erin McInerney, Rachel Moran, John McNutt, Suay Melisa Oezkula, Victoria O’Meara, Riccardo Nanni, Carolina Parreiras, Katy Pearce, Ryan Payne, Meredith Pruden, Christian Sandvig, Caighlan Smith, Sam Srauy, Zeerak Talat, Leonie Tanczer, Robert Tynes, Antonia Vaughan, Shenja van der Graaf, Courtney Vowles, Michele White.

We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.

aoir.org/riskyresearc...

02.05.2025 02:26 👍 153 🔁 115 💬 5 📌 11
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Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com

Fully funded PhD at Glasgow University as part of the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme

Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

30.04.2025 15:12 👍 14 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 0
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Join us for Dr Jessica Ford's research seminar: "Low-key Girls to spectacular Handmaids: Feminist aesthetics on US TV".

📅28 May 2025, 16:00

➡️For more information, please contact: jomecresearch@cardiff.ac.uk

23.04.2025 15:20 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Hooray to this excellent news!

13.04.2025 06:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble: A Practical Guide Are you confused by the feedback you get from your academic teachers and mentors?This clear and accessible guide to decoding academic feedback will help you interpret what your lecturer or research su...

You may not be looking for solutions (because writing and rewriting is hard and doing it is the best way to get better) but I highly recommend 'How to Fix Your Academic Writing Trouble: A Practical Guide' (2019, McGraw Hill) by @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social and colleagues. It's the best!

10.04.2025 03:13 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

This is an 'the adhd procrastination paid off' moment for me - indecision about submitting means no submissions. Q: Is it easier to say goodbye to the $5k from NZ, or at the US border, coz those might end up being your options.

20.03.2025 06:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It is particularly evident in those students who have 'yearned to study under [my] supervision at [my] esteemed institution', while pitching projects entirely unrelated to anything I've done or the oh so inspiring open access paper from 8 years ago... Not sure if template or AI, neither good.

14.03.2025 05:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications

The US is not a safe place to conduct sporting events, host academic conferences or conduct business. Those who decide such things have an obligation to act in the safety of their members.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

25.02.2025 21:31 👍 88 🔁 39 💬 0 📌 4
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): Fan Personas | Persona Studies

Kim Barbour (@kjbarbour.bsky.social) and I are proud to announce that our Special Edition of Persona Studies, entitled "Fan Personas", is now out! There are 6 excellent articles, plus our editorial, all looking at the intersection of Persona Studies and Fan Studies. ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps...

30.01.2025 04:35 👍 18 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0