Briony Hannell
@briony.bsky.social
Feminist academic and ECR. Lecturer in Sociology @ University of Manchester, UK. Author of Feminist Fandom (2024). Interested in youth, gender, digital/pop culture, platforms + anti/feminisms. She/her. https://linktr.ee/brionyhannell
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Briony Hannell
@briony.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi folks! 👋 A bunch of you have found me through starter packs and others are longtime mutuals from Academic Twitter (RIP). I'm a feminist qualitative researcher based in a sociology dept with interests in feminist media + cultural studies, internet studies, critical theory, girls' studies, + more!
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I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
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OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
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November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I honestly don’t get the value of this company. They hoover up energy and water. Their product constantly gets things wrong and, in extreme cases, coaches people into suicide.
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
And it’s all built on what seems to be malicious and vast intellectual property theft.
What does OpenAI offer the world?
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#AoIR2026 will be in Mexico City!
See my map of all AoIR locations at www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
#AoIR2025
See my map of all AoIR locations at www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
#AoIR2025
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October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#AoIR2026 will be in Mexico City!
See my map of all AoIR locations at www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
#AoIR2025
See my map of all AoIR locations at www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
#AoIR2025
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oh you’re a nihilist? name zero things that matter
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
oh you’re a nihilist? name zero things that matter
At #aoir2025 I’m presenting on what I term “platformed nostalgia”, which I explore via an analysis of Automattic-era Tumblr’s efforts to commercialise historical social media nostalgia in its marketing (particularly in response to the X-odus). I’m in the Memes panel at 9am tomorrow. Sneak peak 👀
October 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At #aoir2025 I’m presenting on what I term “platformed nostalgia”, which I explore via an analysis of Automattic-era Tumblr’s efforts to commercialise historical social media nostalgia in its marketing (particularly in response to the X-odus). I’m in the Memes panel at 9am tomorrow. Sneak peak 👀
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VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026)
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025
Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025
Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
October 7, 2025 at 11:12 AM
VACANCY: Lecturer in Sociology (13 months, starting Jan 2026)
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025
Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Closing date: 20 Oct 2025
Teaching PG modules on ‘Social Theory: Structure, Relations & Interaction’ & ‘Research Design’.
@britsoci.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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It was an absolute pleasure to review @briony.bsky.social's brilliant book on feminist fandom for the EJCS. If you haven't bought her book yet (or forgot to ask your university library to purchase it), please let my review convince you to do so immediately: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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September 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It was an absolute pleasure to review @briony.bsky.social's brilliant book on feminist fandom for the EJCS. If you haven't bought her book yet (or forgot to ask your university library to purchase it), please let my review convince you to do so immediately: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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V into this stack rn (/hints at where my politics chapter is maybe going to end up)
July 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
V into this stack rn (/hints at where my politics chapter is maybe going to end up)
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📣Applications for the second Reactionary Politics Summer School are open📣
The summer school provides a space to develop key skills for the research of reactionary politics. It will be hosted hybrid and attendance is free. Bursaries are also available. Sign up below!
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The summer school provides a space to develop key skills for the research of reactionary politics. It will be hosted hybrid and attendance is free. Bursaries are also available. Sign up below!
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Summer School - Reactionary Politics Research Network
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June 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
📣Applications for the second Reactionary Politics Summer School are open📣
The summer school provides a space to develop key skills for the research of reactionary politics. It will be hosted hybrid and attendance is free. Bursaries are also available. Sign up below!
reacpol.net/summer-schoo...
The summer school provides a space to develop key skills for the research of reactionary politics. It will be hosted hybrid and attendance is free. Bursaries are also available. Sign up below!
reacpol.net/summer-schoo...
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OUT NOW #OnlineFirst: Live Methods Revisited
Eight new papers focus on @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods and its clarion call for more “artful and crafty” sociological methodologies. Edited by @emmakjackson.bsky.social & @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
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Eight new papers focus on @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods and its clarion call for more “artful and crafty” sociological methodologies. Edited by @emmakjackson.bsky.social & @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
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May 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
OUT NOW #OnlineFirst: Live Methods Revisited
Eight new papers focus on @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods and its clarion call for more “artful and crafty” sociological methodologies. Edited by @emmakjackson.bsky.social & @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
buff.ly/sM4Uta3
Eight new papers focus on @academicdiary.bsky.social and Nirmal Puwar’s Live Methods and its clarion call for more “artful and crafty” sociological methodologies. Edited by @emmakjackson.bsky.social & @kirsteen-paton.bsky.social
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Really pleased that my paper on what I’m calling “platformed nostalgia” has been accepted to #aoir2025 - this will be my first time presenting at the Association of Internet Researchers conference! V excited.
May 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Really pleased that my paper on what I’m calling “platformed nostalgia” has been accepted to #aoir2025 - this will be my first time presenting at the Association of Internet Researchers conference! V excited.
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You can read my findings here. The article is open access so everyone can read it for free.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
You can read my findings here. The article is open access so everyone can read it for free.
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My article on 'positive effects' of media and social media is out!
Borne out of frustration of seeing articles like these, which seemed exceptionally silly to me but colleagues in media studies were occasionally sharing positively.
So I went and collected a load and analysed them.
Borne out of frustration of seeing articles like these, which seemed exceptionally silly to me but colleagues in media studies were occasionally sharing positively.
So I went and collected a load and analysed them.
May 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
My article on 'positive effects' of media and social media is out!
Borne out of frustration of seeing articles like these, which seemed exceptionally silly to me but colleagues in media studies were occasionally sharing positively.
So I went and collected a load and analysed them.
Borne out of frustration of seeing articles like these, which seemed exceptionally silly to me but colleagues in media studies were occasionally sharing positively.
So I went and collected a load and analysed them.
Loughborough bound for a symposium on reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique. Looking forward to lots of fascinating papers and to presenting with @jillybkay.bsky.social on TikTok’s “boysober” trend.
May 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Loughborough bound for a symposium on reactionary politics, women, and feminist critique. Looking forward to lots of fascinating papers and to presenting with @jillybkay.bsky.social on TikTok’s “boysober” trend.
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NEW! MCCS are awarding a limited no of 100% fee waivers for 2025–26 for students who are the first in their family to attend university on these MAs:
• MA Cultural Studies
• MA Gender, Media and Culture
• MA Race, Media and Social Justice
Full details: www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
• MA Cultural Studies
• MA Gender, Media and Culture
• MA Race, Media and Social Justice
Full details: www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
April 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
NEW! MCCS are awarding a limited no of 100% fee waivers for 2025–26 for students who are the first in their family to attend university on these MAs:
• MA Cultural Studies
• MA Gender, Media and Culture
• MA Race, Media and Social Justice
Full details: www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
• MA Cultural Studies
• MA Gender, Media and Culture
• MA Race, Media and Social Justice
Full details: www.gold.ac.uk/fees-funding...
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My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Feminist fandom: media fandom, digital feminisms, and tumblr
Published in Feminist Media Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
May 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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As a sociologist @emmahcasey.bsky.social studies the rapid return of the housewife, both in real life and across social media - for @StylistMagazine she spells out why our love of cleaning influencers and #tradwife content is much darker than it first appears:
www.stylist.co.uk/life/return-...
www.stylist.co.uk/life/return-...
“I am a sociologist who studies the return of the housewife – here's why it's dangerous”
"Cleanfluencing is notable for the absence of mess."
www.stylist.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
As a sociologist @emmahcasey.bsky.social studies the rapid return of the housewife, both in real life and across social media - for @StylistMagazine she spells out why our love of cleaning influencers and #tradwife content is much darker than it first appears:
www.stylist.co.uk/life/return-...
www.stylist.co.uk/life/return-...
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Our statement on the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the Equality Act. We stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believe that it is the responsibility of researchers to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and dignity.
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RPRN statement on the Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act - Reactionary Politics Research Network
The RPRN stands in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believes that it is the responsibility of researchers and academics to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and ...
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April 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Our statement on the UK Supreme Court's ruling on the Equality Act. We stand in solidarity with trans and non-binary people and believe that it is the responsibility of researchers to hold our institutions to account to defend trans equality and dignity.
reacpol.net/supreme-cour...
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Want to learn about a platform that claims to have “old Internet energy”? For the #britsoc25 early birds, I’ll be presenting a paper on historical social media nostalgia in the Culture, Media, Sport and Food session at 9am, Room 4.209.
April 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Want to learn about a platform that claims to have “old Internet energy”? For the #britsoc25 early birds, I’ll be presenting a paper on historical social media nostalgia in the Culture, Media, Sport and Food session at 9am, Room 4.209.
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The UK Supreme Court’s transphobic ruling on the definition of woman last week is a defeat for all women—even, ultimately, the self-described feminists celebrating it, and the women who will gain in the short term from their alliance with the carceral state.
my latest for @thenation.com
my latest for @thenation.com
The UK's Anti-Trans Ruling Is a Defeat for All Women
Even the self-described feminists celebrating the Supreme Court's attempt to banish trans people from womanhood will pay a heavy price.
www.thenation.com
April 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The UK Supreme Court’s transphobic ruling on the definition of woman last week is a defeat for all women—even, ultimately, the self-described feminists celebrating it, and the women who will gain in the short term from their alliance with the carceral state.
my latest for @thenation.com
my latest for @thenation.com
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We’re looking forward to the BSA Sociology Annual Conference at the University of Manchester, starting tomorrow! – hashtag is #britsoc25
April 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
We’re looking forward to the BSA Sociology Annual Conference at the University of Manchester, starting tomorrow! – hashtag is #britsoc25
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My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren’t Women under the Equality Act 2010
The legal definition of a woman in the UK now excludes trans people: This is what it means for Trans+ rights in the country
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My analysis of today's UK Supreme Court judgment.
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
The UK Supreme Court Rules That Trans Women Aren't Women Under the Equality Act 2010
www.wearequeeraf.com/uk-supreme-c...
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Love hearing friends and colleagues being cited. @briony.bsky.social's work on feminist fandom is being drawn on to think about anti-fans video essays critiquing true crime fandom (many from a position of true crime consumer to a greater or lesser extent). #murdermedia
April 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Love hearing friends and colleagues being cited. @briony.bsky.social's work on feminist fandom is being drawn on to think about anti-fans video essays critiquing true crime fandom (many from a position of true crime consumer to a greater or lesser extent). #murdermedia
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Feeling very overwhelmed and lucky after today’s book launch at @sheffielduni.bsky.social 🥹🩷 I couldn’t believe how many lovely people logged in for it and asked such brilliant questions.
A million thank yous, especially to @briony.bsky.social for being such a fantastic respondent.
A million thank yous, especially to @briony.bsky.social for being such a fantastic respondent.
March 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Feeling very overwhelmed and lucky after today’s book launch at @sheffielduni.bsky.social 🥹🩷 I couldn’t believe how many lovely people logged in for it and asked such brilliant questions.
A million thank yous, especially to @briony.bsky.social for being such a fantastic respondent.
A million thank yous, especially to @briony.bsky.social for being such a fantastic respondent.
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See also cute share-worthy graphic:
March 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
See also cute share-worthy graphic:
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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
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Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh
18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
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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
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March 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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
18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
HYBRID
Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh