Alison Harvey
@digitalpromises.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Communications, Glendon College, York University
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I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
About the Conference
www.4sonline.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I'm co-chairing the Society for Social Studies of Science @4sweb.bsky.social Conference in Toronto, Oct 2026. #STS #scipol #innovation
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Theme: "TechnoPower • Technoscientific Futures".
Open panel submissions portal is open! ls!
Deadline: 2nd February 2026
www.4sonline.org/about_the_co...
Reposted by Alison Harvey
One more week to submit to this wonderful event - gogogogogogogo!
🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨
We have decided to offer a small submission deadline extension to Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 PM PT. Please note that this will be the final deadline!
event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
We have decided to offer a small submission deadline extension to Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 PM PT. Please note that this will be the final deadline!
event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
Join CGSA/ACÉJ 2026, June 11-14, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.
event.fourwaves.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
One more week to submit to this wonderful event - gogogogogogogo!
The reading list grows! Such an amazing collection, well done to the editors and authors.
GOING BOX MODE 📦 Pleased to share the intro to our CSMC Special Issue on games + Sofia's theory of "container technologies."
From solar gaming & trucking sims to hot tub streams & apocalypse bunkers, 13 articles square up for an expanded definition of gaming cultures:
doi.org/10.1080/1529...
From solar gaming & trucking sims to hot tub streams & apocalypse bunkers, 13 articles square up for an expanded definition of gaming cultures:
doi.org/10.1080/1529...
Containing games
Published in Critical Studies in Media Communication (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The reading list grows! Such an amazing collection, well done to the editors and authors.
Happy New Year! So many great things to read coming out to kick 2026 off.
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour, edited by ICCIT professor Julie Yujie Chen, has been released. This anthology offers a comprehensive exploration of the multifaceted and evolving concept of digital labour. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/th...
The Sage Handbook of Digital Labour
uk.sagepub.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Happy New Year! So many great things to read coming out to kick 2026 off.
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💜 to see it! @betterimagesofai.bsky.social now has an image representing "stochastic parrots at work"
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cc @mmitchell.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social
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Better Images of AI
We are a non-profit creating more realistic and inclusive images of artificial intelligence. Visit our growing repository available for anyone to use for free under CC licences, or just to use as insp...
betterimagesofai.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
💜 to see it! @betterimagesofai.bsky.social now has an image representing "stochastic parrots at work"
betterimagesofai.org/images?artis...
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cc @mmitchell.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social
betterimagesofai.org/images?artis...
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cc @mmitchell.bsky.social @timnitgebru.bsky.social
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"As researchers, we are equally concerned with the ways these policies threaten the preservation of video games. Despite their long history, sex and pornography games are a neglected archive."
Censoring video games with sexual content suppresses the diversity of human desire
Targeting adult NSFW video games could have knock-on effects on queer creators and sexual education content.
theconversation.com
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"As researchers, we are equally concerned with the ways these policies threaten the preservation of video games. Despite their long history, sex and pornography games are a neglected archive."
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If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20!
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
QGCon 2025 Volunteer Sign-Up
Hello Potential QGCon 2025 Volunteers!
The Queerness and Games Conference (QGCon) 2025 will be held on September 26-28, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec. There will be talks, workshops, panels, and of course...
forms.gle
August 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If you’re a rad, queer person interested in weird games and you want to help us run QGCon 2025, APPLY TO VOLUNTEER BY AUGUST 20!
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
Applications are due by August 20th; we'll get back to you by August 25th. If you have questions feel free to ask!
Learn more & apply here: forms.gle/B1CgvuKGnTjC...
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TOMORROW our matching donor's #fundrasier begins! Any amount, and even just sharing this post helps!
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July 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
TOMORROW our matching donor's #fundrasier begins! Any amount, and even just sharing this post helps!
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#gaming #gamedev #indiegames #gaymer #gamestudies #queerstudies #genderstudies #paywhatyoucan #montreal #analoggames #videogames #twitch #queer #gay #convention #matchingdonation #indiedev
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#gaming #gamedev #indiegames #gaymer #gamestudies #queerstudies #genderstudies #paywhatyoucan #montreal #analoggames #videogames #twitch #queer #gay #convention #matchingdonation #indiedev
Surely worth it for those scads of slop websites, contradictory and inaccurate search results, generic and boring texts, and wonky and just plain ugly images
AI could account for nearly half of data centre power usage ‘by end of year’
AI could account for nearly half of data centre power usage ‘by end of year’
Artificial intelligence systems forecast to require almost as much energy by end of decade as Japan uses today
Artificial intelligence systems could approach accounting for half of data centre power consumption by the end of this year, according to new analysis.
The estimates by Alex de Vries-Gao, the founder of the Digiconomist tech sustainability website, came as the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast that AI would require almost as much energy by the end of this decade as Japan uses today. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Surely worth it for those scads of slop websites, contradictory and inaccurate search results, generic and boring texts, and wonky and just plain ugly images
As the CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference approaches, so too does our election season, and we are seeking nominations for new officers and representatives. Anyone interested in serving the Canadian game studies community, please check out our bylaws for info gamestudies.ca/governance/
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As the CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference approaches, so too does our election season, and we are seeking nominations for new officers and representatives. Anyone interested in serving the Canadian game studies community, please check out our bylaws for info gamestudies.ca/governance/
@cgsaacej.bsky.social
@cgsaacej.bsky.social