Emily Marlow
@emarlow.bsky.social
📚🎨✍️ Curator, writer, salaryman 🌈🏳️⚧️✌🏻
• BA, MA, M.Phil: Religion, sexuality & masculinity.
(Film, videogames, MVs, art.)
• The Lester Bangs of BL.
• Technical Director @ Intrapology: https://intrapology.com/
• Portfolio: https://www.emilymarlow.co.uk/
• BA, MA, M.Phil: Religion, sexuality & masculinity.
(Film, videogames, MVs, art.)
• The Lester Bangs of BL.
• Technical Director @ Intrapology: https://intrapology.com/
• Portfolio: https://www.emilymarlow.co.uk/
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Emily Marlow
@emarlow.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hey new folks! I'm Emily, a writer, curator & researcher - you may know me from video games, museums, academia, film or journalism. 👋
🎨 My portfolio is at: www.emilymarlow.co.uk
🚀 My current project is as Technical Director of Intrapology, you can check out our website at: www.intrapology.com
🎨 My portfolio is at: www.emilymarlow.co.uk
🚀 My current project is as Technical Director of Intrapology, you can check out our website at: www.intrapology.com
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I love all genders🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
I love all genders🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
Because I have no gender.
Especially right now, transgender people are living with a lot of anxiety.
Why are transgender people not allowed to freely love the people they want to love?
Why can't transgender individuals live their lives with the soul they prefer?
Reposted by Emily Marlow
We are also running a follow-up event on 12 March, entirely online, with a more specialist approach to institutional archives - registration and CFP for lighting talks available here: www.digitalscholarship.ox.ac.uk/event/videog...
February 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
We are also running a follow-up event on 12 March, entirely online, with a more specialist approach to institutional archives - registration and CFP for lighting talks available here: www.digitalscholarship.ox.ac.uk/event/videog...
*Sees brand new BTS GQ photoshoot*
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February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
*Sees brand new BTS GQ photoshoot*
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Anyone I know going to the Falmouth Games & Horror conference this year? I'm considering it but would love to go with others.
www.falmouth.ac.uk/events/falmo...
www.falmouth.ac.uk/events/falmo...
Falmouth Horror & Gaming 2026 | Conference
The Falmouth Horror and Gaming conference will be held in Cornwall at Falmouth’s Penryn University Campus, which is set in lush, tropical gardens with easy transport into Falmouth’s picturesque town a...
www.falmouth.ac.uk
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Anyone I know going to the Falmouth Games & Horror conference this year? I'm considering it but would love to go with others.
www.falmouth.ac.uk/events/falmo...
www.falmouth.ac.uk/events/falmo...
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The Oxford Video Game Preservation: Practices & Approaches talks are up on YT. Come hear me get on my little hills to die for! 🏔🎮
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
Video Game Preservation Practices and Approaches
YouTube video by Digital Scholarship at Oxford
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The Oxford Video Game Preservation: Practices & Approaches talks are up on YT. Come hear me get on my little hills to die for! 🏔🎮
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
The Oxford Video Game Preservation: Practices & Approaches talks are up on YT. Come hear me get on my little hills to die for! 🏔🎮
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
Video Game Preservation Practices and Approaches
YouTube video by Digital Scholarship at Oxford
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
The Oxford Video Game Preservation: Practices & Approaches talks are up on YT. Come hear me get on my little hills to die for! 🏔🎮
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
(𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵?)
youtu.be/DPEbH7stxio?...
This was a great event to be a part of, looking forward to more in the future!
I was very honoured to be asked to speak at University of Oxford's Digital Scholarship Centre about my work on preserving live-service games last year.
I was in great company with excellent talks by excellent folk @bishbashbackup.bsky.social and @emarlow.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPEb...
I was in great company with excellent talks by excellent folk @bishbashbackup.bsky.social and @emarlow.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPEb...
Video Game Preservation Practices and Approaches
YouTube video by Digital Scholarship at Oxford
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This was a great event to be a part of, looking forward to more in the future!
Weak Hero is definitely now the bar I'm using to measure all tv fistfights by. Holy shit, man.
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Weak Hero is definitely now the bar I'm using to measure all tv fistfights by. Holy shit, man.
Y'all weren't kidding about it, huh?
January 26, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Y'all weren't kidding about it, huh?
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A reminder of the stakes when we continue to assert the inherent cultural value of games.
The UK videogames sector seems to be facing a duality:
On one hand, it is trying to convince investors that it's a high-growth, low-risk sector so that it raises financing.
On the other hand, it is trying to convince government that it's suffering from market failure, so it receives funding. 1/9
On one hand, it is trying to convince investors that it's a high-growth, low-risk sector so that it raises financing.
On the other hand, it is trying to convince government that it's suffering from market failure, so it receives funding. 1/9
January 26, 2026 at 10:48 AM
A reminder of the stakes when we continue to assert the inherent cultural value of games.
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panel redraw (2023)
January 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
panel redraw (2023)
more sex less fascism
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
more sex less fascism
Finished rewatching Beyond Evil (2021) again and at the end there's a title card that reads 'Thankyou for watching Beyond Evil' - when it came up this time I shouted 'No, thank YOU!' at the TV
January 23, 2026 at 11:59 PM
Finished rewatching Beyond Evil (2021) again and at the end there's a title card that reads 'Thankyou for watching Beyond Evil' - when it came up this time I shouted 'No, thank YOU!' at the TV
Once again begging people to consume some foreign queer media before they make any broad statements like 'this is why there's no good queer media anymore' or 'a new wave of queer media has suddenly appeared'
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Once again begging people to consume some foreign queer media before they make any broad statements like 'this is why there's no good queer media anymore' or 'a new wave of queer media has suddenly appeared'
This! I've spoken about it before & imo its not just the commercialisation but also the infantilisation of games that is extremely detrimental to progress in preserving & exhibiting games. Videogames are multidimensional, complex cultural items, we shouldn't force them into one form or audience.
January 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
This! I've spoken about it before & imo its not just the commercialisation but also the infantilisation of games that is extremely detrimental to progress in preserving & exhibiting games. Videogames are multidimensional, complex cultural items, we shouldn't force them into one form or audience.
So I'm currently watching Naruto for the first time (up to s5) and my conclusions so far are:
❎ Sasuke majorly overhyped
❎ Sakura depressingly inept
☑️ Kakashi ridiculously hot and reading pornography in public places
❎ Sasuke majorly overhyped
❎ Sakura depressingly inept
☑️ Kakashi ridiculously hot and reading pornography in public places
January 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
So I'm currently watching Naruto for the first time (up to s5) and my conclusions so far are:
❎ Sasuke majorly overhyped
❎ Sakura depressingly inept
☑️ Kakashi ridiculously hot and reading pornography in public places
❎ Sasuke majorly overhyped
❎ Sakura depressingly inept
☑️ Kakashi ridiculously hot and reading pornography in public places
Reposted by Emily Marlow
Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
January 7, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Let's make 2026 the year we induct Caper in the Castro (1989) into the Video Game Hall of Fame.
got my results last night and it looks like your boy is going to be graduating for a third (and hopefully final) time
January 10, 2026 at 12:49 AM
got my results last night and it looks like your boy is going to be graduating for a third (and hopefully final) time
Time to get reading my lovely kpop adjacent academic friends - its publication day! Volume 1 (of 2) is out for order today 🎉📚✨️
January 9, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Time to get reading my lovely kpop adjacent academic friends - its publication day! Volume 1 (of 2) is out for order today 🎉📚✨️
Thinking more on this & I think what really rubbed me the wrong way was how this was positioned almost as something for Will to conquer before he can focus on Vecna. Also I feel like queer joy & storytelling can be so much more than just coming out. We have way more stories to tell, and better ones.
...well that was the worst coming out scene ever*
(*𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘺)
(*𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘺)
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Thinking more on this & I think what really rubbed me the wrong way was how this was positioned almost as something for Will to conquer before he can focus on Vecna. Also I feel like queer joy & storytelling can be so much more than just coming out. We have way more stories to tell, and better ones.
...well that was the worst coming out scene ever*
(*𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘺)
(*𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘺)
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
...well that was the worst coming out scene ever*
(*𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘺)
(*𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘺)
The first volume of Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop is out January 8th, with a second volume (including my chapter) to follow. Check out this thread for previews of the chapters in Vol 1! 📚💃✌️ #kpop #academia #transmedia
My edited collection *Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop* is out soon (January 8!) with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social and available for pre-order now: rebrand.ly/kpop-stories. This volume grew out of years of thinking with (and teaching) K-pop storyworlds. #CriticalKPop
Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop
In Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop, contributors present a variety of compelling case studies to argue that K-pop has evolved beyond a m…
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December 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The first volume of Critical Approaches to Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop is out January 8th, with a second volume (including my chapter) to follow. Check out this thread for previews of the chapters in Vol 1! 📚💃✌️ #kpop #academia #transmedia
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All the games are on sale, because it's winter!
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
🔥 IMMORTALITY - $9.99
📹 TELLING LIES - $4.99
☕ HER STORY - $4.99
And you are obliged to 💫Wishlist our upcoming projects PROJECT C and PROJECT D whilst you're at it! #SteamSale #SteamWinterSale #Cheap #Art
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
🔥 IMMORTALITY - $9.99
📹 TELLING LIES - $4.99
☕ HER STORY - $4.99
And you are obliged to 💫Wishlist our upcoming projects PROJECT C and PROJECT D whilst you're at it! #SteamSale #SteamWinterSale #Cheap #Art
December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
All the games are on sale, because it's winter!
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
🔥 IMMORTALITY - $9.99
📹 TELLING LIES - $4.99
☕ HER STORY - $4.99
And you are obliged to 💫Wishlist our upcoming projects PROJECT C and PROJECT D whilst you're at it! #SteamSale #SteamWinterSale #Cheap #Art
store.steampowered.com/developer/Sa...
🔥 IMMORTALITY - $9.99
📹 TELLING LIES - $4.99
☕ HER STORY - $4.99
And you are obliged to 💫Wishlist our upcoming projects PROJECT C and PROJECT D whilst you're at it! #SteamSale #SteamWinterSale #Cheap #Art
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August 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Reposted by Emily Marlow
Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026