Esteban Morales
@estebanmorales.bsky.social
Assistant professor @rug.nl
Latinoamericano studying digital culture, platformized violence, and critical data studies.
Website: https://esteban-morales.com/
Latinoamericano studying digital culture, platformized violence, and critical data studies.
Website: https://esteban-morales.com/
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Some personal news, as they say.
Get your submissions ready for when our portal opens February 12. As the founding editor-in-chief of the new Springer Nature academic journal Creator and Influencer Studies, I’m thrilled to welcome them.
link.springer.com/journal/44538
Get your submissions ready for when our portal opens February 12. As the founding editor-in-chief of the new Springer Nature academic journal Creator and Influencer Studies, I’m thrilled to welcome them.
link.springer.com/journal/44538
February 3, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Some personal news, as they say.
Get your submissions ready for when our portal opens February 12. As the founding editor-in-chief of the new Springer Nature academic journal Creator and Influencer Studies, I’m thrilled to welcome them.
link.springer.com/journal/44538
Get your submissions ready for when our portal opens February 12. As the founding editor-in-chief of the new Springer Nature academic journal Creator and Influencer Studies, I’m thrilled to welcome them.
link.springer.com/journal/44538
¿Pero por qué?, ¿por sentir que el cambio que imaginamos de izquierda no es posible o que no es deseable? Pregunto porque yo ando pensando un poco en lo mismo.
January 18, 2026 at 4:58 PM
¿Pero por qué?, ¿por sentir que el cambio que imaginamos de izquierda no es posible o que no es deseable? Pregunto porque yo ando pensando un poco en lo mismo.
Spending some time in Colombia makes me weak. It's 18°C and I AM COLD.
January 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Spending some time in Colombia makes me weak. It's 18°C and I AM COLD.
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Sí, lo mismo. Qué carajos.
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Sí, lo mismo. Qué carajos.
Same friend, same.
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Same friend, same.
Peer review requests are a tad out of control this month, huh?
December 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Peer review requests are a tad out of control this month, huh?
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Of course it f&&king is. Please don't use GenAI for news. Please don't use Grok for anything.
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting www.theverge.com/news/844443/...
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting www.theverge.com/news/844443/...
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok has repeatedly misidentified video of the Bondi Beach shooting and the hero who disarmed a gunman.
www.theverge.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Of course it f&&king is. Please don't use GenAI for news. Please don't use Grok for anything.
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting www.theverge.com/news/844443/...
Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting www.theverge.com/news/844443/...
Somehow I managed to schedule six meetings and one class today.
a child is laying on the floor next to a carousel horse .
ALT: a child is laying on the floor next to a carousel horse .
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Somehow I managed to schedule six meetings and one class today.
I am sick, you are sick, we are all sick
a woman is saying `` everything hurts and i 'm dying '' .
ALT: a woman is saying `` everything hurts and i 'm dying '' .
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I am sick, you are sick, we are all sick
This kind of statements—when read within the historical framework of coloniality—are so horribly cynical.
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This kind of statements—when read within the historical framework of coloniality—are so horribly cynical.
I am going to start counting the number of academic papers, books, or theses that begin with a quote from Calle 13's "Latinoamerica." So far, it's FOUR—that I know of.
(It is such a great song tho, I get it) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJ...
(It is such a great song tho, I get it) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJ...
Calle 13 - Latinoamérica
YouTube video by elvecindariocalle13
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December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I am going to start counting the number of academic papers, books, or theses that begin with a quote from Calle 13's "Latinoamerica." So far, it's FOUR—that I know of.
(It is such a great song tho, I get it) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJ...
(It is such a great song tho, I get it) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFJ...
[It has been a while, BUT] New annotated resource on #SocialMediaViolence:
The intimacy triple bind: Structural inequalities and relational labour in the influencer industry, by @zoeglatt.bsky.social
Read my notes here: esteban-morales.com/lit-review-v...
The intimacy triple bind: Structural inequalities and relational labour in the influencer industry, by @zoeglatt.bsky.social
Read my notes here: esteban-morales.com/lit-review-v...
The intimacy triple bind: Structural inequalities and relational labour in the influencer industry – Esteban Morales
esteban-morales.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
[It has been a while, BUT] New annotated resource on #SocialMediaViolence:
The intimacy triple bind: Structural inequalities and relational labour in the influencer industry, by @zoeglatt.bsky.social
Read my notes here: esteban-morales.com/lit-review-v...
The intimacy triple bind: Structural inequalities and relational labour in the influencer industry, by @zoeglatt.bsky.social
Read my notes here: esteban-morales.com/lit-review-v...
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As an institution you don't have to just be sad about stuff. You can also refuse to comply, go to court, fight, or shut yourself down.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
As an institution you don't have to just be sad about stuff. You can also refuse to comply, go to court, fight, or shut yourself down.
At least this year they also called me old. That’s new.
December 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
At least this year they also called me old. That’s new.
In brief, we review how digital cultures have evolved over two decades, involving key shifts:
• A pluralization of voices and perspectives
• Expanding methods + theories for studying digital life
We created a short OA booklet with the key findings, available here: pressbooks.bccampus.ca/ccdw/
• A pluralization of voices and perspectives
• Expanding methods + theories for studying digital life
We created a short OA booklet with the key findings, available here: pressbooks.bccampus.ca/ccdw/
Culture and communication in digital worlds – Simple Book Publishing
This review offers a roadmap and thematic analysis of literature from 2003-2023 presented at https://digitalcultures.ca. In it, we consider what research is telling us about whether digital communicat...
pressbooks.bccampus.ca
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
In brief, we review how digital cultures have evolved over two decades, involving key shifts:
• A pluralization of voices and perspectives
• Expanding methods + theories for studying digital life
We created a short OA booklet with the key findings, available here: pressbooks.bccampus.ca/ccdw/
• A pluralization of voices and perspectives
• Expanding methods + theories for studying digital life
We created a short OA booklet with the key findings, available here: pressbooks.bccampus.ca/ccdw/
New resource: Culture & Communication in Digital Worlds: A 2025 Review
In 2004, Macfadyen et al. published a major review of research on culture and communication in online environments. Twenty years later, we revisit the field to ask what has changed.
More info: digitalcultures.ca
In 2004, Macfadyen et al. published a major review of research on culture and communication in online environments. Twenty years later, we revisit the field to ask what has changed.
More info: digitalcultures.ca
UBC
digitalcultures.ca
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
New resource: Culture & Communication in Digital Worlds: A 2025 Review
In 2004, Macfadyen et al. published a major review of research on culture and communication in online environments. Twenty years later, we revisit the field to ask what has changed.
More info: digitalcultures.ca
In 2004, Macfadyen et al. published a major review of research on culture and communication in online environments. Twenty years later, we revisit the field to ask what has changed.
More info: digitalcultures.ca
Have done so much writing these past two weeks. Brain, completely fried.
homer simpson with a monkey in his head
ALT: homer simpson with a monkey in his head
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November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Have done so much writing these past two weeks. Brain, completely fried.
FYI: The #PlatGovNet2025 conference is free and online. You can see the fantastic full programme here: platgov.net/assets/site/...
platgov.net
November 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
FYI: The #PlatGovNet2025 conference is free and online. You can see the fantastic full programme here: platgov.net/assets/site/...
Next week (Tuesday, Dec 2, at 17:45h CET), on #PlatGovNet2025, I will present (with João Magalhães) our paper: "Bottom-up moderation as ideological protest: Making sense of Redditors' ban of X links after Musk’s 'Nazi salute'"
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Next week (Tuesday, Dec 2, at 17:45h CET), on #PlatGovNet2025, I will present (with João Magalhães) our paper: "Bottom-up moderation as ideological protest: Making sense of Redditors' ban of X links after Musk’s 'Nazi salute'"
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I am looking for a Senior Researcher (at least 2 years postdoctoral exp.) for the LivePlatforms project into how people make livelihoods in the platform economy; a 5-year FT post based in the School of Info and Communication Studies at UCD. Do share widely!
universityvacancies.com/university-c...
universityvacancies.com/university-c...
Senior Researcher, UCD Information&Comms Studies,Temp 56 months | University Vacancies Ireland
universityvacancies.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I am looking for a Senior Researcher (at least 2 years postdoctoral exp.) for the LivePlatforms project into how people make livelihoods in the platform economy; a 5-year FT post based in the School of Info and Communication Studies at UCD. Do share widely!
universityvacancies.com/university-c...
universityvacancies.com/university-c...
I truly do not understand people who show up to a 30-minute presentation with a 140-page slide deck.
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I truly do not understand people who show up to a 30-minute presentation with a 140-page slide deck.