Feminist Media Studies
@femmediastudies.bsky.social
Feminist Media Studies is a transdisciplinary, transnational journal publishing peer-reviewed scholarship + commentary & book reviews. Posts by @krystenstein.bsky.social
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An update from Feminist Media Studies!
Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: kmendes4@uwo.ca
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: kmendes4@uwo.ca
🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer:
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer:
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
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A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social
📊 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for Feminist Media Studies! So far this year, our articles have been downloaded 467,837 times — and in Q2 alone, we reached 234,042 downloads, continuing our growth over the past several years:
August 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
📊 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for Feminist Media Studies! So far this year, our articles have been downloaded 467,837 times — and in Q2 alone, we reached 234,042 downloads, continuing our growth over the past several years:
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Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe!
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Feminist Media Studies
Volume 25, Issue 5 of Feminist Media Studies
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July 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...
Coming soon in Feminist Media Studies: New research from around the world exploring how gender, media, and power collide. Here's a preview of the forthcoming articles and their authors 👇
June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Coming soon in Feminist Media Studies: New research from around the world exploring how gender, media, and power collide. Here's a preview of the forthcoming articles and their authors 👇
An update from Feminist Media Studies!
Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
June 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An update from Feminist Media Studies!
Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
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My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...
Seeking and surveilled: the effects of Tumblr’s sexual content ban on sugar babies’ posts
Over the last decade, there has been an increase in concern about sugar arrangements, relationships in which sugar babies, typically young women, provide romantic companionship to sugar daddies, ty...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...
Journal metrics update!
We’re thrilled to share that Feminist Media Studies has achieved a 2023 Impact Factor of 1.6 and a 2024 Impact Factor of 1.7!
We’re thrilled to share that Feminist Media Studies has achieved a 2023 Impact Factor of 1.6 and a 2024 Impact Factor of 1.7!
June 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Journal metrics update!
We’re thrilled to share that Feminist Media Studies has achieved a 2023 Impact Factor of 1.6 and a 2024 Impact Factor of 1.7!
We’re thrilled to share that Feminist Media Studies has achieved a 2023 Impact Factor of 1.6 and a 2024 Impact Factor of 1.7!
Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”
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“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social
📢 Forthcoming publication! Orianna Calderón, Pilar Bravo, and Adelina Sánchez Espinosa offer a timely critical analysis of the neoliberal feminism embedded in global SVOD platforms’ inclusion policiesm--
May 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
📢 Forthcoming publication! Orianna Calderón, Pilar Bravo, and Adelina Sánchez Espinosa offer a timely critical analysis of the neoliberal feminism embedded in global SVOD platforms’ inclusion policiesm--
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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)
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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....
Feminist Media Studies Q1 2025 Performance Update!
We are proud to share that FMS articles were downloaded 233,795 times in the first quarter of 2025! 📚✨
Here's how our Q1 numbers stack up:
--2022: 183,057 downloads
--2023: 209,813 downloads
We are proud to share that FMS articles were downloaded 233,795 times in the first quarter of 2025! 📚✨
Here's how our Q1 numbers stack up:
--2022: 183,057 downloads
--2023: 209,813 downloads
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Feminist Media Studies Q1 2025 Performance Update!
We are proud to share that FMS articles were downloaded 233,795 times in the first quarter of 2025! 📚✨
Here's how our Q1 numbers stack up:
--2022: 183,057 downloads
--2023: 209,813 downloads
We are proud to share that FMS articles were downloaded 233,795 times in the first quarter of 2025! 📚✨
Here's how our Q1 numbers stack up:
--2022: 183,057 downloads
--2023: 209,813 downloads
🎉 Coming Soon in Feminist Media Studies 🎉We’re excited to spotlight two powerful upcoming articles that push the boundaries of media and gender research:
April 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🎉 Coming Soon in Feminist Media Studies 🎉We’re excited to spotlight two powerful upcoming articles that push the boundaries of media and gender research:
!!Keep an eye out for this important new article!!
"Women of many ‘firsts’: Novelty framing by news media of ethnic minority women politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand" by Priya Kurian (University of Waikato) – priya.kurian@waikato.ac.nz
"Women of many ‘firsts’: Novelty framing by news media of ethnic minority women politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand" by Priya Kurian (University of Waikato) – priya.kurian@waikato.ac.nz
March 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
!!Keep an eye out for this important new article!!
"Women of many ‘firsts’: Novelty framing by news media of ethnic minority women politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand" by Priya Kurian (University of Waikato) – priya.kurian@waikato.ac.nz
"Women of many ‘firsts’: Novelty framing by news media of ethnic minority women politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand" by Priya Kurian (University of Waikato) – priya.kurian@waikato.ac.nz
Upcoming Article Alert -- Women of many “firsts”: Novelty Framing by News Media of Ethnic Minority Women Politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand
March 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Upcoming Article Alert -- Women of many “firsts”: Novelty Framing by News Media of Ethnic Minority Women Politicians in Aotearoa New Zealand
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New open access paper in Feminist Media Studies by Nat Kon-Yu and I. Use Barbie movie to argue for a coalitional feminism in opposition to both gender criticism and popular feminism. Please read and offer comments- both positive and negative comments are welcomed.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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‘Get in the box, you Jezebel!’: Barbie, gender identity and coalitional feminism
Any movie about Barbie would seem antithetical to feminism—if not outright anti-feminist. The saturation of pink, the damaging beauty standards and the performance of a stereotypical and limited no...
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March 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
New open access paper in Feminist Media Studies by Nat Kon-Yu and I. Use Barbie movie to argue for a coalitional feminism in opposition to both gender criticism and popular feminism. Please read and offer comments- both positive and negative comments are welcomed.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Have to also thank the reviewers and editors at @femmediastudies.bsky.social . Brilliant suggestions to use Crenshaw, Carastathis and Cohen to support a better understanding of coalitions borne 'of practical necessity'.
March 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Have to also thank the reviewers and editors at @femmediastudies.bsky.social . Brilliant suggestions to use Crenshaw, Carastathis and Cohen to support a better understanding of coalitions borne 'of practical necessity'.
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a shout out from one of my favourite journals! thanks, @femmediastudies.bsky.social 💕
🌟Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Jess Rauchberg🌟
Meet @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies at Seton Hall University and a feminist media studies scholar examining inequalities in the creator economy.
Meet @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies at Seton Hall University and a feminist media studies scholar examining inequalities in the creator economy.
March 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
a shout out from one of my favourite journals! thanks, @femmediastudies.bsky.social 💕
🌟Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Jess Rauchberg🌟
Meet @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies at Seton Hall University and a feminist media studies scholar examining inequalities in the creator economy.
Meet @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies at Seton Hall University and a feminist media studies scholar examining inequalities in the creator economy.
March 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
🌟Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Jess Rauchberg🌟
Meet @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies at Seton Hall University and a feminist media studies scholar examining inequalities in the creator economy.
Meet @jessrauchberg.bsky.social, an Assistant Professor of Communication Technologies at Seton Hall University and a feminist media studies scholar examining inequalities in the creator economy.
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New in @femmediastudies.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Fan, C. M., Guo, J., & Huang, Y. (2025). The twisted patriarchal fandom governance in China: changing media representations of fanquan nvhai (“fangirls”). Feminist Media Studies, 1–18.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
Fan, C. M., Guo, J., & Huang, Y. (2025). The twisted patriarchal fandom governance in China: changing media representations of fanquan nvhai (“fangirls”). Feminist Media Studies, 1–18.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
The twisted patriarchal fandom governance in China: changing media representations of fanquan nvhai (“fangirls”)
This research delves into the dynamics of gender, political governance, and fandom culture in China through an analysis of the evolving media portrayal of fanquan nvhai, or “fangirls,” and the resp...
doi.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:29 AM
New in @femmediastudies.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Fan, C. M., Guo, J., & Huang, Y. (2025). The twisted patriarchal fandom governance in China: changing media representations of fanquan nvhai (“fangirls”). Feminist Media Studies, 1–18.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
Fan, C. M., Guo, J., & Huang, Y. (2025). The twisted patriarchal fandom governance in China: changing media representations of fanquan nvhai (“fangirls”). Feminist Media Studies, 1–18.
#FanStudies
doi.org/10.1080/1468...
🚨 New research alert! 🚨 How does the U.S. news media frame misogynistic incel violence? Are these acts portrayed as individual pathology or part of a broader cultural issue?
In an upcoming article, Luise Bendfeldt critically examines the dominant narratives surrounding incel violence in the media.
In an upcoming article, Luise Bendfeldt critically examines the dominant narratives surrounding incel violence in the media.
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🚨 New research alert! 🚨 How does the U.S. news media frame misogynistic incel violence? Are these acts portrayed as individual pathology or part of a broader cultural issue?
In an upcoming article, Luise Bendfeldt critically examines the dominant narratives surrounding incel violence in the media.
In an upcoming article, Luise Bendfeldt critically examines the dominant narratives surrounding incel violence in the media.