Swann Athis
@swannathis.com
✒️ Murakami : Mémoire d'une masculinité à ressort – Ludicité narrative, crise identitaire, érotisme de la différence
🪔 Hindu queer Amazigh
🪫 Homebound #MECFS
👁️🗨️ Designer & researcher
🔍 Media & game studies
📚 Advaitin philosophy
📍 Paris
🔗 swannathis.com
🪔 Hindu queer Amazigh
🪫 Homebound #MECFS
👁️🗨️ Designer & researcher
🔍 Media & game studies
📚 Advaitin philosophy
📍 Paris
🔗 swannathis.com
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Cette année, trois séminaires à l’EHESS pour nourrir mon travail sur « Murakami : Mémoire d’une masculinité à ressort » :
– Approches postcoloniales et décoloniales du genre et de la sexualité
– Masculinités, féminités : approches sociologiques
– Le logos du logo (sémiotique graphique).
– Approches postcoloniales et décoloniales du genre et de la sexualité
– Masculinités, féminités : approches sociologiques
– Le logos du logo (sémiotique graphique).
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The Free Shepherd - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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An interface is not a window onto the world. It’s a set of constraints on what you’re allowed to notice. What gets called “simple” is usually just a well-hidden decision.
#graphicdesign #mediastudies #ui #ux
#graphicdesign #mediastudies #ui #ux
December 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
An interface is not a window onto the world. It’s a set of constraints on what you’re allowed to notice. What gets called “simple” is usually just a well-hidden decision.
#graphicdesign #mediastudies #ui #ux
#graphicdesign #mediastudies #ui #ux
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Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best films of this century. A key reason is that it portrays Tokyo with an almost overwhelming level of care and detail.
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
Satoshi Kon's Impossibly Real Tokyo
Plus: news and a music video.
animationobsessive.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Tokyo Godfathers is one of the best films of this century. A key reason is that it portrays Tokyo with an almost overwhelming level of care and detail.
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
Satoshi Kon and his team moved mountains to make this film's world feel real — as we explore today: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/satoshi-ko...
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|SOUTENANCE| Lola Megean soutiendra sa thèse de doctorat en anthropologie : "La part invisible des métiers du sexe. Normes, valeurs et transactions en clair-obscur" sous la dir. de Deborah Puccio-Den, 📆19-12-2025, 14h 📍EHESS-54 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris.
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
|SOUTENANCE| Lola Megean soutiendra sa thèse de doctorat en anthropologie : "La part invisible des métiers du sexe. Normes, valeurs et transactions en clair-obscur" sous la dir. de Deborah Puccio-Den, 📆19-12-2025, 14h 📍EHESS-54 Bd Raspail, 75006 Paris.
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L’histoire de l’ @ehess.fr est étroitement liée à celle des @annales.ehess.fr
Sur cette relation 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
Sur cette relation 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
December 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
L’histoire de l’ @ehess.fr est étroitement liée à celle des @annales.ehess.fr
Sur cette relation 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
Sur cette relation 👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
I spoke to CHAIM GINGOLD about his book "Building SimCity: How to Put the World in a Machine" ( @mitpress.bsky.social ) on my podcast #GameStudies. Please click here to listen, like & share:
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➡️ newbooksnetwork.com/building-sim...
//cc @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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oh no, oh no oh no oh no
“The LA Fire Department said a man and a woman were found deceased inside, approximately 78 and 68 years old.”
Rob Reiner is 78. His wife, Michele Singer, is in her 60s.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
Rob Reiner is 78. His wife, Michele Singer, is in her 60s.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
oh no, oh no oh no oh no
My book Good Game No Rematch is now more than half-off with Amazon’s Black Friday sale!
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the video game fan in your life (and/or you have no idea what to get them) this silly book fits the bill quite nicely!
If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the video game fan in your life (and/or you have no idea what to get them) this silly book fits the bill quite nicely!
Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games
Amazon.com: Good Game, No Rematch: A Life Made of Video Games: 9781335012692: Drucker, Mike: Books
a.co
December 15, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
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9-year anniversary of reanalysis paper on recovery in £5m #PACEtrial, with data the PACE team fought so hard to keep to themselves.
Shows recovery rates in all trial arms were low, using the criteria the PIs promised in their own protocol
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#MEcfs #CFS
Shows recovery rates in all trial arms were low, using the criteria the PIs promised in their own protocol
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#MEcfs #CFS
December 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
9-year anniversary of reanalysis paper on recovery in £5m #PACEtrial, with data the PACE team fought so hard to keep to themselves.
Shows recovery rates in all trial arms were low, using the criteria the PIs promised in their own protocol
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#MEcfs #CFS
Shows recovery rates in all trial arms were low, using the criteria the PIs promised in their own protocol
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#MEcfs #CFS
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Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Take a few minutes to appreciate Drew Struzan creating the original artwork for THE PHANTOM MENACE. Truly a master at work.
“Drag is about race, class and sexuality as much as it is about gender. If we focus exclusively on only one of these intersections, we fail to see how drag performances are layered across time and space and can have multiple meanings for different audiences.”
#queerstudies #postcolonialstudies
#queerstudies #postcolonialstudies
The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man
In the late 19th century, William Dorsey Swann's private parties attracted unwelcome attention from authorities and the press
www.smithsonianmag.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“Drag is about race, class and sexuality as much as it is about gender. If we focus exclusively on only one of these intersections, we fail to see how drag performances are layered across time and space and can have multiple meanings for different audiences.”
#queerstudies #postcolonialstudies
#queerstudies #postcolonialstudies
Control Resonant - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
youtu.be
December 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“What's your dream life?”
Me:
Me:
It's cold and dreary here today so my human and I are snuggled up with a book and blanket. How are things where you are? #Caturday
#blackcats #moggies #voidcats #rescuecats #housecats #catpics #cats #panfur #CatLovers #sleepingcats #itsacatslife #catfaces #blueskycats #catsofbluesky #catsonbluesky
#blackcats #moggies #voidcats #rescuecats #housecats #catpics #cats #panfur #CatLovers #sleepingcats #itsacatslife #catfaces #blueskycats #catsofbluesky #catsonbluesky
December 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“What's your dream life?”
Me:
Me:
And now, Writing Game Histories (2026) with cover art (courtesy of @murthynikhil.bsky.social’s Syphilisation)
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g...
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Jesus CHRIST, he's done it again... Mad Sega #Dreamcast scientist, Esppiral, has taken another step towards correcting the timeline of gaming history by getting #VirtuaFighter 4's "Temple" stage rendering on a stock Dreamcast... this is a direct HW capture!
#gamedev #retrogaming #retrocomputing
#gamedev #retrogaming #retrocomputing
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Jesus CHRIST, he's done it again... Mad Sega #Dreamcast scientist, Esppiral, has taken another step towards correcting the timeline of gaming history by getting #VirtuaFighter 4's "Temple" stage rendering on a stock Dreamcast... this is a direct HW capture!
#gamedev #retrogaming #retrocomputing
#gamedev #retrogaming #retrocomputing
Un seul bouton. Une heure de jeu. Une tonne de larmes.😭
And Roger est la claque indé qu'on n'avait pas vue venir. Une histoire bouleversante sur la mémoire et l'amour qui prouve que le jeu vidéo est définitivement un Art. ❤️
#AndRoger #JeuVideo
And Roger est la claque indé qu'on n'avait pas vue venir. Une histoire bouleversante sur la mémoire et l'amour qui prouve que le jeu vidéo est définitivement un Art. ❤️
#AndRoger #JeuVideo
And Roger : Une heure de jeu, une éternité de souvenirs
👨👧 Préparez vos mouchoirs. And Roger est la pépite indé qui nous a bouleversée. Une heure de jeu, une vie de souvenirs. Notre avis 5/5.
gusandco.net
December 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Toilets of the queer bar Bonjour Madame 🪞🏳️🌈
December 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Toilets of the queer bar Bonjour Madame 🪞🏳️🌈
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Most profound writing I read in 2026 was "The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy" by a Nairobi man who dreamed of working in air traffic control but instead winds up sexting & chatting w ppl who think they're talking to AI (while AI trains on him). 16 pages & free - READ IT data-workers.org/michael/
December 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Here's a bunch of my colleagues talking about their work and telling about our new master's program in game studies.
Check https://jyu.fi/game-studies if you're interested in applying!
#gamestudies
Check https://jyu.fi/game-studies if you're interested in applying!
#gamestudies
December 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Demain commence le festival « Sciences/Fictions » à l'université Paris Nanterre.
Jeudi 11 décembre, j'aurai le plaisir de participer à une table ronde consacrée aux dilemmes dans le jeu Papers, please !
C'est accessible à tous !
#gamestudies #philosophie
ireph.parisnanterre.fr/actualites/%...
Jeudi 11 décembre, j'aurai le plaisir de participer à une table ronde consacrée aux dilemmes dans le jeu Papers, please !
C'est accessible à tous !
#gamestudies #philosophie
ireph.parisnanterre.fr/actualites/%...
« Sciences/Fictions » : Festival Paris Nanterre Philosophie. - IREPH
ireph.parisnanterre.fr
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Considering the book as object, content, idea, and interface, she shows that the physical form of the book has always been the site of experimentation and play.”
#caractèrestransfert #mémoiremurakami #mediastudies #culturalstudies #bookmark
#caractèrestransfert #mémoiremurakami #mediastudies #culturalstudies #bookmark
The Book
What is the book in a digital age? Is it a physical object containing pages encased in covers? Is it a portable device that gives us access to entire librari...
mitpress.mit.edu
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
“Considering the book as object, content, idea, and interface, she shows that the physical form of the book has always been the site of experimentation and play.”
#caractèrestransfert #mémoiremurakami #mediastudies #culturalstudies #bookmark
#caractèrestransfert #mémoiremurakami #mediastudies #culturalstudies #bookmark
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A light in the dark.
December 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A light in the dark.