charlotte durham
@charlottedurham.bsky.social
phd-ing @ university of leeds, uk | disnet exec member | bodies, space, disney + the everyday hypermediated environment ✨ | she/her
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/pgr/5805/charlotte-durham
https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/media/pgr/5805/charlotte-durham
playing TS12 in seminars all this week as a pedagogical intervention was an absolute success 🫶🏽🧡
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
playing TS12 in seminars all this week as a pedagogical intervention was an absolute success 🫶🏽🧡
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The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.
Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.
It isn't too late for a U-turn!
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.
Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.
It isn't too late for a U-turn!
October 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The MILLIONS of people who were denied vaccines are suddenly realising.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.
Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.
It isn't too late for a U-turn!
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social this was a terrible idea.
Not only will the NHS struggle this autumn / winter, but people will suffer and die unnecessarily.
It isn't too late for a U-turn!
had a good cry in my car tonite because being a girl in sport is still really hard 😢
September 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
had a good cry in my car tonite because being a girl in sport is still really hard 😢
as many of you will know, I have decided to step down as @disnet.bsky.social treasurer, meaning the role is vacant ready for someone new to join the executive committee at the next agm! it's been a privilege to serve the disney studies community in this way for the last 2 years and work with...
May 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
as many of you will know, I have decided to step down as @disnet.bsky.social treasurer, meaning the role is vacant ready for someone new to join the executive committee at the next agm! it's been a privilege to serve the disney studies community in this way for the last 2 years and work with...
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I'm co-editing a Special Issue for Critical Studies in Media Communication on "Games & Storage" 📦
Guided by Zoe Sofia’s articulation of “container technologies” and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!
Full CFP in 🧵👇Abstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!
Guided by Zoe Sofia’s articulation of “container technologies” and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!
Full CFP in 🧵👇Abstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!
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April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I'm co-editing a Special Issue for Critical Studies in Media Communication on "Games & Storage" 📦
Guided by Zoe Sofia’s articulation of “container technologies” and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!
Full CFP in 🧵👇Abstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!
Guided by Zoe Sofia’s articulation of “container technologies” and how systems of storage are never neutral! Let's unlid Game Studies!
Full CFP in 🧵👇Abstracts due April 22! Full drafts by June!
it’s been a week.
(it’s only tuesday 😢)
(it’s only tuesday 😢)
April 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
it’s been a week.
(it’s only tuesday 😢)
(it’s only tuesday 😢)
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‘Three major figures in analysis of #race in contemporary culture have joined forces to craft a powerful critique of recent mutations in mediated #racism.’
- David Hesmondhalgh
Anamik Saha, @gavant.bsky.social, @francescasobande.bsky.social ‘The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto’ is OUT NOW!
- David Hesmondhalgh
Anamik Saha, @gavant.bsky.social, @francescasobande.bsky.social ‘The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto’ is OUT NOW!
December 3, 2024 at 7:00 AM
‘Three major figures in analysis of #race in contemporary culture have joined forces to craft a powerful critique of recent mutations in mediated #racism.’
- David Hesmondhalgh
Anamik Saha, @gavant.bsky.social, @francescasobande.bsky.social ‘The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto’ is OUT NOW!
- David Hesmondhalgh
Anamik Saha, @gavant.bsky.social, @francescasobande.bsky.social ‘The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto’ is OUT NOW!
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PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
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March 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
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PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
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PIP is not an unemployment benefit.
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Hello Bluesky friends! My first book - The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - hits the shelves this month and I'm having a launch event, hosted by @briony.bsky.social :)
18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
HYBRID
Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh
18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
HYBRID
Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh
BOOK LAUNCH: The Kids Are Online, Dr. Ysabel Gerrard
Join us for the virtual book launch of "The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life" by Dr Ysabel Gerrard
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March 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hello Bluesky friends! My first book - The Kids Are Online: Confronting the Myths and Realities of Young Digital Life - hits the shelves this month and I'm having a launch event, hosted by @briony.bsky.social :)
18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
HYBRID
Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh
18 MARCH 2025
1500 GMT
HYBRID
Book your (online) place here: tinyurl.com/ydrep6fh
The irony of teaching on public spheres, the internet and digital democracy with no internet this morning (eduroam being eduroam) was not lost on me 🥲
March 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The irony of teaching on public spheres, the internet and digital democracy with no internet this morning (eduroam being eduroam) was not lost on me 🥲
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Need a little bit more time for your abstract?
Deadline for Abstracts is extended to 16th February!
Deadline for Abstracts is extended to 16th February!
February 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Need a little bit more time for your abstract?
Deadline for Abstracts is extended to 16th February!
Deadline for Abstracts is extended to 16th February!
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#BIPOC voices are often missing from autistic spaces, so here is a BIPOC starter pack! 😊
go.bsky.app/TtXfpAt
#racialequality #antiracism
The image of autism as “only white boys” leads to underdiagnosis, discrimination & isolation for many
Our autistic community is much more diverse than that! ❤️
go.bsky.app/TtXfpAt
#racialequality #antiracism
The image of autism as “only white boys” leads to underdiagnosis, discrimination & isolation for many
Our autistic community is much more diverse than that! ❤️
December 14, 2024 at 5:32 PM
#BIPOC voices are often missing from autistic spaces, so here is a BIPOC starter pack! 😊
go.bsky.app/TtXfpAt
#racialequality #antiracism
The image of autism as “only white boys” leads to underdiagnosis, discrimination & isolation for many
Our autistic community is much more diverse than that! ❤️
go.bsky.app/TtXfpAt
#racialequality #antiracism
The image of autism as “only white boys” leads to underdiagnosis, discrimination & isolation for many
Our autistic community is much more diverse than that! ❤️
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Last June, I was honoured to have @gavant.bsky.social serve as one of the examiners for my PhD viva. And tomorrow I'll get to (partly) return the favour as a respondent at the launch of his book, co-authored with @francescasobande.bsky.social & Anamik Saha. Come by if you're in Leeds! 📚💭
📣 Join us for the launch of The Anti-Racist Media Manifesto, where the authors explore transforming media systems to confront racism and offer key strategies for an anti-racist media future with Anamik Saha @gavant.bsky.social @francescasobande.bsky.social. More here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...
November 26, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Last June, I was honoured to have @gavant.bsky.social serve as one of the examiners for my PhD viva. And tomorrow I'll get to (partly) return the favour as a respondent at the launch of his book, co-authored with @francescasobande.bsky.social & Anamik Saha. Come by if you're in Leeds! 📚💭
@jkokai.bsky.social and @thomasmrobson.bsky.social are actually the best! they’ll be chatting about their new book with @smittermeier.bsky.social this eve, info is here: dis-net.org ✨🫶🏽💜
It's today! We are excited to talk all things Disney Parks with @jkokai.bsky.social and @thomasmrobson.bsky.social. Link and Info: dis-net.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:52 PM
@jkokai.bsky.social and @thomasmrobson.bsky.social are actually the best! they’ll be chatting about their new book with @smittermeier.bsky.social this eve, info is here: dis-net.org ✨🫶🏽💜
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Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.
November 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.
obligatory snow pic before it finished melting 🌨️
November 19, 2024 at 10:10 AM
obligatory snow pic before it finished melting 🌨️
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Being included/not included on starter packs is definitely going to end up like BlueSky's version of MySpace Top 8s isn't it
November 7, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Being included/not included on starter packs is definitely going to end up like BlueSky's version of MySpace Top 8s isn't it
THRILLED to be on the organising committee for this insanely brilliant (online 💻) conference: we are accepting abstracts through 1 January! 🎉☺️🫶
If you're working on Disney in any capacity we'd love to hear from you!
If you're working on Disney in any capacity we'd love to hear from you!
DisNet's Third Annual Conference Submission Form is now LIVE!
Disney and the Multi-Media-Verse: Disney’s Engagement with Multimedia, Space and Culture
Please find the CfP (and translations) and submission portal in our link below:
t.co/mQrTZP25gy
Disney and the Multi-Media-Verse: Disney’s Engagement with Multimedia, Space and Culture
Please find the CfP (and translations) and submission portal in our link below:
t.co/mQrTZP25gy
https://linktr.ee/disnet
t.co
November 4, 2024 at 4:43 PM
THRILLED to be on the organising committee for this insanely brilliant (online 💻) conference: we are accepting abstracts through 1 January! 🎉☺️🫶
If you're working on Disney in any capacity we'd love to hear from you!
If you're working on Disney in any capacity we'd love to hear from you!
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The final panel of the 2nd Annual #DisNet24 conference is “Exploring the Digital Frontier: Tech and Gaming” moderated by @charlottedurham.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who has joined us this week! Don’t forget our social after this panel!
June 28, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The final panel of the 2nd Annual #DisNet24 conference is “Exploring the Digital Frontier: Tech and Gaming” moderated by @charlottedurham.bsky.social. Thank you to everyone who has joined us this week! Don’t forget our social after this panel!
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The next panel of the day discusses different angles of storytelling with “Storytelling in the Digital and Global Age” moderated by @charlottedurham.bsky.social
June 28, 2024 at 1:30 PM
The next panel of the day discusses different angles of storytelling with “Storytelling in the Digital and Global Age” moderated by @charlottedurham.bsky.social
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Our next panel digs into the business end of things and "To Make Money Is Our Only Objective": Disney as a Business is being chaired by @charlottedurham.bsky.social #Disnet24
June 27, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Our next panel digs into the business end of things and "To Make Money Is Our Only Objective": Disney as a Business is being chaired by @charlottedurham.bsky.social #Disnet24
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The first panel of the day, chaired by @charlottedurham.bsky.social takes us around the world - “All the World's a Showcase: Disney's Themed Spaces” starts now! #DisNet24
June 27, 2024 at 11:24 AM
The first panel of the day, chaired by @charlottedurham.bsky.social takes us around the world - “All the World's a Showcase: Disney's Themed Spaces” starts now! #DisNet24
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Starting off our day is @charlottedurham.bsky.social from the University of Leeds discussing mobility within Disney’s utopia with her presentation, “When You Wish Upon a Global Media Conglomerate: The Limits of Mobility Within Disney’s Enacted Utopia” #DisNet24 #WishMovie
June 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Starting off our day is @charlottedurham.bsky.social from the University of Leeds discussing mobility within Disney’s utopia with her presentation, “When You Wish Upon a Global Media Conglomerate: The Limits of Mobility Within Disney’s Enacted Utopia” #DisNet24 #WishMovie