Lovely evening field trip to Game Guru board game cafe for the Game Cultures research cluster! We played Feed the Kraken, me and co-pirate @harriresearches.bsky.social scored a victory against @doktornick.bsky.social @andrewbell.bsky.social @eugeniotriana.bsky.social (+ Will & Mark, non-bskyers) 🐙🏴‍☠️

In our 'Listening Group' panel, members of the BCMCR Popular Music cluster share and discuss a curated playlist that demonstrates themes of creative innovation and place, as well as reflections on Birmingham as "the home of metal" #TIS25
Listen to the playlist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/7x7...

Did this short talk yesterday for the @bcmcr.bsky.social #TIS25 conference, part of the Games Cultures cluster to discuss some areas of my thesis focusing on transgression as subjectively defined, not static, (role)playing and transgressive fantasies.

...Eggplant emojis were also in abundance 😅🍆

Time for Day 2 of Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities conference!

Our day 2 panels starts with 'Class, Culture and Consumerism', exploring themes of capitalism and resistance through the lens of black metal, punk, comic conventions and youth cultures #TIS25

Panel 4: The 'Transgressive Games Cultures' panel brings together five game researchers to explore themes of transgression within gamer culture- through the discsssion of topics including roleplaying, player interactions and play practices #TIS25

Panel 3: From classic horror villains, to bold new stories, to the work of Junji Ito, the 'Horror and Monstosity' panel looks at the themes of transformation and social deviance hidden within these chilling texts #TIS25

Our next panel: The 'Representing "Subversive" Genders' panel examines gender discourses from all over the world. With discussions about representations of trans and non-binary people on and off screen and provoking questions about female bodies and freedom #TIS25

Our first panel 'Non-Human and Transgressive Bodies' explores different ideas of what our bodies can be, both online and offline, with topics ranging from online communication and veganism to recontexualising religious texts #TIS25

We are officially live! Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities conference has now kicked off with our opening remarks by conference co-chairs Dr Poppy Wilde and Dr Matt Grimes! #TIS25
@poppywilde.bsky.social

Keep an eye on here to hear about the panels of our conference for the next two days!

Join us for the @bcmcr.bsky.social conference "Transgressive Identities and Subjectivities" - 17-18 June, Parkside Building, Birmingham City University!
In-person fee: £30/£15. Online fee: £15.
Schedule, abstracts, and info here: bcmcr.org/event/cfp-tr...

#media #culture #research #transgression

Had an amazing time at #BDIGRA25 filled with new and inspirational talks and conversations. Huge thank you to the organisers and the awesome local team at @bcmcr.bsky.social (among others @poppywilde.bsky.social @doktornick.bsky.social @harriresearches.bsky.social @andrewbell.bsky.social).

We're kicking off British DiGRA with some opening words from the co-chairs of the conference organising committee! #BDiGRA25

After a busy and fascinating first day, the second day British DiGRA conference is kicking off with more lightning talks! #BDiGRA25

Full programme available here: bdigra.co.uk/what-is-brit....