Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
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Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
@jbrennerlevoy.bsky.social
Sociology PhD. Visiting Professor at Davidson College. I study digital culture, prestige and preference in video games, and gendered labor in play/leisure.
Age yourself with gaming! :)
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I am thrilled to share my first open source publication!

Thank you to my mentors, friends, and colleagues that made this piece possible! And a special thank you to the team at Socius who was fantastic to work with!
She’ll play support 🎮

J. Brenner-Levoy (@jbrennerlevoy.bsky.social)'s new #Socius article explores how #genderidentity and socialization manifest when selecting #videogame roles, finding links between #femininity and support/healing roles

Read: doi.org/10.1177/2378...
November 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
First job application done! Stressed, but feeling optimistic about my prospects :)
August 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
Gaming Exec Gets Blood All Over Bonus Check After Culling Studio
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Gaming Exec Gets Blood All Over Bonus Check After Culling Studio
WALL STREET — A prominent gaming executive has reportedly gotten blood all over their bonus check after culling a studio who failed to meet their…
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April 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A career first: watching three mentees present their findings from my dissertation dataset. So proud of these three! My heart is so full as I wrap up my first year as a professor :)
April 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
This was my first time donning my regalia since my doctoral hooding. It was lovely to celebrate the achievements of our amazing students at Davidson College with my great colleagues :) @gerardomarti.bsky.social @sushiaarushi.bsky.social (also pictured: Gayle Kaufman and Kapriskie Seide)
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It's difficult to maneuver parents who were trump voters, that argued I was being dramatic in my opposition, but are now also scared of his policies.

It's hard to be sympathetic to someone who diminished your feelings and expertise, but it's somewhat nice that they came around at some point ...
January 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Is it inappropriate to joke in class about the convenience of prior research focusing on binary gender, since now we are back to a binary system in the U.S.?

Asking for someone that isn't me 😅
January 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Being on a book award committee is one of my favorite post-PhD decisions. It's exciting randomly receiving new books in the mail without having ordered them.

That said, I didn't expect so many PDF book submissions and the reading list is starting to get daunting lol.
January 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
Companies Scaling Back or Denouncing DEI

Amazon
Boeing
Brown-Forman
Caterpillar
Ford
Harley-Davidson
John Deere
Lowe’s
Molson Coors
McDonald’s
Meta
Nissan
Stanley Black & Decker
Target
Tractor Supply
Toyota
Walmart

Support who supports you ✨✊
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Watching tiktok go dark made me sadder than I was expecting. So many people just lost access to their communities and livelihoods.
January 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I'm considering giving my stats students my dissertation dataset for assignments. I'm thinking it may be slightly more exciting to analyze gendered video game usage than a generic dataset.
January 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reading course evals always makes my day. Now, if only I could get these hiring committees to see the me that my students do.
January 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Slowly rediscovering who I am post-grad school. First on the docket is to reconnect with my body--I've started running every night to lose the grad school weight. Next, I'm hoping to start reading for pleasure again.
December 30, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Reposted by Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
December 15, 2024 at 2:57 AM
I'm missing my students, because they would have loved talking about all these Luigi men l memes.
December 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
I'm feeling great, having finished my first semester as a professor and returning to Cincinnati to formally graduate. Now, just to land a TT position in the next year!
December 12, 2024 at 7:12 PM