Jean Ketterling
@jeanketterling.bsky.social
she/her ✨ Assistant Prof in Political Studies - Women's and Gender Studies at USask✨ Interdisciplinary legal⚖️/pornography🌽/games🎮 studies scholar working on sex in video games ✨ Current work: The Pornography, Platforms and Play Project.
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The Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) community invites applications to its 4th Grad Student Workshop! The workshop allows students whose work broadly relate to JELP to network and get feedback in a friendly atmosphere. Deadline Dec 17, 2025, see link for more.
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Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) Grad Workshop | Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny
The Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) community is pleased to invite applications to its fourth Graduate Student Workshop! The workshop allows graduate students whose work broadly relate to justi...
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November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Justice, Ecology, Law and Place (JELP) community invites applications to its 4th Grad Student Workshop! The workshop allows students whose work broadly relate to JELP to network and get feedback in a friendly atmosphere. Deadline Dec 17, 2025, see link for more.
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Tampere Game Research Lab Spring Seminar is on the horizon again. This will be out 22nd annual game studies work in progress seminar. The theme is different each year, this time it is Events and Communities.
Check out the CFP.
Check out the CFP.
2026 | Call for Papers
Events are at the heart of game and play cultures. They are organized for many reasons and purposes, bringing people together to play, socialize, compete, learn and teach, network, sell, perform, c…
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November 18, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Tampere Game Research Lab Spring Seminar is on the horizon again. This will be out 22nd annual game studies work in progress seminar. The theme is different each year, this time it is Events and Communities.
Check out the CFP.
Check out the CFP.
CGSA has become one of my favourite academic spaces. Super interesting research. Great folks. Student friendly. Hybrid. Montreal!
Submit a proposal!
Submit a proposal!
Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
Fourwaves - CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
event.fourwaves.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
CGSA has become one of my favourite academic spaces. Super interesting research. Great folks. Student friendly. Hybrid. Montreal!
Submit a proposal!
Submit a proposal!
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I am once again reminding you that this conference is great and that you should submit work here - we have some of the most robust hybrid support in the biz, so that anyone, anywhere can join in the festivities! #gamestudies #cfp
Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).
As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3
CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
Fourwaves - CGSA/ACÉJ 2026
event.fourwaves.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I am once again reminding you that this conference is great and that you should submit work here - we have some of the most robust hybrid support in the biz, so that anyone, anywhere can join in the festivities! #gamestudies #cfp
Excited to be wrapping up my time in Norway and Finland with this lunchtime talk at the @coegamecult.bsky.social! I'll be talking about these two games, but also how they fit into my broader work on representing sex in indie games and platform governance and censorship.
Jean Ketterling (@ jeanketterling.bsky.social) will give an Oasis Lunchtime Talk on "Rhythm, Orgasm, & Chrononormativity in Orgasm Simulator & NSFWare” on Thursday 13 November at 12:00-13:00 EEST. Join us at Oasis, Tampere University, or follow online: www.youtube.com/live/fQXNBXs...
OASIS Lunchtime Talk: Rhythm, Orgasm, & Chrononormativity in Orgasm Simulator & NSFWare
Rhythm, Orgasm, & Chrononormativity in Orgasm Simulator & NSFWare
by Jean Ketterling
In this presentation, prof. Jean Ketterling will analyse two games, Orgasm Simulator (Molleindustria 2003) and NSF...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Excited to be wrapping up my time in Norway and Finland with this lunchtime talk at the @coegamecult.bsky.social! I'll be talking about these two games, but also how they fit into my broader work on representing sex in indie games and platform governance and censorship.
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If you follow me you probably:
a) care about porn 🌽
b) care about public health 💉
c) all of the above 😷🤜🍩💦
Check all the boxes by donating to PASS! Help ensure the health & safety of folks in the adult industry by contributing to our work:
givebutter.com/PASSP2P25/pa...
a) care about porn 🌽
b) care about public health 💉
c) all of the above 😷🤜🍩💦
Check all the boxes by donating to PASS! Help ensure the health & safety of folks in the adult industry by contributing to our work:
givebutter.com/PASSP2P25/pa...
Peer2Peer PASS Fundraising Campaign
By PASS
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November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If you follow me you probably:
a) care about porn 🌽
b) care about public health 💉
c) all of the above 😷🤜🍩💦
Check all the boxes by donating to PASS! Help ensure the health & safety of folks in the adult industry by contributing to our work:
givebutter.com/PASSP2P25/pa...
a) care about porn 🌽
b) care about public health 💉
c) all of the above 😷🤜🍩💦
Check all the boxes by donating to PASS! Help ensure the health & safety of folks in the adult industry by contributing to our work:
givebutter.com/PASSP2P25/pa...
Enjoying games and vertical gains in Bergen!
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Enjoying games and vertical gains in Bergen!
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The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2025 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize!
Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due
Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected
Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication
MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...
Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due
Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected
Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication
MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...
October 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Board of the SCMS Queer and Trans Caucus is seeking submissions for the 2025 Chris Holmlund Graduate Student Writing Prize!
Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due
Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected
Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication
MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...
Nov 15, 2025 - All Submissions Due
Dec 15, 2025 - Winner Selected
Mar 15, 2026 - Winner Article Revised for Publication
MORE INFO: drive.google.com/file/d/1ZICp...
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The GAMERella Game Jam is NEXT WEEK!
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
The GAMERella Game Jam is NEXT WEEK!
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
While the in-person event is sold out already, there are still some online spots available for those who can't make it in person but still want to make something amazing together.
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We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor at the College of Law, @usask.ca. We are especially interested in applicants with expertise in: (1) law and technology, (2) business (especially corporate law), and (3) Indigenous law and Indigenous legal theory.
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
Law: Tenure track position
Faculty Member, Law: Tenure Track
The College of Law at the University of Saskatchewan seeks to hire one tenure-track position. The Search Committee ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor at the College of Law, @usask.ca. We are especially interested in applicants with expertise in: (1) law and technology, (2) business (especially corporate law), and (3) Indigenous law and Indigenous legal theory.
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
usask.csod.com/ux/ats/caree....
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The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.
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Come work with me!
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
Assistant Professor Digital Arts, Game Arts 2026 (71102)
The Department of Digital Arts at Pratt Institute invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Game Arts at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning in Fall 2026. The successful ca...
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October 31, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Come work with me!
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
We've opened the search for a full time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Game Arts at Pratt Institute.
A good match would be an artist, game developer, or educator with an active creative practice in indie games, game studies and theory, playful coding, or art games.
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A reminder of our open call for postdoctoral researchers focusing on cultural game studies, closing on Friday this week, 31 October at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2 (Finland time): tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
3 Postdoctoral Researchers (cultural game studies) / 3 tutkijatohtoria (kulttuurinen pelitutkimus)
tuni.rekrytointi.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A reminder of our open call for postdoctoral researchers focusing on cultural game studies, closing on Friday this week, 31 October at 23.59.00 EET / UTC+2 (Finland time): tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...
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Does anyone have tips on folks in Canada who offer 1) law reform workshops (thinking along the lines of this one that NAWL offers nawl.ca/workshops/) and 2) ATIP workshops.
October 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Does anyone have tips on folks in Canada who offer 1) law reform workshops (thinking along the lines of this one that NAWL offers nawl.ca/workshops/) and 2) ATIP workshops.
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Thank you to everyone who has supported our Strangers on the 'Net campaign so far! 🌈💖
Can you help us keep the momentum going? Please share the campaign with people you think might love it and vote in our latest poll about what you'd like to see in our next updates!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Can you help us keep the momentum going? Please share the campaign with people you think might love it and vote in our latest poll about what you'd like to see in our next updates!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Strangers on the 'Net by Soft Chaos - Thanks Netizens, ttys! - Gamefound
We share an actual play of the game, and thank you for your support.
gamefound.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Strangers on the 'Net campaign so far! 🌈💖
Can you help us keep the momentum going? Please share the campaign with people you think might love it and vote in our latest poll about what you'd like to see in our next updates!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Can you help us keep the momentum going? Please share the campaign with people you think might love it and vote in our latest poll about what you'd like to see in our next updates!
gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Does anyone have tips on folks in Canada who offer 1) law reform workshops (thinking along the lines of this one that NAWL offers nawl.ca/workshops/) and 2) ATIP workshops.
October 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Does anyone have tips on folks in Canada who offer 1) law reform workshops (thinking along the lines of this one that NAWL offers nawl.ca/workshops/) and 2) ATIP workshops.
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GAME JAM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
October 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
GAME JAM OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
We have our 2025 theme...
✨️ i made this for you ✨️
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Dear #AdultGame devs:
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
Random Encounters – Insert Moin
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October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dear #AdultGame devs:
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
For the upcoming episode of our podcast "Random Encounters", we're looking for developers who'd like to share their perspectives on depictions of sexualised violence in interactive fiction.
We'd need your answers, either in writing or as voice recordings, until October 31.
A+! Great job! No notes!
"The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included 'multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations' in the process of opposing a motion for sanctions."
www.404media.co/lawyer-using...
"The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included 'multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations' in the process of opposing a motion for sanctions."
www.404media.co/lawyer-using...
Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI
The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included “multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations” in the process of opposing a motion fo...
www.404media.co
October 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A+! Great job! No notes!
"The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included 'multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations' in the process of opposing a motion for sanctions."
www.404media.co/lawyer-using...
"The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included 'multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations' in the process of opposing a motion for sanctions."
www.404media.co/lawyer-using...
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Amidst the Steam & itch.io deplatforming, I've managed to miss the fact that S-209, "An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material" has been making its way through the Senate (where it was introduced). You can read and follow the meetings here: www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
S-209 (45-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
S-209 (45-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
www.parl.ca
October 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Amidst the Steam & itch.io deplatforming, I've managed to miss the fact that S-209, "An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material" has been making its way through the Senate (where it was introduced). You can read and follow the meetings here: www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
Amidst the Steam & itch.io deplatforming, I've managed to miss the fact that S-209, "An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material" has been making its way through the Senate (where it was introduced). You can read and follow the meetings here: www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
S-209 (45-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
S-209 (45-1) - LEGISinfo - Parliament of Canada
www.parl.ca
October 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Amidst the Steam & itch.io deplatforming, I've managed to miss the fact that S-209, "An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to pornographic material" has been making its way through the Senate (where it was introduced). You can read and follow the meetings here: www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en...
Yesterday: 3-hour walk in summer weather.
Today: Cajoled (barely) into peeing outside in the snow.
Today: Cajoled (barely) into peeing outside in the snow.
October 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yesterday: 3-hour walk in summer weather.
Today: Cajoled (barely) into peeing outside in the snow.
Today: Cajoled (barely) into peeing outside in the snow.
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Job Alert! @uwmadisongws.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor or recently tenured associate professor who works on gender or sexuality and aging. If this sounds like you, please apply! If it’s not you, please share with your networks.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu
October 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Job Alert! @uwmadisongws.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor or recently tenured associate professor who works on gender or sexuality and aging. If this sounds like you, please apply! If it’s not you, please share with your networks.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
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📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Conference // Conférence
Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…
gamestudies.ca
October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Apply for this wonderful conference!
📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.
This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.
Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST
Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...
Conference // Conférence
Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…
gamestudies.ca
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Apply for this wonderful conference!