Kim Barbour
kjbarbour.bsky.social
Kim Barbour
@kjbarbour.bsky.social
Persona studies + digital media researcher and lecturer at Uni Adelaide, Kaurna country. Current special interest = Hermitcraft. Views mine unless otherwise attributed.
Loving the resistance to extractive research, and a deep commitment to relational research in the 'Research as Relationship: Rethinking Communication Methods' session. Some wonderful discussion in the shared Q&A after 4 super engaging papers. #aanzca25 #aanzca2025
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Love the deep warmth and humour of today's Welcome to Country at #aanzca2025 - thanks Uncle Linden! Connection to 60000 years of communication in this place, and the influence of the land on language and culture.
November 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
If anyone is in need of something to do this morning, you're welcome to register to watch my keynote for the #MIGW Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit: www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-ga...
I kick off at 10am Melbourne time.
Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit | hosted by RMIT Games | Digital Design
Join us at the Digital Gaming Intimacies Summit for a deep dive into the intimate world of game cultures, designs, and connections!
www.eventbrite.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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✨I’m recruiting for a research project on game monetisation!✨
I’m keen to chat to game devs about how monetisation shapes the dev process. Interviews will be 60mins via Zoom. To learn more, head to bit.ly/40mOB3f

if you'd like to participate, shoot me a DM or email taylor.hardwick@sydney.edu.au 😊
September 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Just published on Persona Studies:

Older TikTokers in Digital Capitalism: Construction of Persona and Agency by Edit Paulo

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Older TikTokers in Digital Capitalism: Construction of Persona and Agency | Persona Studies
ojs.deakin.edu.au
July 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
If you have ever used my work in your research and/or teaching and want to say nice things about it, I am currently working on a promotion app and would love some quotable evidence of research impact beyond citation counts! Reply, DM, email all great. Thanks!
June 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.

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May 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Fully funded PhD at Glasgow University as part of the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme

Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection

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Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection at University of Glasgow on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection at University of Glasgow, listed on FindAPhD.com
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April 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Join us for Dr Jessica Ford's research seminar: "Low-key Girls to spectacular Handmaids: Feminist aesthetics on US TV".

📅28 May 2025, 16:00

➡️For more information, please contact: jomecresearch@cardiff.ac.uk
April 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The US is not a safe place to conduct sporting events, host academic conferences or conduct business. Those who decide such things have an obligation to act in the safety of their members.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Kim Barbour (@kjbarbour.bsky.social) and I are proud to announce that our Special Edition of Persona Studies, entitled "Fan Personas", is now out! There are 6 excellent articles, plus our editorial, all looking at the intersection of Persona Studies and Fan Studies. ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps...
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): Fan Personas | Persona Studies
ojs.deakin.edu.au
January 30, 2025 at 4:35 AM