Liza Potts
@lizapotts.bsky.social
Professor at Michigan State. Studying digital culture, content moderation, user experience, community building, and disaster. Leader of WIDE Research. Curator of Sherlockian.net.
About to kickoff an entire year of research leave / sabbatical. Extremely excited and grateful to have this time to think after nonstop admin work for what feels like the totality of my academic career.
June 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
About to kickoff an entire year of research leave / sabbatical. Extremely excited and grateful to have this time to think after nonstop admin work for what feels like the totality of my academic career.
My work on digital culture was quoted in the same paragraph as @nancybaym.bsky.social. Grateful for her mentorship all those years ago. There's something so awesome about these moments, no matter how far along you are in your career. Shoutout to author Emília Barn. library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
library.oapen.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
My work on digital culture was quoted in the same paragraph as @nancybaym.bsky.social. Grateful for her mentorship all those years ago. There's something so awesome about these moments, no matter how far along you are in your career. Shoutout to author Emília Barn. library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...
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My new article, co-authored with @zaborowski.bsky.social & focused on Kate Bush fandom on TikTok is now out 🎵
One of our lecturers, @lucykbennett.bsky.social, has published a new journal article which talks about the revival and popular music fandom on TikTok.
Read more ⤵️
tinyurl.com/d4a3b4s4
Read more ⤵️
tinyurl.com/d4a3b4s4
#Runningupthathill, revival and popular music fandom on TikTok
The fourth season of Stranger Things (2022) used Kate Bush’s 1985 single ‘Running up that Hill’ for a key narrative moment, propelling the song back into the charts. This resurgence also inspired n...
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March 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My new article, co-authored with @zaborowski.bsky.social & focused on Kate Bush fandom on TikTok is now out 🎵
February 28, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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New #FanStudies article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Soccer’s Holy Grail: Interrogating the Preponderance of Fandom over Faith in the age of Globalization
Stephen C. Nnadi &
Kanayo L. Nwadialor
okhjournal.org/index.php/ok...
Soccer’s Holy Grail: Interrogating the Preponderance of Fandom over Faith in the age of Globalization
Stephen C. Nnadi &
Kanayo L. Nwadialor
okhjournal.org/index.php/ok...
Soccer’s Holy Grail
| OKH Journal: Anthropological Ethnography and Analysis Through the Eyes of Christian Faith
okhjournal.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New #FanStudies article ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Soccer’s Holy Grail: Interrogating the Preponderance of Fandom over Faith in the age of Globalization
Stephen C. Nnadi &
Kanayo L. Nwadialor
okhjournal.org/index.php/ok...
Soccer’s Holy Grail: Interrogating the Preponderance of Fandom over Faith in the age of Globalization
Stephen C. Nnadi &
Kanayo L. Nwadialor
okhjournal.org/index.php/ok...
Delighted to host our annual Research Festivus for our department, co-hosted by WIDE Research (our lab) and RW (Rhetoric and Writing graduate program).
We began with a moment of thanks in honor of the mentorship of @billhd.bsky.social, who continues on as our Force Ghost.
We began with a moment of thanks in honor of the mentorship of @billhd.bsky.social, who continues on as our Force Ghost.
January 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Delighted to host our annual Research Festivus for our department, co-hosted by WIDE Research (our lab) and RW (Rhetoric and Writing graduate program).
We began with a moment of thanks in honor of the mentorship of @billhd.bsky.social, who continues on as our Force Ghost.
We began with a moment of thanks in honor of the mentorship of @billhd.bsky.social, who continues on as our Force Ghost.
Neuromancer has entered the chat @greatdismal.bsky.social along with the works of Philip K Dick
1. I'm NOT the sort of SF/F nerd who thinks everyone needs to read a "canon" of older works in genre like they're homework before they get to call themselves a fan, nevertheless the book I'm always mildly surprised when people say they haven't read it is "Snow Crash," which to me is era-defining...
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Neuromancer has entered the chat @greatdismal.bsky.social along with the works of Philip K Dick
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Now might be a good time to mention that @nancybaym.bsky.social and I wrote a book about the early days of Twitter and how the platform and its culture changed, setting the scene for the Muskapocalypse.
We're older and wiser now, let's not make the same mistakes twice.
nyupress.org/978147981106...
We're older and wiser now, let's not make the same mistakes twice.
nyupress.org/978147981106...
Twitter
The sometimes surprising, often humorous story of the forces that came together to shape the central role Twitter now plays in contemporary politics and cult...
nyupress.org
November 15, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Now might be a good time to mention that @nancybaym.bsky.social and I wrote a book about the early days of Twitter and how the platform and its culture changed, setting the scene for the Muskapocalypse.
We're older and wiser now, let's not make the same mistakes twice.
nyupress.org/978147981106...
We're older and wiser now, let's not make the same mistakes twice.
nyupress.org/978147981106...
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I’m delighted to have been awarded a @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social Career Advancement Research Grant! My thanks to the awards committee for selecting my project as a recipient.
@imaricheyne.bsky.social research project, "Accessibility of Blended Courses in Technical Communication" has been selected as one of the two Career Advancement Research Grant winners. 1/2
December 26, 2024 at 10:29 PM
I’m delighted to have been awarded a @sigdoc-acm.bsky.social Career Advancement Research Grant! My thanks to the awards committee for selecting my project as a recipient.
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SIGDOC Student Research Competition for 2025 is ready for your submissions: gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We are trying a two-stage process this year, with deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to me or @argella.bsky.social.
We are trying a two-stage process this year, with deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to me or @argella.bsky.social.
ACM SIGDOC 2025 SRC Submissions
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC) invites undergraduate and graduate students to submit a proposal to this year’s Student Res...
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January 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
SIGDOC Student Research Competition for 2025 is ready for your submissions: gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We are trying a two-stage process this year, with deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to me or @argella.bsky.social.
We are trying a two-stage process this year, with deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to me or @argella.bsky.social.
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SIGDOC Student Research Competition for 2025 is ready for your submissions: gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
There is a two-stage process this year: deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to @cbdilger.bsky.social or @argella.bsky.social.
There is a two-stage process this year: deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to @cbdilger.bsky.social or @argella.bsky.social.
gatech.co1.qualtrics.com
January 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
SIGDOC Student Research Competition for 2025 is ready for your submissions: gatech.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
There is a two-stage process this year: deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to @cbdilger.bsky.social or @argella.bsky.social.
There is a two-stage process this year: deadlines Feb 1 and Apr 30. See the CFP linked in the Qualtrics for details. Questions? Talk to @cbdilger.bsky.social or @argella.bsky.social.
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@sigdoc-acm.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow💙
December 9, 2024 at 4:37 PM
@sigdoc-acm.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Give them a follow💙
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Not to be that person, but my 2018 piece “why do people share fake news” made this exact point! georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/u... [PDF]
December 5, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Not to be that person, but my 2018 piece “why do people share fake news” made this exact point! georgetownlawtechreview.org/wp-content/u... [PDF]
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The critical media pedagogy we need!
Very often we’re not teaching them technical terms (because sometimes we don’t know them ourselves). We’re not reviewing settings and policies with them. We’re not modeling how to tinker and test and evaluate and critique the tech before we say “here, use it”
December 5, 2024 at 3:51 AM
The critical media pedagogy we need!
EXCELLENT NEWS. Please, please keep it open for us.
I'm old enough to remember being one of the AoIR folks trying to get this from Twitter and the Library of Congress.
I'm old enough to remember being one of the AoIR folks trying to get this from Twitter and the Library of Congress.
Bluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app
November 23, 2024 at 5:20 PM
EXCELLENT NEWS. Please, please keep it open for us.
I'm old enough to remember being one of the AoIR folks trying to get this from Twitter and the Library of Congress.
I'm old enough to remember being one of the AoIR folks trying to get this from Twitter and the Library of Congress.
Really excited to get a copy of Erin Clark's new book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. upcolorado.com/utah-state-u...
I always appreciate when folks cite my work. It's a sign post for me to go check out their awesome work and see how they build new futures for us.
I always appreciate when folks cite my work. It's a sign post for me to go check out their awesome work and see how they build new futures for us.
February 1, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Really excited to get a copy of Erin Clark's new book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster. upcolorado.com/utah-state-u...
I always appreciate when folks cite my work. It's a sign post for me to go check out their awesome work and see how they build new futures for us.
I always appreciate when folks cite my work. It's a sign post for me to go check out their awesome work and see how they build new futures for us.
Delighted to host our Fall Research Showcase sponsored by WIDE and the Rhetoric & Writing graduate program today. Come down and celebrate each other's work! And there are cupcakes.
November 17, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Delighted to host our Fall Research Showcase sponsored by WIDE and the Rhetoric & Writing graduate program today. Come down and celebrate each other's work! And there are cupcakes.
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Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
in honor of Labor Day, the Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness
support a union today, and tomorrow, and every day thereafter
in honor of Labor Day, the Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness
support a union today, and tomorrow, and every day thereafter
September 4, 2023 at 4:29 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms
in honor of Labor Day, the Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness
support a union today, and tomorrow, and every day thereafter
in honor of Labor Day, the Sam Vimes ‘Boots’ Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness
support a union today, and tomorrow, and every day thereafter
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Excited to announce that Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication is now out.
@lkp.bsky.social and I wrote the chapter on Social Media
I can't say enough about how honored I am to be included in a book with so many greats of our field.
https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/tpc/
@lkp.bsky.social and I wrote the chapter on Social Media
I can't say enough about how honored I am to be included in a book with so many greats of our field.
https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/tpc/
Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication - The WAC Clearinghouse
wac.colostate.edu
August 4, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Excited to announce that Keywords in Technical and Professional Communication is now out.
@lkp.bsky.social and I wrote the chapter on Social Media
I can't say enough about how honored I am to be included in a book with so many greats of our field.
https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/tpc/
@lkp.bsky.social and I wrote the chapter on Social Media
I can't say enough about how honored I am to be included in a book with so many greats of our field.
https://wac.colostate.edu/books/tpc/tpc/