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What to share as a first post…Beautiful Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Next up in #TWC45, @natalieleclue.bsky.social examines a moment of outrage from fans of F1 racing in "Controversy, Social Media, and Formula One: Examining #VoidLap58." To read more, click here:
Controversy, social media, and Formula One: Examining #VoidLap58 | Transformative Works and Cultures
The sport of Formula One racing is classically characterized by speed, glamor, and ever-present controversy. In recent times, the conclusion of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix likely stands as the most…
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April 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨 Cover Reveal! 🚨

I’m excited to share the cover for Beyond Fandom: The Dark Side of Social Media Discourse! 🎉 This collection explores the complexities of online fandoms. #fanstudies #fandom
April 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I’ve written something about some segments of the #F1 fandom here ➡️ journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
Controversy, social media, and Formula One: Examining #VoidLap58 | Transformative Works and Cultures
journal.transformativeworks.org
March 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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In the opening editorial for #TWC45, guest editors Jason Kido Lopez and Lori Kido Lopez explain that this issue shift[s] our focus to the boundaries [to] uncover insights that complicate and expand our understanding of sports fandom as a whole."
Beyond the game: New perspectives on sports fandom: | Transformative Works and Cultures
Editorial for "Sports Fandoms," guest edited by Jason Kido Lopez and Lori Kido Lopez, special issue, Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 45 (March 15, 2025).
journal.transformativeworks.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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In an effort to make scholarship on African film and media at #SCMS25 visible, please note and share widely these papers and panels with an African focus.
March 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.

Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.

My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am currently reading through chapter drafts for the 30th Anniversary of Tomb Raider book. Holy wow, they are awesome. 🤯
February 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I am so happy to have written something for the special issue on Fan Personas for Persona Studies journal. Check out the great work @kimbarbour.bsky.social and @markstewart have done! 👏 ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps...
Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): Fan Personas | Persona Studies
ojs.deakin.edu.au
January 30, 2025 at 4:05 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
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⚠️ In response to Musk changing the X algorithm to deboost negative content, people asked Grok what is considered “negative” and were told:

• Criticism of the government
• Commentary about misinformation
• Suggestion the public is being manipulated
• Attacks against powerful people or institutions
January 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I am so chuffed to start reviewing chapter drafts for a collection celebrating 30 years of #TombRaider & #LaraCroft #bookpublishing
January 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I love the sound of minor revisions in the morning.
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ALT: a cartoon character with a smiley face on his face is sitting down .
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December 4, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Do I have a lot of writing to do? Am I doing the writing? Nope. Games don’t play themselves.
November 26, 2024 at 3:18 PM
What to share as a first post…Beautiful Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
November 21, 2024 at 9:30 AM