Sian Tomkinson
@siantomkinson.bsky.social
Media/Communication scholar specialising in games, gender, and online misogyny. I like philosophy (especially D&G) and esotericism. Co-host of Meaningful Play Podcast. 少し日本語を話せます。https://linktr.ee/siantomkinson
So excited that my first book “Video Games and Gender Assemblages:
Understanding Gamergate and Beyond has been released!” A digital edition is forthcoming - do get in touch if you’re interested :) www.bloomsbury.com/au/video-gam...
Understanding Gamergate and Beyond has been released!” A digital edition is forthcoming - do get in touch if you’re interested :) www.bloomsbury.com/au/video-gam...
Video Games and Gender Assemblages
In this book, Sian Tomkinson examines why, despite around half of gamers being female, highly-gendered stereotypical assumptions pervade the video game industry…
www.bloomsbury.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
So excited that my first book “Video Games and Gender Assemblages:
Understanding Gamergate and Beyond has been released!” A digital edition is forthcoming - do get in touch if you’re interested :) www.bloomsbury.com/au/video-gam...
Understanding Gamergate and Beyond has been released!” A digital edition is forthcoming - do get in touch if you’re interested :) www.bloomsbury.com/au/video-gam...
New article published by myself and @tauel.bsky.social:
If it looks like violent extremism, and acts like violent extremism … : comparing the framing of two Sydney stabbing attacks www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
If it looks like violent extremism, and acts like violent extremism … : comparing the framing of two Sydney stabbing attacks www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
If it looks like violent extremism, and acts like violent extremism … : comparing the framing of two Sydney stabbing attacks
Within one week of April in 2024, the city of Sydney was rocked by two separate violent stabbing attacks. In one case, after the stabbing of two Coptic clerics by a young Muslim man, the government...
www.tandfonline.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
New article published by myself and @tauel.bsky.social:
If it looks like violent extremism, and acts like violent extremism … : comparing the framing of two Sydney stabbing attacks www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
If it looks like violent extremism, and acts like violent extremism … : comparing the framing of two Sydney stabbing attacks www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
My chapter '“Ah, Traveler, we meet again!” Gnostic Themes in Genshin Impact' has been published in Well Played!
Genshin is the game that introduced me to Gnosticism and got me back into esotericism/the occult/religion <3
(thank you @hmblakey.bsky.social ~)
playstorypress.org/books/well-p...
Genshin is the game that introduced me to Gnosticism and got me back into esotericism/the occult/religion <3
(thank you @hmblakey.bsky.social ~)
playstorypress.org/books/well-p...
Well Played V14 N1: For the Love of Games – Play Story Press
playstorypress.org
April 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My chapter '“Ah, Traveler, we meet again!” Gnostic Themes in Genshin Impact' has been published in Well Played!
Genshin is the game that introduced me to Gnosticism and got me back into esotericism/the occult/religion <3
(thank you @hmblakey.bsky.social ~)
playstorypress.org/books/well-p...
Genshin is the game that introduced me to Gnosticism and got me back into esotericism/the occult/religion <3
(thank you @hmblakey.bsky.social ~)
playstorypress.org/books/well-p...
I've uploaded my conference presentation on Gnosticism in NieR: Automata from #ICGAN25 to YouTube :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sJr...
Spirit of Fire - False endings and the search for gnosis in NieR: Automata
YouTube video by Sian Tomkinson
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March 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I've uploaded my conference presentation on Gnosticism in NieR: Automata from #ICGAN25 to YouTube :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sJr...
Super excited that my paper [“This kind of life has no meaning”: Neru’s Vocaloid Album CYNICISM] has been published in M/C Journal! I love this album so much 😍
“This kind of life has no meaning” | M/C Journal
Voice synthesising software Vocaloid (Yamaha Corporation) is a popular tool for professional and amateur music production. At the time of writing, there are over 770,000 videos tagged ‘vocaloid’ on ...
journal.media-culture.org.au
April 17, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Super excited that my paper [“This kind of life has no meaning”: Neru’s Vocaloid Album CYNICISM] has been published in M/C Journal! I love this album so much 😍