Sebastian F. K. Svegaard 🏳️🌈
@svegaard.bsky.social
Post-doc in polarisation, populism, fandom, identity and all the feels with @snurb at QUT DMRC.
🇩🇰 in 🇦🇺, residing on Turrbal and Yugara country.
QaF.
Plant🪴dad. Once and future cat person.
he/him
🇩🇰 in 🇦🇺, residing on Turrbal and Yugara country.
QaF.
Plant🪴dad. Once and future cat person.
he/him
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😲 Ooooh, the full programme for the @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School 2026 is out now, and it's full of sciencey goodness. If you were still on the fence about signing up, you have until 19 Dec. to do so. ⌛
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
😲 Ooooh, the full programme for the @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School 2026 is out now, and it's full of sciencey goodness. If you were still on the fence about signing up, you have until 19 Dec. to do so. ⌛
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
The Summer School dates are 2-6 Feb. 2026. #dmrcss26
research.qut.edu.au/...
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Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
rb.gy
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Call for Papers: Reading Fanfiction/ Fanfiction Reading
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
If you have a 3000-4000 literary close reading of a fanfiction story burning to get out, please be in touch! :D
rb.gy/8hqqzb
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SIG members, don't forget that our event with @alfredmartin.bsky.social is a week from today. Al will be talking about his new book, FANDOM FOR US, BY US. Please register here to get the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/fandomforus
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
SIG members, don't forget that our event with @alfredmartin.bsky.social is a week from today. Al will be talking about his new book, FANDOM FOR US, BY US. Please register here to get the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/fandomforus
Johnny Knoxville having a true crime podcast must be a sign that that fad is over…
November 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Johnny Knoxville having a true crime podcast must be a sign that that fad is over…
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A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE,
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
October 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A Kimono decorated with skeletons, from Japan, 1840-1860 CE,
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
now housed at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London
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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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Australians, please raid your Uncle's old PC in his shed, and help me find a copy of this to archive.
#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing
#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing
October 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Australians, please raid your Uncle's old PC in his shed, and help me find a copy of this to archive.
#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing
#Australia #AFL #DOSGaming #Wolfenstein #RetroGaming #MSDOS #RetroComputing
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Australia's children's commissioner Anne Hollonds has seen "nothing" to address gaps in community and support left by the teen social media ban.
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Australia's children's commissioner Anne Hollonds has seen "nothing" to address gaps in community and support left by the teen social media ban.
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
A year after first raising the alarm, Hollonds says we need to take a "good, hard look at the unmet needs" of vulnerable kids.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
I’ve learned so much by meeting Brazilian scholars I’d otherwise not be as familiar with. Including their theoretical and methodological lineages. I am looking forward to exploring more of their work. Ok I may need to run it through a translator but that’s academias version of the 2” barrier in film
For anyone still wondering: THIS IS WHY WE’RE HERE. Welcome to our family, and thank you for welcoming us to yours. #AoIR2025
October 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’ve learned so much by meeting Brazilian scholars I’d otherwise not be as familiar with. Including their theoretical and methodological lineages. I am looking forward to exploring more of their work. Ok I may need to run it through a translator but that’s academias version of the 2” barrier in film
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October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
October 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.
c o n s t a n t l y.
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Join us for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School – registration opens next Monday !
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Join us for the 2026 @qutdmrc.bsky.social Summer School – registration opens next Monday !
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Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games (Initial Review Date 11/14/25)
University of California, Santa Cruz is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucsc.edu
October 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Do you find yourself at the intersection of performance, games, and design? Do you want to work with world class artists in research, pedagogy, and games? Then maybe apply to work with me at UCSC! We're hiring a Assistant Professor of Interactive Art, Performance & Games
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01998
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Calling all social media researchers, if you have access to the TikTok research API or are doing research on TikTok via a browser plugin, you will soon be able to collect and analyze TikTok data via our research tool, @communalytic.org.
No coding required. #DSA40 #CSS #ComSky #AcademicSky
No coding required. #DSA40 #CSS #ComSky #AcademicSky
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Calling all social media researchers, if you have access to the TikTok research API or are doing research on TikTok via a browser plugin, you will soon be able to collect and analyze TikTok data via our research tool, @communalytic.org.
No coding required. #DSA40 #CSS #ComSky #AcademicSky
No coding required. #DSA40 #CSS #ComSky #AcademicSky
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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This week's episode of Read Them Sideways is a discussion between host @katemfitzgerald.bsky.social
and @svegaard.bsky.social on the intersection between fan studies and politics - check it out at the link below!
and @svegaard.bsky.social on the intersection between fan studies and politics - check it out at the link below!
Episode 33: Fandom and Politics with Sebastian Svegaard
Read Them Sideways · Episode
open.spotify.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This week's episode of Read Them Sideways is a discussion between host @katemfitzgerald.bsky.social
and @svegaard.bsky.social on the intersection between fan studies and politics - check it out at the link below!
and @svegaard.bsky.social on the intersection between fan studies and politics - check it out at the link below!
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This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”
Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”
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“You guys are probably next, right?
…Stanley cites Australia’s history of Indigenous displacement, its “performatively vicious” treatment of asylum seekers and the fierce “anti-woke” rhetoric that pierces public discourse.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
…Stanley cites Australia’s history of Indigenous displacement, its “performatively vicious” treatment of asylum seekers and the fierce “anti-woke” rhetoric that pierces public discourse.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
A US fascism expert’s warning to Australia: ‘You guys are probably next’
The US’s slide towards authoritarianism is part of a global trend, says professor and fascism expert Jason Stanley. And distant Australia, far from being immune, is uniquely vulnerable
www.theguardian.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
“You guys are probably next, right?
…Stanley cites Australia’s history of Indigenous displacement, its “performatively vicious” treatment of asylum seekers and the fierce “anti-woke” rhetoric that pierces public discourse.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
…Stanley cites Australia’s history of Indigenous displacement, its “performatively vicious” treatment of asylum seekers and the fierce “anti-woke” rhetoric that pierces public discourse.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
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Are you an early career researcher looking to get published?
Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social.
Find out how you can apply here (UK only): https://bit.ly/4nd2sBp
Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social.
Find out how you can apply here (UK only): https://bit.ly/4nd2sBp
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Are you an early career researcher looking to get published?
Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social.
Find out how you can apply here (UK only): https://bit.ly/4nd2sBp
Don’t miss out on financial support and mentorship with the Bloomsbury Academic Writing Fellowship, in partnership with @writersandartists.bsky.social.
Find out how you can apply here (UK only): https://bit.ly/4nd2sBp
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As @jesgilbert.bsky.social & I warn in our book The Secret Life of Data, all "smart" apps and devices are Trojan horses that can be reprogrammed to serve new functions after you've already invite them into your home and your life. Usually without consent & to your detriment.
Caveat digital emptor.
Caveat digital emptor.
Samsung has rolled out a software update to its smart fridges that will display ads, despite saying they had "no plans" to do so. We're headed for a future where you will have to pay extra for appliances without ads.
Samsung brings ads to US fridges
Samsung’s ‘screens everywhere’ initiative is morphing into ads everywhere.
www.theverge.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
As @jesgilbert.bsky.social & I warn in our book The Secret Life of Data, all "smart" apps and devices are Trojan horses that can be reprogrammed to serve new functions after you've already invite them into your home and your life. Usually without consent & to your detriment.
Caveat digital emptor.
Caveat digital emptor.
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BREAKING: #ANU has announced that there will be no forced redundancies. ✊
Union members fought tirelessly to save these jobs, and every university staff member facing job cuts can take heart from what we have achieved. Together, we have changed what is possible. nteu.au/join@nteunion.bsky.social
Union members fought tirelessly to save these jobs, and every university staff member facing job cuts can take heart from what we have achieved. Together, we have changed what is possible. nteu.au/join@nteunion.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
BREAKING: #ANU has announced that there will be no forced redundancies. ✊
Union members fought tirelessly to save these jobs, and every university staff member facing job cuts can take heart from what we have achieved. Together, we have changed what is possible. nteu.au/join@nteunion.bsky.social
Union members fought tirelessly to save these jobs, and every university staff member facing job cuts can take heart from what we have achieved. Together, we have changed what is possible. nteu.au/join@nteunion.bsky.social
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BREAKING | ANU staff in the College of Arts and Social Sciences have received a Cease Work Order due to dangerous working conditions. Under the WHS Act staff will be paid while this order is in place. The order seeks to protect lives and wellbeing.
September 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING | ANU staff in the College of Arts and Social Sciences have received a Cease Work Order due to dangerous working conditions. Under the WHS Act staff will be paid while this order is in place. The order seeks to protect lives and wellbeing.
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After a brief hiatus, the Read Them Sideways podcast is back! In this week's episode, Klaus Groebner (@gklaus.bsky.social) interviews Dr Ehsan Dehghan (@essideh.com) about his new book: The Discursive-Digital Link.
Listen to Klaus and Ehsan chat about the new book below!
Listen to Klaus and Ehsan chat about the new book below!
Episode 32: The Discursive-Digital Link with Ehsan Dehghan
Read Them Sideways · Episode
open.spotify.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
After a brief hiatus, the Read Them Sideways podcast is back! In this week's episode, Klaus Groebner (@gklaus.bsky.social) interviews Dr Ehsan Dehghan (@essideh.com) about his new book: The Discursive-Digital Link.
Listen to Klaus and Ehsan chat about the new book below!
Listen to Klaus and Ehsan chat about the new book below!
Did Bruna Paroni and I coin a term? We stumbled into using 'inauthentic coordinated fan behaviour' to talk about mobilising a fandom to astroturf a message. (So, at least some actors ARE fans, but also paid to spread a message.) It seems like that should already be a term. Is it? #fanstudies
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Did Bruna Paroni and I coin a term? We stumbled into using 'inauthentic coordinated fan behaviour' to talk about mobilising a fandom to astroturf a message. (So, at least some actors ARE fans, but also paid to spread a message.) It seems like that should already be a term. Is it? #fanstudies