Academic followers, can anyone help me, please? I'm looking for an accessible reading for undergrads about the differences between 'NoCal' and 'SoCal' media organizations/economics. I know Ive read something somewhere but can't remember where it is. Thanks in advance!

Booked in for the second day of the @nhm-london.bsky.social #Pokemon event (surprise surprise that Day 1 tickets were gone). Just hoping that its not a) overrun with scalper gangs, b) stock purchases are limited to 1 or 2 items per person, and c) there's stock left when I get there.

Anyone else getting these ideas at the moment? "Dear BBC, you have until Sunday or I want... one billion dollars!"

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The collaboration between @nhm-london.bsky.social and Pokemon sounds great, but I hope the museum is prepared and has policies in place to stop scalper gangs (e.g., regulating access, limiting number of purchases of individual items, maintaining stock). Otherwise, it'll all end up on eBay. #Pokemon

Delighted to have been invited on to BBC Radio Wales's Phone-In show hosted by Jason Mohammad to talk about the new Spider-Man film and location filming. You can listen here at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m.... I'm on after about 90 minutes! #JOMECResearch

BBC Radio Wales - The Phone In, Jason Mohammad takes your calls on small boats, British and Irish Lions and filming.

Jason Mohammad takes your calls on small boats, the British and Irish Lions and filming.

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Doing a little market research: do you teach at a university where an edited collection about #Pokemon that approaches multiple aspects of the franchise, from industry to experiences to fan practices, may be useful? If so, can you give a heads up? Thanks in advance!

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Doing a little market research: do you teach at a university where an edited collection about #Pokemon that approaches multiple aspects of the franchise, from industry to experiences to fan practices, may be useful? If so, can you give a heads up? Thanks in advance!

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Earlier this academic year, my students recommended that I listen to Olivia Rodrigo. I'm very grateful Watching her headline Glastonbury is inspiring and important for so many reasons.

Thanks to the BBC, Im aboe to sit in my office and work whilst listening to Wet Leg's Glastonbury set. They sound amazing, and the scream part of 'Ur Mum' gave me goosebumps.

I genuinely find the number of young people going to the Chris Brown concert upsetting. The guy's an abuser and misogynist, and yet 1000s of people are giving him their money and attention.

New Mechademia issue out, edited by Jacqueline Berndt and all articles open access. Very nice to see out! Also, personally highly recommend the piece on web novels, publication industry + platform muse.jhu.edu/issue/53482

I feel like my journey into work has seen me crossover into Silent Hill: first, there was a woman on the train loudly declaring that she was a teacher, only to then name Africa as a country. Then, there's a guy stood outside the station with a PA singing the theme from 'Only Fools and Horses'.

I really should write something about the new 'Walking with Dinosaurs'. In fact, I should write something about the entire franchise...

I'm joining @drrossgarner.bsky.social and @direjackalope.bsky.social for an edited collection on the Pokémon franchise. We already have many great chapters but are seeking some more in specific areas. Check out the targeted CFP below & pls share widely! rebeccawilliams.org/2025/05/17/1...

Targeted CFP: Pikachu’s Transmedia Adventures: The Continuing Adaptability of the Pokémon Franchise

Abstract deadline: June 10th 2025 In 2025 the Pokémon franchise will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its debut in Japan and the fifth anniversary of its popular worldwide AR cell phone game Pokém…

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The latest episode of #DoctorWho has got me singing 'Dugga Doo' on repeat. I want tees, plushies, a vinyl release of the song, as well as an episode set on the creatures home planet.

Best episode of #DoctorWho since we found out that Daleks don't store stuff. Brilliant. More of that and those characters, please.

Disappointed to have to miss this. Anyone interested in the paper, it's coming out as a chapter (co-written with @drrossgarner.bsky.social) in a collection on horror themed events, probably in 2026 ☠️💀🦴🎃

Peter Cullen Bryan, PhD@pcbryan.bsky.social · last yr.

Disney Studies III is exploring the dark sides of Disney, with @marissalammon.bsky.social’s examination of morality and punishment alongside Bee Eldridge’s exploration of Nightmare Before Christmas. @augustaquarius.bsky.social regrettably could not attend, as she had to go battle a dragon.

This a great chapter with a hot take on archives!!!! Already worth hitting download for! 💚🦖 library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Dr Ross Garner@drrossgarner.bsky.social · last yr.

I've got a chapter in this that uses autoethnography to explore the boundaries between collecting and curating in aca-fan practice. Also, dinosaurs!

I've got a chapter in this that uses autoethnography to explore the boundaries between collecting and curating in aca-fan practice. Also, dinosaurs!

Nicolle Lamerichs@nicolleness.bsky.social · last yr.

Affect in fandom is out! 🥳 We LOVED working with authors on this volume on fandom, transmedia and games. This collection tackles creativity & content made by fans - their history AND their future (e.g. sustainable design). Download for free! 💜 #fanstudies library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Affect in Fandom is out soon, which I co-edited with great colleagues! It's an open-access book with splendid scholarship on fan fic, cosplay and games. How do feelings, texts and memories shape fandom? What do fans create, and why? Find out in March! #mediastudies www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...

Affect in Fandom

This book provides a timely discussion of the creative practices in fandom and media culture. Within their participatory cultures, fans produce a wealth of content, data and materials. They write fan ...

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I'd really forgotten how much my OCD slows down my writing: the endless checking of notes and quotes, of ordering them in a way that seems logical, then re-reading the pages and pages of notes for what's relevant (and the self-doubt that comes with that). It's exhausting.

Seeing David Lynch coming up in the 'In Remembrance' section of the #BAFTA Awards has set me off again. I can't believe he's gone.

For the first time since early October, I actually managed to sit down and write something research-based. It was a very enjoyable experience.

I don't have many heroes, but David Lynch was one of them. Thank you for looking into the darkest areas of the human mind and finding the horror, beauty, and absurdity that lies there. May you rest in a place both beautiful and strange.

We all know that celebrity culture in the era of social media is a strange thing. However, witnessing the person who voiced your favourite Disney princess deal with the destruction of her family home as a result of the California fires is very troubling.

As a lifelong Doctor Who fan I feel that I must apologise for that awful, schmaltzy mess of an episode that was called the 2024 Christmas Special. It was truly dreadful.

So, I've seen #Wicked twice now, and I stand by stance that it's the best piece of mainstream Hollwyood cinema since 'Avengers: Endgame'.

Every now and then I'll open the folder on my hard drive with ideas for research that I've never developed further. There's a great set of notes about a project on the Loch Ness monster that brings together my knowledge on the Mesozoic in pop culture with areas like media tourism.

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Got an email from a student taking our Popular Music module asking for a chat as she'd 'heard I was a Radiohead fan'. Talked to her for about an hour, lent her the 33 1/3 book on OK Computer for the assignment, and we talked for about an hour on the band's cultural significance.