Writing with bestie is one of my fave things to do! ✨ We argue "Tim McGraw" gave us the confessional songwriting, the close fan engagement, the all-American girl persona, & the use of borrowed cultural capital. But we also wanted to name the whiteness & class privilege as the invisible default.

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Wrote a lil something with @emmawhatman.bsky.social for @theconversation.com about Taylor Swift’s debut single 20 years on and what it tells us about her enduring career: theconversation.com/tim-mcgraw-a...

I’ve been woefully inconsistent with BlueSky but just logged in & realized I had to update my bio from “precarious academic” to “academic @ unimelb” as I vvvv thankfully secured an ongoing position in media & communications back in July 🥹

I loved this article (by @jessamysesame.bsky.social, @emmawhatman.bsky.social et al.) Embodied Emotion Work in Feminist Research: Crying, Running, Dancing, Loving We need more crying, more bodies, more running, more dancing, more love doi.org/10.1080/1448...

Embodied Emotion Work in Feminist Research: Crying, Running, Dancing, Loving

In this paper we ‘work over’ and ‘mull over’ research experiences that did not (immediately) make sense. As feminist researchers, we explore our emotional, embodied reactions to specific moments an...

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We’re getting ready to launch our Taylor Swift book this week! Check out this piece on Pursuit about the collection @eloisefaichney.bsky.social @emmawhatman.bsky.social @autnews.bsky.social pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/Tay...

Taylor Swift is filling a ‘blank space’ in academic research

A new book by University of Melbourne researchers explores how Swift studies is bringing the cultural phenomena of Taylor Swift into academia.

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Our second, online, book launch was tonight, for all of our non-Melbourne authors around the world. Taylor Swift: Culture, Capital, & Critique officially launched! 🥂 @eloisefaichney.bsky.social @emmawhatman.bsky.social

Hi friends, our Taylor Swift book is officially out & we have two book launches in August. One is in Melbourne at Readings Emporium (www.readings.com.au/events/taylo...), & one is online (events.humanitix.com/taylor-swift...). Both are free, but bookings are essential. We'd love to see people there!

I gotta say, it doesn’t get much better than a dog dozing on your legs while you read a good book in bed 😌

#AWGSA's Executive Committee Statement in Solidarity with Palestine ✊ 🍉 "We join current calls for a permanent ceasefire and international sanctions to Israel, & stand in solidarity with Palestinian liberation and self-determination." READ FULL STATEMENT HERE: awgsa.asn.au/australian-w...

Our post-Swiftposium Taylor Swift edited collection is nearly here! Drag queens, anti-fascism, cybercrime, critical race theory, queer gothic monsters - this collection has it all! Pre-order for your library now @eloisefaichney.bsky.social @emmawhatman.bsky.social www.routledge.com/Taylor-Swift...

Taylor Swift: Culture, Capital, and Critique

This edited collection sees experts across a wide range of academic fields turn their attention to all things Taylor Swift. From looking at how being part of Swift’s fandom helps fans gain skills for ...

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Don't miss out on this important event on Friday 21 March 1pm (AEDT) Racism Register Launch: Reckoning, Resistance and Renewal events.humanitix.com/racism-regis... #Racism #RacialDiscrimination

Racism Register Launch: Reckoning, Resistance and Renewal

Get tickets on Humanitix - Racism Register Launch: Reckoning, Resistance and Renewal hosted by Racism Register. Online. Friday 21st March 2025. Find event information.

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It’s obscene what a lovely peaceful day it is here as lsraeI is again slaughtering Gazans with bombs that require Australian-made parts, as the Western political establishment does nothing, the Western media pretend there’s a ceasefire, & people are getting fired & jailed for opposing it

Hi all, the Australian Women's and Gender Studies Association - @awgsa.bsky.social - now has a Bluesky account as the executive made the decision to leave X - pls follow :)

JP’s substack on leaving X today is 😚👌🏻 “..because Elon Musk is an annoying dweeb, and I simply find X too tacky to continue with… the whole thing feels slimy now… all these things feel downstream of Musk’s slime trail… like things that came directly from him scooting his ass across the platform.”

I’ve had some really solid time this week to read and write and wow, it’s been so so so lovely.

I went and saw Wicked today, and all I can say is, Cynthia Erivo. Cynthia. Erivo.

Blue Sky is giving me old school academic Twitter vibes and it’s making me feel very happy 😌😌😌

For the next two weeks, we’re offering ten free ebooks for getting free Another world is possible if we fight for it www.haymarketbooks.org/blogs/517-te...

I just landed back in Melbourne after a wonderful week in the Gold Coast for the AWGSA conference, ‘Courageous Feminisms’. This was a special one as I was lucky enough to do the programming with the incredible A/Prof Kathomi Gatwiri who is AWGSA’s outgoing president and has left an incredible legacy

In the midst of marking season, I am getting so much joy from reading the reflective journals of my first-year gender studies students. They're full of big and small reckonings, loud and quiet activism. It gives me hope 🥹