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bri watson 🐝 @brimwats.com · 21/02/2026

please RT! if you've ever contacted a journal or publisher to have your name changed on a publication, a friend and colleague of mine wants to hear about your experience! drexel.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #phdchat #academicchatter

Dear Colleagues & Peers,

My name is Deanna Zarrillo (she/they), and I am a PhD candidate at Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics. I am conducting dissertation research on the experiences of trans and gender diverse authors who have changed their name on academic publications and perspectives around digital identity more broadly. This work is aimed at assessing the community impact of post-publication name change policies from major publishers and enhancing policy around author privacy in the publication process.

As part of this work, I am recruiting eligible participants for a survey on this topic. If you are an academic and have changed your name in the past, whether on publications or not, please consider responding to this survey! As publishing policies evolve, your experiences can help shape more inclusive practices for current and future scholars.

You’re eligible if you:

You are an academic student or faculty member (current or previous) with a history of publications in academic journals

You are transgender, gender diverse, or otherwise self-identify outside of the gender binary.

You have changed your name and have used, or have considered using, a post-publication name change policy or have changed your name on a publication in another way.

Are fluent in English.

What to Expect:

This survey includes questions about your experiences with post-publication name changes and utilizing publisher policies. Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may refuse to take part in the research or to exit the survey at any time. Partial responses will not be retained. Should you volunteer as an interviewee*, further consent information will be provided via email prior to the scheduled interview in addition to a verbal consent agreement at the beginning of the interview.

Your responses will provide vital information to help assess current policies, identify barriers and challenges, explore impact, develop recommendations for improvem…

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jess rauchberg @jessrauchberg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

new essay on platform authoritarianism, disability, and class in creator economies out now in comm & critical/cultural studies! www.tandfonline.com/eprint/P8HRY...

the abstract for the essay Platform authoritarianism in the creator economy

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Sam Close ButNoCigar @butnocigar.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Played Ghost of Yōtei? Please check out my research study on character identification! Please click this link depaul.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to participate or find out more info! #ghostofyotei

Played at least 5 hours of Ghost of Yotei? Over 18 Years old? Then our research study needs you! We're investigating how video game players identify (or not) with non-customizable, female player characters. The study will take 20-30 minutes. Anyone who completes the study and provides their email will be entered into a drawing for 5 $70 Steam or Amazon gift cards! Odds of winning are 1 in 80, or 1.25% For more information, go to the QR code link or email Prof. Samantha Close at sclose@depaul.edu

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Sam Close ButNoCigar @butnocigar.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Played Ghost of Yōtei? Please check out my research study on character identification! Please click this link depaul.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to participate or find out more info! @icagames.bsky.social @scmsfaas.bsky.social @scmsvideogames.bsky.social

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Melek Ortabasi @mortabasi.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

#AltAc job: www.asianstudies.org/call-for-app... #AcademicSky

asianstudies.org

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Sam Close ButNoCigar @butnocigar.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Ah, bummed our panel on cozy domesticity and craft didn't make it into SCMS 25! We had a great international slate of panelists too.

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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Contingent Magazine is now accepting pitches for its December issue exploring the relationship between Star Trek and history. Click through or read down the thread to learn more!

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To Boldly Go

Editor’s Log, Stardate -298115.2331891317 Contingent Magazine is now accepting pitches for its December issue exploring the relationship between Star Trek and history. Pitches may engage any or all ma...

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Suing Cynthia’s Garchomp @thebestatty.blacksky.app · 19/11/2024

I’m VERYYYY excited to announce that the Video Game Publishing Agreement Template Kit I wrote in collaboration with Aerial Knight Studio (a WELL-known Detroit based indie game studio) is NOW LIVE and FREE for developers! Check it out below! 🥹 www.aerialknight.com/publishing-a...

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Publishing Agreement Template Kit

This was written by Daphne Benford-Smith , Esq. Counsel at Holon Law Partners In collaboration with Aerial Knights, LLC, we present this video game publishing agreement “how-to” guide...

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Ayodele is in the 92% @youraibigsis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Anyone in my network know people with a degree in STS? I have lot of questions. Pls reshare 🥹 #BlackAcademics #STS ☺️ Also my mom would be SOOO proud I’m perusing a PhD.

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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · 20/11/2024

ScienceWrite, a UK scheme for aspiring STEM writers from minoritised backgrounds, is open for 2025 applications! The 3rd year @romatheengineer.bsky.social & I are running this, with support from @royalsociety.bsky.social & I am SO EXCITED Deadline 3rd Jan #SciComm 🧪 www.sciencewrite.co.uk

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Sam Close ButNoCigar @butnocigar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

More for nonfiction and academic writers, but: Think of your audience as smart but lazy.

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Evan Torner @guyintheblackhat.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Periodic reminder that WE ARE HIRING 3 full-time positions in Games and Animation at U of Cincinnati. Review starts Jan 1. Here are the 3 positions: Tenure-track: jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna... Educator, Game Design: jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna... Educator, Animation: jobs.uc.edu/job/Cincinna...

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Assistant Professor, School of Art, College of DAAP

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Sam Close ButNoCigar @butnocigar.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If you see this, quote with your first anime! Yup--Sailor Moon quite literally changed my life since it encouraged me to study Japanese and pop culture.

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a close up of a cartoon character with a heart in her hair .

ALT: a close up of a cartoon character with a heart in her hair .

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Rafael Grohmann @grohmannrafael.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Job Position, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Digital Technologies, University of Toronto (Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy) jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

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Assistant Professor - Social Sciences and Digital Technologies

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Sam Close ButNoCigar @butnocigar.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about. 1) Gen AI and independent digital artists 2) Fan-made rap music about anime characters

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