Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It felt good to flex my very rusty interpreter muscles-for an untrained amateur, I was not completely awful (申し訳ございませんでした). Thank you for putting up with my efforts ... 010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's a wonderful event to attend and a beautiful, curious, interesting, and generous community(I promise to actually submit a paper for the next one!!) 110
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026(Sometimes I remember I have sns that's not just insta ...) Feeling pleasantly stimulated in the brain region after listening in to this year's Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium. @meganrose.bsky.social and @aurelievpetit.bsky.social have built something special 130
Reposted by Emerald L KingHelen McCarthy @helenmccarthy51.bsky.social · 21/08/2026If you love #anime and wonder how #fandom grew pre-Internet, here's the best interview you'll ever read about US fandom in all its diversity and passion. History is a debt we owe to those who went before. They did wonders: let them not be forgotten. animeherald.com/2024/02/16/l...animeherald.comLooking Back at Anime-Zine with Robert Fenelon"Anime-Zine was North America's first professionally distributed anime magazine. There were C/FO newsletters and the C/FO National had a... I'm sure their print room was under 200 copies, but they wou... 13625
Reposted by Emerald L KingDr. Aurélie Petit 👩🏻💻✨ @aurelievpetit.bsky.social · 11/08/20264️⃣ MORE DAYS TO APPLY !! ✨✨✨ (how megan and I describe the symposium: "very much an underground, extremely gay extremely feminist event" 💅💅💅) 075
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 24/07/2026This morning, I got to play at Children's University at the Peter Underwood Center. Students learnt about the history of European and East Asian armour before making their own vambraces and/or arm guards from cardboard and a hoard of shiny cosplay fabrics. @utas.edu.au 000
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Please join me at a public screening of THE MAKING OF A JAPANESE Monday August 3, Doors open 3pm Dechaineux Lecture Theatre, Centre for the Arts, Tasmania bookings and more details here: events.humanitix.com/utasfilmscre... @utas.edu.auevents.humanitix.comJapanese Film Screening + Award CeremonyJapanese Film Screening (Free Entry) Mon August 3rd. Event start 3.00pm Dechaineux Lecture Theatre, Centre for the Arts, 37 Hunter St, Hobart TAS 7000 020
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 16/07/2026(I'm making @ashleyremminga.bsky.social cut down on events from here on out - she told me that this one was a non-negotiable ♡) 130
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I love this and the community associated with it so much ♡♡♡ congratulations to @aurelievpetit.bsky.social and @meganrose.bsky.social (I should actually do a paper some time ... but also happy to chair or whatever else is useful) 001
Reposted by Emerald L KingDr. Aurélie Petit 👩🏻💻✨ @aurelievpetit.bsky.social · 16/07/2026✨🎀 NEW CFP: The Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures symposium (supported by the University of Tokyo, Media, Gender, and Sexualities Study Group) is coming back for its third edition!!!✨🎀 📩 Send us your abstract by August 15 at popculturesjapan@gmail.com✨ Share widely!events.humanitix.comCall for Papers: Queer and Feminist Perspectives on Japanese Popular Cultures Symposium 2026A platform for critical discussions about gender and Japanese animation, fashion, video games, literature and digital cultures 6134101
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Coming back to Bluesky for a hot minute to celebrate this wonderful panel on Border Crossing Romance from @utas.edu.au scholars, @sreepurnadatta.bsky.social and @ashleyremminga.bsky.social who presented from their cutting edge phd research #asaa #asaa2026 (I also said some things...) 011
Reposted by Emerald L KingFansplaining @fansplaining.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"There are currently only three fanfics on the Archive of Our Own written in Swahili." In our latest, @soila.bsky.social writes about the dominance of English in fandom and especially fic, including the perspectives of fellow fans in Kenya, Nigeria, and Burundi. Read or listen to an audio version:fansplaining.comThe Elation and Anxiety of Reading Fic in Your Native TongueFor fans in Kenya, Nigeria, and Burundi, “uncringing” non-English fanfiction is an endeavor in decolonialism. 18847
Reposted by Emerald L KingChris Boyd @paperghost.bsky.social · 13/04/2026link rot has slowly but surely dissolved away probably 70% to 80% of every cool piece of work i ever did, every interview about it, every blog, every audio recording, just boom gone and now the time magazine link to that thing i discovered in 2008 redirects to an article about jam 34926
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 13/04/2026www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04... I worked behind the scenes with Iskandhar Razak on this one. As a talking head and giving him access to research and putting in contact with cosplayers, photographers, and events. It's not a bad look at cosplay in Australiaabc.net.au'Cosplay is not consent': The rules of dressing up for conventionsCosplayers say their hobby has had an astronomical rise in popularity over the past decade. While the subculture promotes "no limits" creativity, there are still strict rules. 065
Reposted by Emerald L King🎃 Zack o' Lantern 🎃 @zackdavisson.com · 13/04/2026Reminder that Shonen Jump is not synonymous with "manga." When people talk about manga artists and their insane schedules... no, those are Shonen Jump artists. Other manga artists (the remaining 90%) work no harder than American comic artists. And they are happy not to work themselves to death. 420580
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 11/04/2026www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...abc.net.au'Cosplay is not consent': The rules of dressing up for conventionsCosplayers say their hobby has had an astronomical rise in popularity over the past decade. While the subculture promotes "no limits" creativity, there are still strict rules. 000
Reposted by Emerald L KingPatrick Andrews @patrickandrews.bsky.social · 26/03/2026See www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/202... for exampleucl.ac.ukMultilingual learners reap significant academic benefits and outpace monolingual peersResearch from Professor Roberto Filippi (IOE) shows that early multilingual exposure creates long-term academic benefits for multilingual students compared to their monolingual peers, and its cultural... 072
Reposted by Emerald L KingEric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 26/03/2026just this week: -- OpenAI killed Sora -- Disney subsequently cancelled its investment in OpenAI -- Wikipedia is now banning LLM-generated content ...tell me again how this is all "inevitable" and you have to "get on board or get left behind"? 120113634244
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Apropos of nothing, you can read about the connections made at a little competition called the World Cosplay Summit in my chapter "Cosplay Everywhere" - check if you have access via your library or institution www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi... 010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Sometimes my job is okay - especially when I get to host tea ceremony on campus for a belated girls day celebration for highschool languages students. Thank you to Japan Studies Association of Australia, Japan Foundation Sydney, and the Student Engagement and Learning Abroad teams at @utas.edu.au 030
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 07/03/2026So, can I post? Or do I have to prove I was born in the 1980s by, I dunno, quoting Big Trouble in Little Chinatown or something? 020
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Excited to be working with @screentasmania.bsky.social at Level Up Game Showcase. Cosplay competition registrations now open. Cosplay display registrations now open. More information www.emeraldlking.com/levelupcosplay and www.screen.tas.gov.au/leveluptasma...emeraldlking.comLevel Up Cosplay — Emerald L KingDr Emerald L King presents the Level UP Cosplay Competition and Cosplay Costume Display. 000
Reposted by Emerald L KingHelen McCarthy @glider.bsky.social · 24/02/2026The harm done by #GenAI to human creativity develops in ways we least expect as well as the obvious ones ... cheating has always been a factor in competitions for those who would rather win than grow, but it disrespects and damages the role of the judge as well as the skills of other competitors. 06733
Reposted by Emerald L KingThe Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 22/02/2026Students are returning for the start of the academic year. They do so amid highly-charged debates around racism and antisemitism in Australia. theconversation.comHow can unis balance academic freedom with the need to protect against antisemitism? 021
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 22/02/2026APROPOS OF NOTHING I WRITE ABOUT THE LINKS BETWEEN GENDER AND GAMERG4T3 AND COSPLAY IN THIS CHAPTER brill.com/edcollchap/b...brill.com 010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 18/02/2026TAS大で私と働きませんか careers.utas.edu.au/cw/en/job/50... Obvious downsides: - 60% teaching at A or B - the weather - working with me.....careers.utas.edu.auCurrent Vacancies 000
Reposted by Emerald L KingRobbie Moore @robbiemoore.bsky.social · 01/02/2026If you studied the Humanities: Looking back, what do you wish you knew coming into your first year of an Arts degree? 572
Reposted by Emerald L KingAurelia Brandenburg @hekabeohnename.bsky.social · 26/01/2026New CfP by @pachuki.bsky.social and me! We'll be editing a special issue at gamevironments and are looking for contributions focused on DIY print publications like fanzines, newsletters and even DIY aspects of commercial gaming magazines. #GameStudies journals.suub.uni-bremen.de/index.php/ga...journals.suub.uni-bremen.de Calls for Papers | gamevironments 12420
Reposted by Emerald L KingJocelyne Allen @brainvsbook.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Early career translators, get yourself a grant right here! #Translationwordswithoutborders.orgWords Without Borders Announces Fourth Annual Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators - Words Without BordersThis grant aims to support early-career translators seeking to bring international work into the English-language marketplace. 02425
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 26/01/2026If you would like to support this work but aren't gender-diverse or Australian, please consider sharing this with the anime and manga fans in your life. #genderbending #genderbend #universityoftasmania #transgender #transgenderaustralia 030
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 26/01/2026We are seeking Australian participants over the age of 18 who identify as gender-diverse to take part in online interviews. All data will be anonymised. This project has ethics approval - ethics code H40172 #genderbending #genderbend #universityoftasmania #transgender #transgenderaustralia 140
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Call for Participants: We are seeking members of the gender-diverse community (ie, anyone not cisgender) to participate in a study investigating how gender-bending anime and manga are viewed and engaged with by the gender-diverse community. More information and sign up via the QR code. >>> 165
Reposted by Emerald L KingAshley Remminga @ashleyremminga.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Call For Participants: We are seeking members of the gender-diverse community (ie. anyone not cisgender) to participate in a study that investigates how gender-bending anime and manga are viewed and engaged with by the gender-diverse community. surveys2.utas.edu.au/index.php/15... 01010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 02/01/2026Sometimes Living in Australia is just yelling at the wildlife sleeping in your back yard to make sure the animals are asleep and not dead, so you don't have to try to get the council to come and deal with kangaroo and/or wallaby corpses on the second day of the year .... 030
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 23/12/2025I heard 🦋 like cats. A merry whatsit and a very much better than this year 2026 from Daphne Elizabeth. 030
Reposted by Emerald L KingDr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 21/12/2025media.tenor.commike and sully from monsters inc are standing next to each other with the caption put that thing back where it came from or so help meAlt: mike and sully from monsters inc are standing next to each other with the caption put that thing back where it came from or so help me 1274
Reposted by Emerald L KingSteven J Phipps @stevenjphipps.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The Australia-Japan Society of Tasmania held a reception at Government House last night to celebrate its 55th anniversary. Our members and friends gathered together to celebrate not only our long and extraordinary history, but also the strength of the relationship between Tasmania and Japan. 141
Reposted by Emerald L KingBriony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025We already pay as much rent as mainlanders, food is more expensive and wages are lower. Going to big events isn’t possible for most. We’re becoming one of those tourism destinations where the locals can’t afford to do anything. The stadium will massively accelerate that process. #politas #auspol 4229
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Reposting so I can find this for my translation theory course next year .... 010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 30/11/20251999 - passed JLPT 3 while on exchange in Tokyo 2004 - passed JLPT 2 after a year in Nagoya 2009 - ABSOLUTELY and spectacularly failed the first mid year offering of JLPT N1 while at Ochnomizu U. I don't think I even studied? 020
Reposted by Emerald L KingObsolete Sony @obsoletesony.com · 18/11/2025MiniDisc deserved better 1040366
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Last day of teaching today. Off to Canberra on Friday for the Canberra Nara Candle Festival 🕯 to host the cosplay competition with Sam from Gateway to Anime... Sign ups still open! See you in our nation's capital 010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Saturday 7.30 Cosplay Theatre Join @illustrismodels.bsky.social @thegemcosplay.bsky.social @rembrandtrijn.bsky.social DaniellaMakesThings&I for the CAREERS IN COSPLAY panel. There's a broad range of experiences here, and I'm hoping this should be a good time. #paxaus #paxaus2025 #paxpanel2025 010
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Saturday 3.00 @lumins_workshop workshop space I'm crashing at @emmycosplayss, and @nix_cosplay 's ask a maker q and a session. Come and chat with us and throw your tricky maker questions at them! 110
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Saturday 1.30 @lumins_workshop workshop space LITTLE GUYS! Saturday is little guy day, and we'll chat about planning a Little Guy, mental health, and you'll start making your own pocket Hornet from HOLLOW KNIGHT:SILKSONG. 110
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Friday 4.30 @lumins_workshop workshop space Friday afternoon, I'll be running an INTRO TO SCULPTING WITH FOAM CLAY WORKSHOP where we'll make some roses and talk about sculpting. 100
Emerald L King @emeraldlking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025PAX AUS PANELS Friday 10.30 Kookaburra Theatre Join @soylentcosplay.bsky.social, Sam from Gateway to Anime ASH for the FANDOM UNIVERSITY panel. We'll be talking about how to make your degree about the things you love and how to carry that further into higher research. 120