Sign in

Feminist Media Studies

@femmediastudies.bsky.social
1.6K followers 88 following 193 posts

Feminist Media Studies is a transdisciplinary, transnational journal publishing peer-reviewed scholarship + commentary & book reviews. Posts by @krystenstein.bsky.social

PostsRepliesMedia
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
what do romance games, period apps, environmental activism, and “Queen feminism” have in common? 👀 they’re all part of the latest batch of articles heading into production at Feminist Media Studies:
100
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
forthcoming in Feminist Media Studies! “Your voice says a lot about you”: engendering masculinities in incel communities through voice
161
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Big news from Feminist Media Studies: we’re looking for our next Editor-in-Chief!
177
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📣 CFP: Symposium on the History of Teen Entertainment April 2–3, 2027 University of Notre Dame, Indiana ftt.nd.edu/news-events/... The symposium welcomes research on the history of teen entertainment across literature, film, television, radio, comics, video games, music, and other popular media.
ftt.nd.edu
Call for Proposals | 100 Years Strong but Forever 16: Reclaiming and Expanding Teen Entertainment History
The Program Committee is interested in promoting research on the history of teen entertainment, which we define broadly as popular literature, plays, fi...
111
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
✨New in FMS!✨ Two exciting articles are now in production: 1 -- Jordán Enamorado, “Poosh and the Politics of Neoliberal Care: A Corpus-Based Critical Discourse Analysis of Digital Wellness through Postfeminist, Neoliberal and Popular Feminist Discourses”
110
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Stine Eckert @stineeckert.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
CfP Gendered Labor. Arbeit, Praktiken und Öffentlichkeiten in Medienkulturen - FG-Tagung Medien, Öffentlichkeit, Geschlecht am 24.-26. Februar, Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF www.dgpuk.de/de/gendered-... @fgkommpol.bsky.social @dgpuk-meth.bsky.social @femmediastudies.bsky.social
dgpuk.de
Gendered Labor. Arbeit, Praktiken und Öffentlichkeiten in Medienkulturen - FG-Tagung Medien, Öffentlichkeit, Geschlecht am 24. - 26. Februar, Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF | dgpuk
024
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Anita Fuentes @anita-fuentes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
New in @femmediastudies.bsky.social on what it takes to study online misogyny ethically. My answer: situating it within the political economy of digital capitalism and refusing to separate moral inquiry from the material conditions under which research takes place www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WHZSF...
tandfonline.com
Beyond the manosphere: rethinking online misogyny within digital capitalism
This article proposes an analytical and ethical reorientation for research on online misogyny, grounded in a socialist ethics that refuses to separate moral inquiry from the material conditions und...
1103
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Square Feminist Media Studies graphic with a cream paper-textured background, typewriter-style font, lavender and olive accents, tortoiseshell-patterned corners, and hand-drawn botanical and media illustrations. The graphic announces two articles now in production: “By Women, For Women: Rearticulating Feminist Language in Fox News Coverage of Dobbs v. Jackson” by Carson, and “Postfeminist Paradoxes and Age-Defying Narratives: A Case Study of Liu Xiaoqing in Chinese Television Reality Show Road of Blossoms (2025)” by Yan.
010
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Coming soon in Feminist Media Studies: Issue 26.7! New articles exploring digital feminisms, gender and sport, influencer and TikTok cultures, gig work, representation, media ethics, and more. Explore the journal: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rfm...
Graphic promoting Feminist Media Studies Issue 26.7 (2026), featuring a bold feminist zine-inspired design in bright tangerine, lavender, and green with typewriter-style text. The poster announces 17 new research articles and groups the issue’s scholarship into six themes: digital feminisms and online activism; gender and sport cultures; livestreaming, influencers, and digital culture; gig work, labor, and neoliberal feminisms; representation and media analysis; and TikTok cultures and feminine selves. Feminist symbols, a raised fist, megaphone, skateboard, phone, laptop, and eye illustrations appear throughout. The bottom directs readers to explore the journal and current issues at Taylor & Francis.
071
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Another milestone for Feminist Media Studies -- During Q2 2026 (April–June), articles published in Feminist Media Studies were downloaded 222,750 times around the world. 🎉
110
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📚 Another fantastic batch of articles is headed into production at Feminist Media Studies! One of my favorite parts of being Social Media Editor is getting these sneak peeks at the scholarship that's on its way. Here's a thread of what's coming. 🧵
111
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
After more than 25 years of co-founding and co-editing Feminist Media Studies, @cindylcarter.bsky.social will be stepping down from her editorial role later this year.
220
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Fresh from production! ✨Another exciting article is one step closer to publication in Feminist Media Studies: "Seeing (Post)feminism Through Visual Style: The Case of Pro-Woman Advertising in China" by Joey Chan.
110
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Fresh from the production queue! Another exciting article is making its way to Feminist Media Studies: 📱 "Governing Sexism on TikTok: Ambiguities and Tensions in Community Guidelines and Corporate Communication" by Runge.
110
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
A little celebration for the Feminist Media Studies community! 🎉 We are excited to share our latest journal metrics:
151
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Call for Papers :: Commentary & Criticism Special Issue -- Fantasy, Fae, and Life-Altering Sex: Feminism and Romantasy Romantasy is having a cultural moment. From #BookTok and publishing to fandoms and reading communities,
132
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Coming soon in Feminist Media Studies!
120
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Keep an eye out for this forthcoming article :: “Sun, Sea, and Sexism on Love Island: Twitter (now X) Responses to ‘Laddish’ Masculinities and Misogynistic Discursive Distancing on Television” by Haslop. Really excited to read this work on gender, platform discourse, and reality TV culture.
Love Island Reality TV Show
020
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Coming soon! Maria Brock’s “Rape nation: tropes of sexual violence and rape fantasies in far-right ‘Sweden-memes’” examines how sexual violence is mobilized within far-right digital cultures and meme ecologies. A critical and timely intervention. Stay tuned!
010
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
New work to keep on your radar! • A Tale of Two Harleys: The Aestheticization and Subversion of Gendered Violence in Superhero Films (Rudolf) — examining how superhero films frame, stylize, and potentially challenge gendered violence
120
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Forthcoming in Feminist Media Studies 👀✨ • Ambivalent Masculinities: Digital Culture, Precarity, and Disaffection in the UK Screen Industries — Lee Examines how precarious labor conditions in UK screen industries shape ambivalent forms of masculinity and disaffection.
100
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Sharing!! ICA Pre-Conference on Intersectional Political Economy. Check out the upcoming ICA 2026 pre-conference that may be of interest to those working in feminist media studies, political economy, and related areas:
100
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New in production at FMS... Györgyi Horváth’s “Women’s Digital Grassroots in Hungary” explores feminist organizing under illiberal rule and the strategies shaping digital activism. One to watch out for!
010
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
spotlighting our current issue of feminist media studies ✨ so many pieces in this one that feel especially timely right now… from #freebritney and feminist counterpublics to influencer labor, trans athletes in media, and the messy politics of popular feminism
tandfonline.com
Feminist Media Studies
Volume 25, Issue 8 of Feminist Media Studies
191
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
What are your all-time favorite pieces published in Feminist Media Studies? Or your favorite article you’ve published with us? Drop the link below 👇We’d love to revisit and reshare some of this incredible work across our Bluesky community!
042
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Ira Solomatina @irasolomatina.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
In my new article for @femmediastudies.bsky.social , I look at TikTok's notorious 'old-age' filter and analyse women's reactions to it. Thanks to the editors, as always! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
tandfonline.com
“I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all”: women’s responses to TikTok’s “aged” filter
This article employs an affective-discursive approach to look into women’s popular reactions to TikTok’s “aged” filter. In doing so, it applies the notion of the “interpretative repertoire” to clas...
072
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
New readership, citation, and Altmetric highlights from Feminist Media Studies 📊 Our work continues to travel widely across scholarship, policy spaces, digital publics, and news media! Here are a few recent snapshots:
152
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Feminist Media Studies colleagues, I was looking at the most read and most cited articles in Feminist Media Studies this week, and the patterns are striking. A short thread on what seems to be shaping the field right now:
121
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Shelley Stamp @shelleystamp.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
061
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Excited to share a set of upcoming feminist media studies articles engaging questions of gender, platforms, labor, archives, games, fandom, and digital culture!
174
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
We’re thrilled to share that Feminist Media Studies reached 906,904 full-text downloads in 2025, continuing steady growth in global readership! Quarterly downloads • Q1: 237,296 • Q2: 237,480 • Q3: 176,124 • Q4: 256,004
150
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
So excited for this upcoming article by Samson Eze, “Nobody Be Like Woman,” publishing soon! A powerful look at Nigerian popular music as a space where gender justice is argued, imagined, and fought for.
020
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We hope everyone had a good holiday and a happy new year! We’re doing the best we can over here and are excited to share what’s coming up in Feminist Media Studies ✨ Upcoming article --> Domesticity Reloaded: When the Tradwife Becomes a Brand by Ayşenur Karakaş Aydınbakar and Canan Çetin
121
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Rachel Sykes @rachelizasykes.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
4/5 I published my magnum opus on confession and hot priests (now in need of a Knives Out update) in @femmediastudies.bsky.social
111
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Coming soon: Betty Wilson et al.’s new piece, In Search of a Soft Life: Anti-Black Capitalism, Patriarchy, and the Movement for Black Women’s Health Equity, a powerful look at soft life, Black women’s health equity, and the structures that deny rest. Excited for this one!
010
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Excited to share that a new article is coming out soon: “From Salad Bar Feminism to Denotative Portraiture: How Neoliberalism Shapes Feminism in AI-Generated Visuals.”
121
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
📢 Keep an eye out for this upcoming article: “The Relationship Between Celebrities and Body Image Ideals Among Hispanic and Black Women” ✨
121
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: kmendes4@uwo.ca
062
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸 in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
162
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer: “More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film. A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care. Coming soon!!
032
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡 a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
133
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Kecheng @fangkc.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social
113
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
📊 2025 is shaping up to be a big year for Feminist Media Studies! So far this year, our articles have been downloaded 467,837 times — and in Q2 alone, we reached 234,042 downloads, continuing our growth over the past several years:
131
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Ira Solomatina @irasolomatina.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...
tandfonline.com
Feminist Media Studies
Volume 25, Issue 5 of Feminist Media Studies
045
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Coming soon in Feminist Media Studies: New research from around the world exploring how gender, media, and power collide. Here's a preview of the forthcoming articles and their authors 👇
121
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
An update from Feminist Media Studies! Hi everyone — I’m Dr. Krysten Stein (she/her), and I’ve had the joy of serving as the Social Media Editor for Feminist Media Studies since 2022. I’m thrilled to continue in this role as we grow our presence on BlueSky!
1161
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Rachel E. Davis @redavisphd.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...
tandfonline.com
Seeking and surveilled: the effects of Tumblr’s sexual content ban on sugar babies’ posts
Over the last decade, there has been an increase in concern about sugar arrangements, relationships in which sugar babies, typically young women, provide romantic companionship to sugar daddies, ty...
163
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Journal metrics update! We’re thrilled to share that Feminist Media Studies has achieved a 2023 Impact Factor of 1.6 and a 2024 Impact Factor of 1.7!
191
Feminist Media Studies @femmediastudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”
111
Reposted by Feminist Media Studies
Tong Meng孟彤 @tongmeng.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social
072