iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Issue 29.4 is available! From platformed voices to jade carving, K-pop identities and the Rust Belt, this issue spans culture, craft and media across the globe. Follow the thread to discover the articles inside 🧵

121

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Have you read our 29.3 issue yet? Follow the thread to know more about the articles 🧵

100

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Have you read our 29.2 issue yet? We would like to thank guest editors Henry Jenkins and Kedi Zhou (University of Southern California, USA) for bringing together this special issue on Transcultural Fandom. Follow the thread to know more about the articles 🧵 @popjunctions.bsky.social

International Journal of Cultural Studies, volume 29, issue 2, 2026. Special issue: Transcultural Fandom.

164

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🗣️🔊 We are proud to announce the Call for Papers for the next special issue, "Decoloniality in Media and Cultural Studies: Looking Back, Looking Forward". Share this with your network and @ that colleague who can make a great contribution to decoloniality in media and cultural studies! 👩🏾‍🏫🧑🏻‍🏫👨🏽‍🏫

Call for papers
Special issue
Decoloniality in media and cultural studies: Looking Back, Looking Forward.
Special issue editors:
Jonathan Corpus Ong (University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA),
Laura Guimarães Corrêa (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil),
Wen Jin (East China Normal University)

134

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Have you read our 29.1 issue yet? Follow the thread to know more about the articles 🧶

International Journal of Cultural Studies
volume 29, issue 1, 2026

151

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Check out the article "Meaningfully playful: Gender, sexuality, and civic imaginations in Korean and Chinese fandom cultures", authored by Do Own (Donna) Kim and Fang Wu, in our Online First section. doi.org/10.1177/1367... #IJCSOnlineFirst @doowndonnakim.bsky.social

Online First. "Meaningfully playful: Gender, sexuality, and civic imaginations in Korean and Chinese fandom cultures". Do Own (Donna) Kim (University of Illinois Chicago, USA) and Fang Wu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China).

053

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

In our OnlineFirst section, you can access the very latest papers in the field. Check out the article "Precarious utopia: The affective politics of transcultural entertainment in K-pop Random Play Dance", by Kedi Zhou, Yuqi Yang, and Xinyue Zhang. doi.org/10.1177/1367... #IJCSOnlineFirst

Online First: Precarious utopia: The affective politics of transcultural entertainment in K-pop Random Play Dance. Kedi Zhou (University of Southern California, USA), Yuqi Yang (University of Southern California, USA), and Xinyue Zhang (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

020

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

In our OnlineFirst section, you can access the very latest papers in the field. Check out the article “Where Disney and Hallyu collide: Fashioning transcultural selves through hanbok sartorial fandom”, by Yoonsuh Jung, Tiara Wilson, and Ying Wang. doi.org/10.1177/1367... #IJCSOnlineFirst

Online First. “Where Disney and Hallyu collide: Fashioning transcultural selves through hanbok sartorial fandom”, by Yoonsuh Jung (Korea University, South Korea), Tiara Wilson (University of Southern California, USA), and Ying Wang (Shanghai University, China).

062

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

You can also check out Benjamin Litherland’s podcast about it: open.spotify.com/episode/16jI... @benlitherland.bsky.social

open.spotify.com

Spotify – Web Player

021

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Have you read our 28.6 issue yet? Follow the thread to know more about the articles 🧵

International Journal of Cultural Studies, volume 28, issue 6, 2025.

121

Reposted by International Journal of Cultural Studies

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

We are now on Instagram too! Follow us to stay updated on contemporary Cultural Studies: www.instagram.com/ijcs.journal/

021

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

We are presenting the most cited articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last three years. This week's article is “Masculinity in crisis? Reticent / han-xu politics against danmei and male effeminacy”, authored by Tingting Hu, Liang Ge, Ziyao Chen, and Xu Xia.

Most cited articles in the last 3 years.
“Masculinity in crisis? Reticent / han-xu politics against danmei and male effeminacy”, authored by Tingting Hu (Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China), Liang Ge (King’s College London, UK), Ziyao Chen (Wuhan University, China), and Xu Xia (Wuhan University, China).
volume 26, issue 3, 2023.

1143

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

We are presenting the most cited articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last three years. This week's article is “‘Generic visuals’ of Covid-19 in the news: Invoking banal belonging through symbolic reiteration”, authored by Aiello, Kennedy, Anderson, and Røstvik.

Most cited articles in the last three years.
“‘Generic visuals’ of Covid-19 in the news: Invoking banal belonging through symbolic reiteration”, authored by Giorgia Aiello (University of Leeds, UK), Helen Kennedy (University of Sheffield, UK), C. W. Anderson (University of Leeds, UK), and Camilla Mørk Røstvik (University of Aberdeen, UK). volume 25, issue 3-4, 2022.

110

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

We are presenting the most cited articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last three years. This week's article is “An anatomy of carewashing: Corporate branding and the commodification of care during Covid-19”, authored by Andreas Chatzidakis and Jo Littler.

Most cited articles in the last three years. An anatomy of carewashing: Corporate branding and the commodification of care during Covid-19, Andreas Chatzidakis and Jo Littler (University of London, UK). volume 25, issue 3-4, 2022

284

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Have you read our 28.5 issue yet? Follow the thread to know more about the articles 🧶

IJCS
International Journal of Cultural Studies
volume 28, issue 5, 2025
Special issue: TikTok and Children

111

Reposted by International Journal of Cultural Studies

Qingyue Sun @qingyuesun.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

📢😊Excited to share my new piece just out in International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social “Pawns in the power struggle” looks at how Chinese content creators navigate the messy pressures of MCNs, platforms, and state control. Read here 👉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

journals.sagepub.com

031

Reposted by International Journal of Cultural Studies

Arturo Arriagada @arturoarriagada.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

The creator function, post-structuralism, and the perils of terminological dissonance - @producing2power.bsky.social, & @tanner-mirrlees.bsky.social (2025). Published in the @ijcs-journal.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

042

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

In our OnlineFirst section, you can access the very latest papers in the field. Check out the article “Finishing the business: Disentangled narratives of gendered success, diasporic citizenship and the ongoing quest for balance”, by Radha Sarma Hegde. doi.org/10.1177/1367... #IJCSOnlineFirst

Over a dark plum background, there’s the acronym IJCS in bright pink. Then it says “Online First”, the article’s title “Finishing the business: Disentangled narratives of gendered success, diasporic citizenship and the ongoing quest for balance”, and the author’s name, Radha Sarma Hegde, New York University, USA.

020

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

In our OnlineFirst section, you can access the very latest papers in the field. Check out the article “Transcultural fan studies with a ‘Queer Asia’ focus in the 2020s”, by Jamie J. Zhao. doi.org/10.1177/1367... #IJCSOnlineFirst

There’s the acronym IJCS, the title Online First,
and the article: “Transcultural fan studies with a ‘Queer Asia’ focus in the 2020s”, by Jamie J. Zhao, City University of Hong Kong.

052

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

In our OnlineFirst section, you can access the very latest papers in the field. Check out the article "'I don’t want my parents to know I do video clips': Managing familial relations to pursue creative work in Accra, Ghana", by Nii Kotei Nikoi. doi.org/10.1177/1367... #IJCSOnlineFirst

Over a light gray background, there’s the acronym IJCS, followed by the title: Online First, the article’s name "'I don’t want my parents to know I do video clips': Managing familial relations to pursue creative work in Accra, Ghana", the author’s picture, name (Nii Kotei Nikoi) and institution (North Carolina University, USA)

031

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

We are presenting the most read articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last 6 months. This week's article is “Polymedia: Towards a new theory of digital media in interpersonal communication”, authored by Mirca Madianou and Daniel Miller.

Over a dark plum background, there’s the acronym IJCS in bright pink. Then it reads: Most read articles in the last 6 months. Polymedia: Towards a new theory of digital media in interpersonal communication. Mirca Madianou (University of Leicester, England), Daniel Miller (University College London, England). volume 16, issue 2, 2013 (online in 2012).

131

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We are presenting the most read articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last 6 months. This week's article is “‘I cringe at the slave portions’: How fans of Gone with the Wind negotiate anti-racist criticism”, authored by Marcel van den Haak, Liedeke Plate, and Selina Bick.

Over a grayish-pink background, there’s the acronym IJCS in gray and the following text:
Most read articles in the last 6 months.
‘I cringe at the slave portions’: How fans of Gone With The Wind negotiate anti-racist criticism.
Marcel van den Haak (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Liedeke Plate (Radboud University, The Netherlands), Selina Bick (Radboud University, The Netherlands).
volume 23, issue 6, 2020

185

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

In this series, we present the most read articles in the International Journal of Cultural Studies in the last 6 months. The first article is “Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction”, authored by James P. Walsh.

Over a light great background, there’s the acronym IJCS in bright pink. Beside it, the image says: Most read articles in the last 6 months. Social media and moral panics: Assessing the effects of technological change on societal reaction. James P. Walsh, University of Ontario, Canada. volume 23, issue 6, 2020.

110

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The editorial board members play a pivotal role as the journal’s ambassadors. They are responsible not only for reviewing articles, but also for encouraging outstanding researchers to submit their work. They also help with issues of ethics, representation, and accountability in knowledge creation.

Over a grayish pink background, there’s the acronym IJCS, “Meet our editorial board”, “International Journal of Cultural Studies”

130

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Meet our new team! 🧶 Laura Guimarães Corrêa (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil), Wen Jin (East China Normal University, China), and Jonathan Ong (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA), co-editors of the International Journal of Cultural Studies, published by SAGE Publishing @sagepub.com

Over a dark plum background, there’s the acronym IJCS in bright pink, the line “Meet our new team” in light gray and photos of the three co-editors currently leading the journal.

130

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

We are now on Instagram too! Follow us to stay updated on contemporary Cultural Studies: www.instagram.com/ijcs.journal/

021

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Have you read our 28.4 issue yet? 🧶 Follow the thread to know more about the articles:

Over a dark plum background, there’s the acronym IJCS in bright pink. Beside it, it says: “International Journal of Culture Studies” in bright pink and “volume 28, issue 4, 2025” in light gray.

120

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

What and where is Cultural Studies today? What is it becoming? What should or could it become? What is its meaning? What is at stake as we assess the ongoing development and maturation of Cultural Studies as field?

Over a dark plum background, the letters IJCS in bright pink. Beside it, the title “International Journal of Cultural Studies” in pink and the question “What is cultural studies?” in light gray.

153

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

We publish theoretical, empirical and historical analyses that interrogate what culture means, and what culture does, across global and local scales of power and action, diverse technologies and forms of mediation, and multiple dimensions of performance, experience and identity.

Over a light-gray background, the letters IJCS in pink followed by the text: International Journal of Culture Studies is a leading venue for scholarship committed to rethinking cultural practices, processes, texts and infrastructures beyond traditional national frameworks and regional biases.

131

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

In IJCS: @anirbanbaishya.bsky.social explores the new resurgence of global, far right nationalisms fueled by digital technologies through the case of the media event around the release and reception of The Kashmir Files in India in 2022. buff.ly/JNZKNuj

010

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Read about the the commodification of folk music at the peak of the Telangana movement, along with the resulting resistance. Vamshi Vemireddy and Sasi Kiran R. Mallam analyze the speeches made by the leading members of the cultural front: buff.ly/xwqTFqz

021

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

@fkaponytail.bsky.social analyzes Southern Living magazine's growth into a total lifestyle brand across numerous media platforms, using Habersham, an Inspired Community near Beaufort, South Carolina as a case study. buff.ly/x4rt588

010

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

How does anime contribute to the creation of a culture that attracts autistic individuals and support their lives? Rose, Galbraith, and Thomas-Parr uncover new directions in autism and fan culture research. buff.ly/DtF8ddp

043

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

How are Public Service Media (PSM) rethinking the ways in which they achieve core public values? Iordache et al. propose a theoretical framework based on the operationalisation of platformisation in PSM policy documents and strategy: buff.ly/4hjGE46

000

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

"What is [a challenge for] cultural studies?" Dr. Laura Guimarães Corrêa argues, mainly using the scholarship of Black feminism, that we should turn our lens to intersectionality and production from the margins (IJCS Vol 24.6, 2020): buff.ly/3PF0H12

000

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

In our What is Cultural Studies series, we move from the digital to the futurist: Dr. Devon Powers suggests that "cultural studies is a future-oriented discipline" (IJCS Vol 23.4, 2020). buff.ly/3E2btfm

010

Reposted by International Journal of Cultural Studies

European Journal of Cultural Studies @ejcs-journal.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

A growing collection of academic journals and presses in cultural studies and beyond on Bluesky✨ Let us know if you have further additions! go.bsky.app/UBncxBx

1103

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

What should a postdigital cultural studies look like? Dr. Sarah Murry raises questions around digital economies of attention to answer our provocation, "What is Cultural Studies?" (IJCS Vol 23.3, 2020): buff.ly/3W5899k

021

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

In "#Nature is trending: Social media, viral landscapes, & digital environmental activism in Oman," Smith examines the mediatization of relations with nature—the more-than-human world—in the Arabian Gulf country of Oman: buff.ly/3YDWlvl

000

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Through a feminist critique that utilizes Inter-Asian referencing, Ng Man Chuen problematizes the issue of removing the human voice from the female body to make it widely usable as a medium of expression: buff.ly/49q8zN4

000

Reposted by International Journal of Cultural Studies

Dr John Wright @johnwrightart.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Really interesting article on ‘staying grounded’ when analysing experiential data. Achieving a synthesis between theoretical frameworks, broader academic discourse and empirical data is something I am constantly reiterating to my MA students.

051

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

"What is Cultural Studies" in the context of "Actually Existing Culture?" (IJCS Vol 23.3, 2020). Dr. Benjamin Woo "argue[s] for the importance of staying grounded in the analysis of real people’s real experiences of culture": buff.ly/3BA2P6L

053

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

How do Marxist platform-dependent cultural producers in Brazil navigate platform spaces in relation to their identities and everyday work? Karhawi & @grohmannrafael.bsky.social investigate in "Struggling with platforms":

buff.ly

081

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

In "‘What eating disorders are really like,’" Benzel, @jacobjohanssen.bsky.social, Nadj, & Rashid explore eating disorder and recovery videos on TikTok which show young women who proclaim to raise awareness or depict the recovery process:

buff.ly

011

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Dr. Johan Fornäs "cross[es] borders and defend[s] distinctions" in the next article in our "What is Cultural Studies?" series (IJCS Vol 23.3, 2020). How well has the field succeeded in "diversity, contextualization and critique?" buff.ly/3ONJC4n

000

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Check out "The politics of credit in remix of Japanese popular culture: Between 'an 80's Japanese disco floor' and 'this remix is worthy of the actual game'” in Vol 27.5 of IJCS!

042

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Next up in "What is Cultural Studies?" @couldrynick.bsky.social asks, "Can we / should we reinvent it?" (IJCS Vol 23.3, 2020). After reading, tell us your thoughts on the place of cultural studies internationally in our socio-political moment: buff.ly/3OO4QiI

054

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Reminder: If you're sharing research that was published in our journal, make sure to tag us so we can repost you!

031

International Journal of Cultural Studies @ijcs-journal.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

In "Interrogating the ‘African troupe’: The construction of Africanness and Blackness in Chinese consumption of K-pop videos," Xu and Wilson analyze Chinese K-pop fan responses to ‘Rica Rica.’ Read their analysis now:

buff.ly

033