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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Casting a very narrow line, but... Are you a historian/filmmaker/artist/academic with a deep interest/expterise in any of the Universal Monster Movies... Who also lives in SoCal and would be interested in attending an event in October?

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Center for Digital Narrative @cdn-bergen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#CFP for #NordicDiGRA in #Bergen, June 9-11 2027. The theme is Game Culture Narratives. Read more here: www4.uib.no/en/research/... Deadline: January 24! #gamestudies

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Edmond Chang @edmondchang.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

*NEW ISSUE* *SEPTEMBER 2026* Analog Game Studies Vol. XIII, No. 3 is out! escholarship.org/uc/analoggam... -- featuring: Evan Torner, Alex Roberts & Stephen Shapiro, Cameron Kunzelman, Lucy Roach, & Kathryn Volz, and Helen Roche @analoggamestudies.bsky.social Jrnl #analoggamestudies #ags

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Center for Digital Narrative @cdn-bergen.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#PhD fellowship at the Center for Digital Narrative in Bergen: three years studying how players and player communities turn games into stories. 🎮 Starts February 2027, deadline 15 October. Bring a project proposal! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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PhD Research Fellowship in Games and Interactive Digital Narratives, Center for Digital Narrative (307441) | University of Bergen

Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Games and Interactive Digital Narratives, Center for Digital Narrative (307441), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Also (and relatedly) I am hiring another RA for the Pornography, Platforms and Play Project whose work will focus on the preservation of adult games. Deadline is Sept 20. Applicants must be Canadian university students. Full details here: www.pppproject.com/research-ass...

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Research Assistantships — Pornography, Platforms & Play Project

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Excited to share a new 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 for an edited collection on game preservation in Canada, with coeds @michaeliantorno.com and @videogamehistorian.bsky.social. Full details can be found here: gamepreservation.ca/volatile-mem... Deadline is November 15th 2026.

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Call For Papers – GamePreservation.ca

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Natasha Tusikov @ntusikov.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Non-binding 'expectations'? Solomon & Carney are not serious about governing data centres in Canada; they're offside w/ the large & growing anti-data centre public sentiment. These companies won't comply w/ voluntary 'rules.' They have lied about energy & water use. This is weak & shameful.

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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

CALL FOR PAPERS CONSOLE-ING PASSIONS International Conference on Television, Video, Audio, New Media, and Feminism June 28 – 30, 2027 University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.console-ingpassions.org

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CONSOLE-ING PASSIONS

We've renamed our travel grant! Formerly the Jane Feuer Travel Grant, it has been reimagined as the CP Founders Memorial Travel Grant — now honoring all five feminist media studies scholars who...

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Next round of trainings is available for signup! 1: INTRO TO UNIONS on September 13th 2: ORGANIZING YOUR COWORKERS on September 20th 3: BUILDING YOUR COMMITTEE on September 27th! Sign up below 👇

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Kenzie Gordon 🍉 @kenzitronic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📢 If you're invested in making games a better place to work, this is a great opportunity to help out - Baby Ghosts is recruiting new board members!! We need help to support co-op & sustainable game making - non-profit governance exp especially valuable! flywheel.babyghosts.org/board/apply

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Board of Directors Application

Apply to join the Baby Ghosts board of directors. Applications close September 25, 11:59pm Eastern; members elect the board October 27, 2026.

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Research Assistantships — Pornography, Platforms & Play Project

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Call For Papers – GamePreservation.ca

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Michael Iantorno☔️✊ @michaeliantorno.com · 28/08/2026

I'm happy to share a new 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 for an edited collection on game preservation in Canada, with co-editors @jeanketterling.bsky.social and @videogamehistorian.bsky.social. We welcome essays, material studies, and interviews. Full details at the link below - please share widely!

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Call For Papers – GamePreservation.ca

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Laura Horak @laurah.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Please share! Violet Institute 2026 Criticism Residency The question: what is the contemporary trans canon? Applications due August 31, 2026 theviolet.org/criticism-re...

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Criticism Residency — Violet Institute

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Lindsey A. Freeman @lindseyafreeman.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm a writer and sociologist writing about 2SLGBTQI+ running in Canada for a magazine article and would love to talk with folks in PEI, the Yukon, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. Message me if you'd be up for chatting with me. #running

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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Job alert: Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity | Managing Editor of PUBLIC Journal (York University) Deadline: August 10th, 11:59pm (EDT) Employment Type: Part-Time / Contract-Limited Salary: $38,000 Benefits: Standard York U employee health & wellness package Start Date: November 1st, 2026

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media archaeology lab @mediaarchaeology.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Our residency call for the 26/27 academic year is live! The theme this year is Creative Misuse - interpret as you will. Read the full prompt: https:// drive.google.com/file/d/16zB-7J4UoajGAooans30yEgQKlzys2hD/view Fill out the application: https:// forms.gle/KNfcAGBVCbyURiWJA

a MISTY robotics robot appears via security camera on the screen of an Apple IIc computer. An explainer for the Apple IIc is under the screen.

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afraidan ghoulish @aerialshading.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

nearly ten years ago i participated in the first manifesto jam and i'm so glad @haraiva.bsky.social kept the ball rolling for #manifestojam2026 presenting: YOU HAVE TO BE A PERVERT a prayer for myself and anyone else who needs to hear it aerialshading.itch.io/you-have-to-...

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YOU HAVE TO BE A PERVERT by aerialshading

kill the catholic in your head

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Dany Guay-Belanger @videogamehistorian.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

#CGSA2026 came to an end, and like every year, it's bittersweet. I'm exhausted but also feel energised by seeing my friends and welcoming new people to our wonderful community. Much like this plushie and myself, we are silly geese. But also serious scholars, swear!

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that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

for both Pride and #manifestojam, I created the sauna manifesto - because in this era, more than ever, I think we need more gay/queer/trans sex/body/everything games and we need them now: deathmeetauthor.itch.io/the-sauna-ma...

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the sauna manifesto by deathmeetauthor

where is my overwrought flagging simulator

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blair @blairaf.com · 02/06/2026

I'm looking for a new PhD student to come join me at UAlberta & Amii to study trans perspectives on AI policy & the future of AI as part of my new lab. The position is fully funded and offers access to a range of supports - more details in the poster below!

Flyer with qualifications and details for the PhD position.

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CGSA/ACÉJ @cgsaacej.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

💚 Assistant Professor Aparajita Bhandari from @uwaterloo.ca tagged team with PhD student Brandon Blackburn from @ucirvine.bsky.social for 10 weeks! 👽 Together, they examined the role of SLIME and GOO in #videogames #pixelart #gamedev 🍿 Join them this Tuesday 19th May at 12pm ET: shorturl.at/u1vjt

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

"All of the complexity of the topic is being flattened, as though it's really simple,” they [a lecturer] said of the snippet Atomic made of their lecture. When they assign this topic to students, it comes with dozens of pages of peer reviewed academic papers, they said. Atomic provides none of that"

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

⚡Lightning talks⚡ from the Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approach symposium, hosted by @discoxford.bsky.social, are now available My talk (starting at ~43:30) consists of some early thoughts on preserving pornography games amid sex panics and deplatforming. youtu.be/NTmntdhI6B8?...

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Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches - Lightning talks

YouTube video by Digital Scholarship at Oxford

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Michael Iantorno☔️✊ @michaeliantorno.com · 27/04/2026

The "Video Game Preservation: Practices and Approaches" lightning talks from @discoxford.bsky.social are now online! 📡You can hear me (quickly) talk about the Satellaview starting around 1:09:30. ⚡And great talks from @videogamehistorian.bsky.social, @jeanketterling.bsky.social, and more!

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Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches - Lightning talks

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Alexander Ross @alexross73.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Planning to go to 4S in TORONTO this October? Study GAMES? Then you should apply for this open panel put together by me and @thechristinet.bsky.social. Abstracts due April 30!

Is the only winning move not to play? Refusing and Resisting the Reactionary Technopolitics of Games. 4S Toronto 50th anniversary conference. Open panel. Submit your abstract by April 30!

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

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The Video Game History Foundation hiring Fundraising Manager in Emeryville, CA | LinkedIn

Posted 12:59:43 AM. Apply if this sounds like a match:We are seeking a growth-oriented, self-starter with prior…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Richy Srirachanikorn @srirachanikorn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

hey ho #gamesstudies folks - the @cgsaacej.bsky.social are proud to launch our MULTIPLAYER MENTORSHIP PROGRAM. 10 weeks pairing where skills are *mutually shared: learning and teaching - our pairs covered #gamedev, #academic #writing, #gradschool #PhD #research #funding tips... More to come soon 👀

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Toronto Games Week @torontogamesweek.com · 06/04/2026

Do you want to write about or cover Toronto Games Week 2026, happening from June 11-17th? We'd love to hear from you... and have media passes! Fill out our media & content creator application in order to be considered! forms.gle/woGM4EjvjFWL... 📸

Toronto Games Week
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Want to write about or cover Toronto Games Week 2026? Apply for a Media Pass at TorontoGamesWeek.com!

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Joshua Shaw @joshuashaw.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The University of Saskatchewan’s College of Law (est. 1912) is looking for its next Dean (i.e., head). Located in Saskatoon, Canada, the College is the only law school in the province of Saskatchewan. We have JD and LLM programmes. Read more at this posting:

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Joshua Shaw @joshuashaw.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

We are hiring our next Dean of Law at @usask.ca. Come be my boss! universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I’m not at SCMS, but if you are you should go to this!

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Alison Harvey @digitalpromises.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Somewhat unbelievably we are in the last year of the study! It's been incredible to follow the journeys of folks graduating into a very challenging context and hearing how they manage the changing world of gameswork. Keep up with the project and more publications to come here: first3yearsproject.com

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Following the careers and trajectories of game program graduates in the US and Canada

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 26/03/2026

Oh did you want 3300 words from me on today's IOC sex testing rules? An essay on the nature of evidence and why we can't seem to stop getting stuck in the same traps around sex and gender in sports? Wow lucky you!! www.coyotemedia.org/the-olympics...

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The Olympics Has a New Sex Testing Policy. The Evidence Doesn’t Add Up

I’ve spent over 10 years obsessed with so-called “gender verification” tests. Proponents claim they have history and science on their side. They don’t.

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Reo Eveleth @reveleth.com · 26/03/2026

if you want to know the history of this kind of policy, I made a podcast two years ago that explained why these tests make no sense, how they were already used and eventually abandoned by the IOC in the 80's and 90's, and the devastating impacts they have on real athletes: www.tested-podcast.com

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TESTED – A surprising history of women’s sports

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Dr Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Myself and @mtrc.bsky.social are running a workshop on Games and Archaeological Play (GAP) at FDG 2026! Short papers of up to 4 pages are due by April 5th. We are interested in any work that broadly relates to video game archaeology. See the full CFP here: gapworkshop.org/call-for-pap...

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Feminist Studies Journal @feministstudies.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Feminist Studies is hiring! Details on managing editor position are here: networks.h-net.org/jobs/69890/f...

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Feminist Studies - Managing Editor - Feminist Studies Journal | H-Net

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Michael Iantorno☔️✊ @michaeliantorno.com · 12/03/2026

Had a fun ⚡lightning⚡ talk about the Satellaview today! If you're interested in reading more on Nintendo's nineties satellite experiments, check out the article I wrote for Critical Studies in Media Communications: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... (I can send you a PDF if you DM me)

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Thanks to @discoxford.bsky.social + organizers for a great symposium! We'll be posting the slides and link to the recording of this talk up on our project website (www.pppproject.com) once it's available. But, if you're working this issue either formally or informally, I'd love to hear from you!

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Jean Ketterling @jeanketterling.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I'll be presenting "How can we preserve pornography games amid sex panics and deplatforming?" on Thursday. This ⚡lightning talk⚡ is still in the 'asking the question' phase, and I'm excited to be thinking through it with this great group! Join us!

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Michael Iantorno☔️✊ @michaeliantorno.com · 09/03/2026

Want to learn more about videogame preservation? 🕹️The University of Oxford is hosting 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 & 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 this Thursday! ⚡I'll be contributing a Satellaview lightning talk (@jeanketterling.bsky.social + @videogamehistorian.bsky.social will also join the lightning round).

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Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches, an Online Symposium

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Dr. Christine H. Tran @thechristinet.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

STS folks, @alexross73.bsky.social & I are leading an open panel for 4S 2026 (in Toronto!) on games vs./as reactionary politics 🎮 WarGames references & re-imaginations of gamer capital galore! Submit your 250-word abstracts via the @4sweb.bsky.social system & message us with any burning questions 🔥

CFP poster featuring WarGames reference.

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