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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Finished my Stanford D2 freebies just in time! A collection of new music recs (based on each BTS member's tastes) that I think ARMY might enjoy discovering. So excited for the show and still can't quite believe they've actually come to Palo Alto 💜

Image of a pile of 'fan cards' for the K-Pop group BTS

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Daniel Cavicchi @danielcavicchi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

NEW BOOK: Admirers, Fanciers and Devotees: The Early History of Fandom. E-book version released today: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #FanStudies #FandomHistory

Screenshot of Contents page: ‘A Dear Child With Many Names’: An Introduction to Expanding the History of Fandom, Daniel Cavicchi and Stephan Michael Schröder / Naming Historical Fans, Daniel Cavicchi / The Search for a Deep Time of Theatrical Fandom, Peter W. Marx / ‘His God Is Rossini’: Enthusiastic Opera Audiences in Restoration Paris, Lindsay A. Weaver / ‘Long Live Mrs Heiberg!’: Fame, Theater and the Birth of Fan Culture in Nineteenth-Century Copenhagen, Clemens Räthel / Celebrities and Confectionary: The Edible History of Theater Fandom, Agata Łuksza / Possessing Actors and Actresses: Theater Stars and Early Film Stars on Postcards in Comparison, Stephan Michael Schröder.

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Dr Suzanne Black @suzannerblack.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I have a book coming out soon! It’s fan studies / literary studies and about the complex relationships between the internet and twenty-first century fiction and fanfiction. Please join me at the online launch: Wednesday 3 June, 7pm UTC: www.facebook.com/events/16107...

Book cover of 'Between Novel and Network: Technology and Literary Form in Fiction and Fanfiction' by Suzanne R. Black.

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Been thinking a lot (even more than usual) about BTS of late, and tried to articulate some of my thoughts in relation to the wider landscape of fandom, masculinity and the mainstreamification of queer readings/shipping/fanfic cultures. Interested to hear thoughts! open.substack.com/pub/jenessaw...

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Body to Body

Or, some thoughts on BTS, hyper-sexualisation and not throwing the male friendship out with the horny bathwater

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Daniel @danicusrexx.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“I asked ChatGPT” well I asked a librarian, and we both this think you should get a library card for National Library Week!!

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

OLIVIA RODRIGO DID NOT DELETE THOSE KISSES

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 15/04/2026

A jury has found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster held an illegal monopoly in the ticketing market. (www.nbcnews.com/business/con...)

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The new Arlo Parks record is so warm and lovely. Really smart and natural maturing of her sound without throwing away any of the wide-eyed simplicity of her earlier stuff www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLBg...

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Arlo Parks - Blue Disco (Official Lyric Video)

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Sabrina Carpenter is so good at being a popstar

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Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Hi! A reminder that I have a monthly column at Paste about music books, so if you’re an author with an upcoming music book, please send my way for consideration 🙂

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Another bit of MeToo music research meets this world! This time, I examine the semiotics of the indie rock apology, and the complicated ways that fans receive(d) journalism that is perceived to offer a rehabilitative platform. Free to the first 50 readers here - www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MGECX...

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Indie-rock redemptions: decoding themes of penance, punishment and self-pity in #MeToo-era comeback journalism

In the context of cancel culture, #MeToo and celebrity scandal, public apology statements heavily influence audience perceptions of guilt and justice. This paper investigates the role of music jour...

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Lisa Nakamura @lnakamura.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Here's the link to the free pdf of my new book The Inattention Economy: How Women of Color Built the Internet. Access is so important and I'm grateful that the press is platforming it as one file that is easy to download. www.upress.umn.edu/978081669906...

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The Inattention Economy

Revealing the unheralded contributions of women of color to the foundation and development of the digital economyThe Inattention Economy challenges the wides...

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Kate Galloway @kategalloway.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

CFP: Sounding Things: Props, Material Culture, and Accessories in Popular Music Abstract Deadline: May 1, 2026 Abstract Length: 350–500 words Editors: Kate Galloway, Paxton Haven, and Mike Levine Full call here: drive.google.com/file/d/1mfyd...

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Dr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

If you haven't alread, pull your stuff from Academia edu IMMEDIATELY, especially if you have unpublished and draft ideas on there.

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Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming

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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit

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NFL Daily News @insidenflnews.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny “together we are America”

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Maybe Charlie Puth really SHOULD be a bigger artist

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Paula Harper @pch9857.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

the other required reading is of course p fkn r!!

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payton mitchell @paytmitch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

wealthy influencers who promote sports betting to their young fans will not see the gates of heaven

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Phil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This! We're not defending the current iteration of the BBC News department. We're defending the principle. While the current reality has rarely been more flawed, the principle has never been more critically important.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/02/2026

This is really what I want people to appreciate. I get that it feels good to be like "well that person's a pedophile too!" But in many cases they weren't. They were just people who didn't think it was a big deal. That's terrible in its own particular way.

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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

it doesn’t matter to them it doesn’t matter if you’re a citizen or if you were born here or if you have your certificate of naturalization in your back pocket or if you never committed a crime they are shooting whoever they want to

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liz pelly @lizpelly.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I think it would be really helpful if everyone posting their very cool takes on the state of music journalism this week would also encourage people to subscribe to worker-owned outlets & support independent writers trying to make new things happen

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

BTS! Here at Stanford! Very close to the proverbial crying screaming throwing up

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Kelly Hayes(@mskellymhayes.bsky.social), speaking tonight, recalls a Minneapolan today telling at federal agents, "you can't kill us all." "I am grateful to the people of Minneapolis tonight," she says. "Their courage in the wake of this violence is a bright light for us to rally around."

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was murdered four fifths of a mile from where George Perry Floyd, Jr., 46, was murdered in May of 2020.

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

@graceroso.bsky.social @chrisdeville.bsky.social Apologies for being camera-off but just wanted to say how much I enjoyed listening in to your PMBiP conversation just now. Such brilliant questions and discussion. Can't wait to finish the book (halfway through and thoroughly enjoying!)

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Dan DiPiero @dandipiero.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

EMO CON 2026 will be held at Washington University in St. Louis in April. And you still have time to submit an abstract! Listen to my chat with @vcmusictheory.bsky.social about why you should. dandipiero.substack.com/p/emo-con-sp...

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8 | Emo (Con) Special with Varun Chandrasekhar

A Conference...But It’s Midwest(ern) Emo

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Annie Zaleski @anniezaleski.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

A lovely rumination on ranking and lists - enjoyed reading and participating!

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement. spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...

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How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point

Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.

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Nicolle Lamerichs @nicolleness.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Fun #CfP for a spicy issue of Celebrity Studies (Forum section)!! Let's close this year strong!! 📢 Short accessible readings of 1500 words 📆 Submit before 16 January Good luck! 🩷✨️ #celebritystudies #mediastudies

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Ivan M @specwrites.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Article alert part 2 ❗Our co-authored piece w/ @jenessawilliams.bsky.social and Iván Navarros on Lofi Girl and its various vibes & social dynamics is also out now in an awesome special issue about researching popular music and online cultures: online.ucpress.edu/jpms/issue/3... (DM me for a copy)

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Volume 37 Issue 4 | Journal of Popular Music Studies | University of California Press

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

My goal for the holidays is to spend a bunch of time catching up on all the new music I liked but didn't give my fullest attention to across 2025. Can't believe I spent so time pining for a new 1975 record when I could have just been sadblissing out to this www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQKC...

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Bon Iver - Walk Home (Official Lyric Video)

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I like to think of myself as Schroedinger’s WoC in academia: I’m simultaneously so powerful that I keep white men from getting their rightful jobs in academia and simultaneously so powerless/disenfranchised I spent over a decade in precarious jobs across the world sans networks and sans godparents

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Kylie Jarrett @kylzjarrett.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

JOB FAIRY: Reminder that I am hiring a Senior Researcher (2 years postdoctoral experience - 5 year post) for the ERC funded LivePlatforms research project exploring how people make livelihoods in platform work in Ireland. Please apply or share widely! Closing date Jan 5. www.ucd.ie/ics/vacancie...

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LivePlatforms: Livelihoods in the Platform Economy Ecosystem

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Kelly Jakubowski @kellyjakubowski.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

We’ve got 8 PhD studentships open in Durham for interdisciplinary research, especially projects sitting at the intersection of humanities and sciences. Many music psychology projects can tick these boxes! Feel free to get in touch www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

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PhD Studentships in Transformative Humanities - Durham University

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Got a burning hot piece of music fan studies research? There's still time to submit to our special issue! As a reminder, we welcome the following formats: Articles (8k max words) Symposium (4k max words) Book Reviews (2.5k max words) Multimedia: 10 images or 5–8 minutes of audiovisual content.

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brittany spanos 🧿 @ohheybrittany.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

i'm available for freelance work, bio writing, consulting, anything! for now going to start writing a newsletter over on substack best way to support me right now is to subscribe! brittanyspanos.substack.com

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BRIT POP | brittany spanos | Substack

a music & pop culture newsletter by brittany spanos. Click to read BRIT POP, by brittany spanos, a Substack publication. Launched 3 years ago.

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Laura McInerney @missmc.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

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Jenessa Williams, PhD @jenessawilliams.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Filing this one under "things to discuss in my new work on 'do music fans even find fandom fun anymore, or have platforms finally succeeded in subsuming us into the hellscape of capitalist consumer-competition above literally anything else'"

A screenshot of a post from the popbase social media account, with the text "Spotify Wrapped introduces a ‘Fan Leaderboard’ feature where users will see where they rank among their favorite artist’s listeners worldwide (based on total minutes listened)"

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