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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's officially month, which means my annual name change! I am now (totally un)officially Dr Death and Bones 😁💀

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Snoopy & Linus: Halloween & Great Pumpkin

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New book day! Very pleased to have a chapter in this collection on true crime, edited by the wonderful @tanyah.bsky.social and others who I don't have on Bluesky. Not entirely sure Loki was impressed though...

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Does anyone have access to Shruti Sharma & Nidhi Sharma (2024), "Unearthing the Digital Dark: Enhancing Dark Tourism Through Online Platforms", in Dark Tourism: Theory, Interpretation and Attraction edited by Anukrati Sharma, Shruti Arora, Parag Shukla, Emerald Publishing, Chapter 19? #icanhazpdf

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Dr Naomi Jacobs @ladylark.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In Chapter 13 of Bridging Design and Fandom @memorieschild.bsky.social closes the Tourism and Urban Space section by exploring environmental sustainability in fan tourism. If you recently heard about socks being left at Dobby's Grave, read more (open access!) here... doi.org/10.1108/978-...

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‘We Are Going to Leave the World Better than We Found It’1: Balancing Environmental Sustainability and Affective Engagement in Screen Tourism Locations

Abstract. Screen tourism has become a well-established area of research given the role that films and television shows play in driving visitors to specific

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tuesday is the 13th, sorry folks! Updated flyer coming soon!

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us for our first event of the year, a talk with Henry Jenkins and Robert Kozinets about their book series, Frames of Fandom, on Tues, Oct. 16 at 9am/12pm/5pm. Register here: tinyurl.com/faasframesev.... A Zoom link will be emailed to you prior to the event.

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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Motion passes by miles in the hall, and online. The motion is carried - the Lib Dems are the first major party* to explicitly reject the EWRC guidance. *The Greens oppose it but I more meant the big three in parliament

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Abertoir Horror Festival @abertoirfest.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We're proud to present a night of contemporary queer horror, the first in our season of events for autumn! We're screening Leviticus and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, with an extended intro by our very own Nia. £10, 6pm 9 October aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/event/aberto...

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm really pleased to say I'm going to be working as a lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture at Cardiff Uni for the next 12 months! Looking forward to teaching some new (to me) modules and of course I've started populating my office with nerdy objects already.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Do any of my followers/friends teach modules on visual communication and design and/or fashion branding? If so would you be willing to share them with me?

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The History on Film Podcast @historyonfilm.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You can also listen to my conversation with @dianearodgers.bsky.social and @memorieschild.bsky.social all about the #XFiles, as well as my talk with @americanstudier.bsky.social about the legacy of Vietnam as depicted in the episode "Unrequited". youtu.be/ZZgjHYCUu9s?... youtu.be/hlzRKTpC1z4?...

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Season 2, Episode 11 Mini-Trailer: "The Truth is Out There" with Bethan Jones and Diane Rodgers

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Kendra, spooky version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I posted absolutely nothing while at Green Man but our talk went well (there were more people there than I expected at 5pm on Sunday), I listened to some great music and hung out with friends. Though it was nice to get home yesterday.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Bridging Design and Fandom: Fan Studies and Design, edited by the amazing @ladylark.bsky.social, is now available open access! My chapter looks at sustainable screen tourism and the different approaches that should be considered for creating that. www.emerald.com/books/edited...

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Bridging Design and Fandom: Fan Studies and Design Research in Conversation

Fandom studies and design are both relatively young disciplines both of which are familiar with interdisciplinarity, and with co-production and participati

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

As someone interested in fan tourism and environmental sustainability (and who's just been awarded a research affiliate fellowship from @school-of-act.bsky.social to do more research on that) this is a prime example of why we need to work more closely with fans, tourism boards and the screen sector!

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Some exciting news now the contract has been signed: I'll be co-presenting an interactive talk at Green Man Festival this year! Automating the Afterlife will take place at 5pm on Sunday 23 August in Einstein's Garden and will explore how AI is reshaping grief, memory, and responsibility.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ted Lasso is back on my screen! Though I have to wait a week for the next episode. How did we manage back in the day?

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Ted Lasso: How 'Bout That

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Aberdare now has a trading card shop and there's a huge queue of geeks and nerds lining up for Pokemon cards and confusing the locals 😁

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I've had two tattooists follow me on TikTok and when I've followed them back they've messaged me asking if I'm interested in being tattooed. Is this a new cold calling approach to getting clients? Whatever it is I don't like it.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Really pleased to have a new article out in Popular Communication, with my favourite co-author @simoned.bsky.social. We looked at memes and GIFs circulating during the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial and how these enabled fans to discuss and perform cancellation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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#Deppdelusion: mediatized play, algorithmic amplification and the problematic fave

The Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation case captured attention around the globe, not least because the trial was broadcast live on Court TV, YouTube and TikTok. One noticeable feature of the cas...

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Amazing Digital Carcass @amagire.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I am experiencing an indescribable emotion

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Anyone have access to N. Böckler and T. Seeger. 2012. "Revolution of the Dispossed: School Shooters and their Devotees in the Web" in School Shootings: International Research, Case Studies and Concepts for Prevention. Springer, pp. 309-399. Please and thank you? #icanhazpdf

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📣 Announcing this year's FaAS SIG graduate essay contest! Submit your essays related to fan and audience studies, up to 7,500 words, by Aug. 31 for possible publication in @journal.transformativeworks.org. For more details and to submit: tinyurl.com/faasgradessa...

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

no, it is not an actor. It is not even human, what even are we doing here?

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Dr. Jude Seal - 'Unfunded Hobbyist' @judeseal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Removing funding from the skills we already have shortages of. This isn't going to fix problem, it's going to make it worse. Do I need to sound the UK HIGHER EDUCATION CRISIS KLAXON 📣 again - given its now more of less the default state?

Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Had a lovely weekend catching up with friends and coming home with fresh eggs and courgette. Also got to see Gracie Dog who's the goodest girl.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Tfw you have an epiphany about your mental health at 11.30pm and it explains so much about the last 10 years you feel like an idiot for not realising it sooner.

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Family Guy: Brian Griffin Says 'Well, That Explains It'

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Well that was an epic night! Metallicain Cardiff, they really know how to put on a show.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I'm now an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (and a Cardiff University Education Associate Fellow). Feedback on my portfolio was positive and encouraged me to do the Fellow programme. Some nice news on a sweltering day.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

'About 150 academic roles are set to go at the south-west institution, which said it was targeting areas that are “no longer sustainable” or have seen changes in student demand.' History and English are name-checked. 1/3

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University of Exeter cuts an ‘existential threat to humanities’

Russell Group institution cites changing student demand as it puts 500 staff at risk of redundancy, with 150 jobs set to go

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📣 New UWP series! 📣 Studies in Crime Narratives (eds. Kirsten Saxton & Emily G.T. Corrêa) welcomes scholarship on crime & criminality across cultures, periods, genres & theories. For info, email: k.saxton@northeastern.edu; emilygtcorrea@gmail.com; s.lewis@press.wales.ac.uk #womenswriting2026

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My contract ends in August and I'm not sure what the future holds after that, so this is just a note to let people know that I'm open to work! I'm an experienced qualitative researcher with expertise in fandom (both the positive and negative elements), participatory culture and digital media.

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Amelia Shepherd: You Should Hire Me!

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I've been in Cape Town for a few days but am now officially at ICA! I'm presenting on Monday morning, talking about deathbots in a panel on synthetic media afterlives.

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

SIG members, it's election season! Please check your email and then go cast your vote for member-at-large and grad rep before June 8! And don't forget to renew your SCMS membership by June 30.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I'm heading to Cape Town for the ICA conference on Sunday (let me know if you'll be there) and what better way to spend the day before than talking about The X-Files! Very excited to watch to the other talks, which sound absolutely fascinating, and talk about the cultural impact of the show.

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Esther Wright @enwright.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It's publication day for Writing Game Histories!! 🥳🎉 Please do recommend it for your library, but it's also out in paperback so not as hideously expensive as academic books can be: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/writing-g... @doktornick.bsky.social @doni.bsky.social @historygamesnet.bsky.social

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SCMS Fan and Audience Studies SIG @scmsfaas.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Not a job, not a CFP, not news about the SIG - just a fun thing for fan studies nerds to play with :)

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Ten years ago the UK government issued a travel advisory for LGBTQIA+ individuals about risks of going to the US partly because of trans bathroom bans. Now we have those bans in UK. This is what I mean by Labour being worse on trans rights than the previous government.

UK warns gay travellers about US anti-LGBT laws

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Protesters called for governors of both states to repeal the laws

The UK government has warned gay and transgender travellers to be careful in the US due to legislation in North Carolina and Mississippi.

In North Carolina, legislation passed by Governor Pat McCrory invalidates previously passed legislation from Charlotte, that state's largest city, that enacted LGBT protections.

His new law states that transgender people must use public bathrooms according to the gender on their birth certificates. Mississippi's law has a similar bathroom provision and also protects dozens of forms of businesses and services from being prosecuted by the government for refusing to serve LGBT people.

It is "both frightening and embarrassing that one of our nation's staunchest allies has warned its citizens of the risks" of travelling to the US, said Ty Cobb of the Human Rights Campaign.

"It is now more clear than ever that these terrible measures are not only harming individuals and taking an economic toll on the states, but are also causing serious damage to our nation's reputation, and the perceived safety of LGBT people who travel here."

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I will not get tired of pointing out that we should have all paid attention to the 2023 WGA strikes because we‘re in the same late stage capitalist boat where big conglomerates like T&F feed off our free labor and gig work clioandthecontemporary.com/2023/05/09/s...

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#Scholars4WGA – Why Everyone in Academia Should Support the Writer’s Strike

Scholars need to pay very close attention to how the writer‘s strike unfolds, because we are actually facing the same issues, and are fighting the same enemy: late stage capitalism.

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🎃 Killy Witches 👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

One of the panels I'm involved in was accepted for #aoir2026. Looking forward to taking about fandom and AI in Mexico City in October with @simined.bsky.social, @adriamaral.bsky.social, @thikos.bsky.social and Simone Pereira de Sá!

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I love this quote! And if you do too you can hear me talk about Scully (and Mulder, and The X-Files' cultural impact) at the Society of Inkslingers event on 30 May!

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I'm curled up under a blanket with Loki, listening to the rain hammering down outside, wondering why it's so dark. It feels like winter, not spring!

Loki, a tabby cat, curled up on a fluffy grey blanket with his eyes closed.

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Dr Death and Bones (she/her) @memorieschild.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

I'm selling two tickets for #Boyzone in London on 6 June as I'll be in South Africa! They're up on See Tickets' verified fan resale website here: futuresound.seetickets.com/rd/event/boy...

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University of Hertfordshire UCU @uhertfordshireucu.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Petition to save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire: c.org/9JLppW5tMS

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Sign the Petition

Save the Humanities at the University of Hertfordshire

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Lauren (LJ) McMenemy @laurenwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Dr Bethan Jones aka @memorieschild.bsky.social is a Research Associate at Cardiff University, exploring how fans build communities, among other things. She literally wrote the book on The X-Files, and we're so excited to have her with us to examine the enduring cultural impact of Mulder & Scully. 🧵⬇️

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