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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Presenting at #SCMS26 for the first time! If anyone is interested in seeing Abby and I talk about Netflix's Love on the Spectrum, we're on Saturday 2:15-4:00 @abbysimmerman.bsky.social

Screenshot of SCMS panel, titled "Reading between selves: queer, neurodivergent, and feminized fan cultures"

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Another conference that I came back to Bluesky for and this time it is for my first #scms26. I had a great time yesterday presenting my work on meme-inspired micro-transactions in video games and chairing the panel! Thanks to all who attended, really enjoyed all the presentations and discussion!

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

End of iconic era 🎓✨🦁 So grateful for everything that my chapter at @bellisariograded.bsky.social contributed, more specifically the amazing people who made that possible 🙏🏻 @sydneyforde.bsky.social @erikasolis.bsky.social @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

A stellar team of grads!!

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Bellisario Grad Ed @bellisariograded.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Congrats to the PhD grads who participated in Commencement: Jiaqi (Agnes) Bao, @erikasolis.bsky.social , @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social, Lana Medina, @sydneyforde.bsky.social; & their advisors: @jessgallmyrick.bsky.social, Patrick Plaisance, @christopherali.bsky.social, @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social.

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

That’s a wrap! So much growth in five (very long) short years. Honoured to be a @bellisariograded.bsky.social alum 🎓 Special thanks for making yesterday so special: @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social @erikasolis.bsky.social @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It was such an amazing time at #UDC2025 last week! I got to meet and reconnect with amazing people! Also presented part of my dissertation where I offer adopting the term “memesque” to address the commodification practices targeting memes and meme culture. @uniondemcomm.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Unsurprisingly, #UDC2025 was an absolute blast. It was a huge honour to win the Brian Murphy award this year - it will forever live on my bookshelf with pride! Already counting down the 18 months until the next one @uniondemcomm.bsky.social @miccenter.bsky.social @bellisariograded.bsky.social

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Saeed Dabbour @saeeddabbour.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

#ICA25 highlights! Denver was great, I got to work with amazing scholars and make new friends. cc: @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social @combatwombat1.bsky.social @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social @mkraidy.bsky.social @safaedaoudi.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Honoured to win this year’s Brian Murphy Student Paper award from @uniondemcomm.bsky.social for my paper “The Dialectics of Broadband” where I breakdown the contradictions between normative CPEC critiques of broadband access & infrastructure vs exploitation of users via bigtech &data commodification

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The Media, Inequality & Change Center @miccenter.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Today at @uniondemcomm.bsky.social's 2025 conference at 9:30am: @sydneyforde.bsky.social @abbysimmerman.bsky.social @christopherali.bsky.social‬ present "The Voldemort of Broadband Policy: The discursive dismissal of 'rate regulation'" in Cherry Parkes 106.

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Important Scholarship!

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Very happy to see that this piece is finally out, so proud of it!

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Congrats to new Dr. in the house; Dr. @sydneyforde.bsky.social 🤩 so proud of you queen!!

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Beyond excited to officially share that i'll be starting a postdoc fellowship at Annenberg's MIC Center this June with Victor Pickard, where I will continue my work focusing on the Critical Political Economy of Communications 🎉 @victorpickard.bsky.social @miccenter.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu

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Matthew P. McAllister @matthewpmcallister.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Impactful Scholarship!!

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

It was an honor to participate in such important hearing and share our work on the political economy of advertising targeting children with Quebec’s National Assembly 👩🏼‍💻🇨🇦 @sydneyforde.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Honoured that @erikasolis.bsky.social @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social and I have been invited to participate in a provincial hearing in Quebec via the Special Committee on the Impacts of Screens and Social Networks on the Health and Development of Young Ppl, where we’ll discuss the harms of advertising🤸🏼‍♀️

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Had a fantastic time at #NCA24 in New Orleans catching up with old friends and making some new ones ⚜️📿🎷 @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social @marandagoke.bsky.social @erikasolis.bsky.social @clctroy.bsky.social @saeeddabbour.bsky.social @v2902s.bsky.social #NCA2024

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

End of #NCA24 - I am very happy that I got to watch these smart colleagues’ presentations, catch up with old friends, and meet new amazing scholars! @clctroy.bsky.social @erikasolis.bsky.social @marandagoke.bsky.social @annieannie.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Interesting high-density panel in the Game Studies division moderated by @erikasolis.bsky.social at #NCA24 #NCA2024

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I need suggestions for this.

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Calling all CPEC Scholars! [Please comment suggestions/self nominate below to be added folks] go.bsky.app/FXVfoLf

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Jeremy Littau @jeremylittau.com · 09/11/2024

Welcome to all the new folks incoming. I hope this means people are cutting The Bad Place loose. I've got a starter pack for folks either in journalism/mass comm academia or who are adjacent to it. Some great folks here, and if you'd like to be included please @ me!

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

So many new followers!! Hello everyone 👋🏻 I have not been active here as much but hoping to become active again! I am Yas, Visiting Asst. Prof. at Marist College - recently finished my PhD at Penn State. I study memes, critical advertising, political economy of media, and popular culture 👩🏼‍💻

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Jess Maddox @jessmaddox.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Looking to follow smart people studying the internet? I created a starter pack to get you going. Let me know if you want to be added or removed! go.bsky.app/LVrPemK

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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 23/06/2024

I had a great time discussing mine and @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social work, thank you everyone who attended our presentation yesterday! #ica24

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Erika Solis, PhD (they/them) @erikasolis.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

Estatic to announce the article I wrote with Sydney Forde and Yasmin Beykont is finally out!! The paper looks at how video game microtransactions are overlooked within Québec's current advertising legislation. t.co/c4HeCCl2C1 @sydneyforde.bsky.social @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

Really honoured to receive a top paper panel award from the Economics, Communication and Society Division at #NCA2023

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

Excited for my first #AoIR2023 conference and doctoral colloquium experience!! @aoir.bsky.social

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Sydney L Forde @sydneyforde.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

Finished up my first #UDC2023 conference strong debuting the Pennsylvania Broadband Research (PBR) Institute with @christopherali.bsky.social Victor Pickard, David Berman and Sascha Meinrath 🛜 Check out our PSU/UPENN collaborative institute website! www.asc.upenn.edu/research/cen...

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Yasemin Beykont @yaseminbeykont.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

My first Union for Democratic Communications (UDC) is over, so happy to get to present two works in front of brilliant scholars this weekend in Philly! Especially one with the dream team Matt McAllister and @sydneyforde.bsky.social 🤩

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