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In the years I’ve been making Stuff The British Stole, the biggest lesson for me has been how much history hides behind politeness—polite plaques, polite speeches, polite monarchs. I don’t have Lidia Thorpe's life experience, and it’s not appropriate for me to offer commentary

I can only just believe that I'm really here at the University of Sheffield for the Association of Internet Researchers conference! Incredible to see so many people I read, admire, and love in the flesh after so long. I'll be posting at aoir.social/@AoIR 💕 #AOIR2024

So amazing to get to hear from my whole bibliography in this panel! Next up is Emily van der Nagel talking about automating chatbots on adult platforms #AoIR2024

Loved the talk by Emily van der Nagel on day 1 of #AoIR2024 which prompts us rethinking authenticity in the age of automated chatbots and their role in intimate relationships on platforms like OnlyFans💜

Now Emily van der Nagel focuses on authenticity vs anonymity on social media, arguing that the best case studies from the risks of digital, verified and authenticated identity come from the adult context #AoIR2024

There’s no good way to identify people that doesn’t connect them to a citizen imaginary of what’s expected of them, says Emily van der Nagel - and the industries trying to make money out of this are still profiting off of data. #AoIR2024

Can’t make it up: my AoIR slide *about* sexy jail / shadowbanning is… in sexy jail

I'm Emily van der Nagel.bsky.social 😘😘😘

Digital Intimacies is shaping up beautifully! We look forward to welcoming a wonderful group of scholars to Monash next week. You can check out the program here: digintx2024.tumblr.com and register here to attend in-person or join the livestream: events.humanitix.com/digital-intima…

At the Capitol for my extremely earnest and smart colleague Julian O'Shea's launch of his new YouTube series, Design Revolution. Making us all think about how much of our space is just for cars and what needs to change as we keep getting around! 🚗🚘🚑🚕🚊🚃

Rallying this morning at the Federal Court in Melbourne, because my university is still stealing wages from its teachers

Tonight's panel on "Building Trust with XXX Content Creators" was cool as hell -- at least as far as academic things go. Thanks to Dr. Jess Maddox The Goddess Sydney and 🌬️MistressSnowPhD.bsky.social joining me at Digital Intimacies!

At the Victorian Pride Centre for Dr Zahra Stardust's book launch: Indie Porn explores how the law, and neoliberal culture, creeps in to, and shapes, porn and what and how it depicts

Today at Digital Intimacies Monash's School of Media, Film and Journalism I enjoyed being in a panel with Emma Quilty and Joshua Thorburn.Thanks to Emily van der Nagel and Brady Robards for organizing this conference. My research was on "Social Media Platforms as Counterpublics for Resistance to/Insistence on Heteronormativity".

Always was Always will be Aboriginal land

New research out today by Australia Institute: the top VC salaries, the CEOs of public universities, have more than quadrupled over the past 40 years. Can’t say the same for the wages of staff. NTEU calls for urgent action to curb corporate governance in #highered #AusPol2025

FOUR NEW POSITIONS AT MONASH! Lecturer (Media), Senior Lec (Public Relations), A/Prof or Prof (Journalism) and A/Prof or Prof (Media). Link: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/… Join us! Kindly pass to your networks. Thank you!