Wrap your head around it: algorithmic self-making and performances of taste on Spotify Wrapped This paper examines how Spotify Wrapped is perceived and understood by Brazilian users, exploring the algorithmic imaginaries (Bucher, 2017). that surround its appropriation in everyday life and ho...

#OutNow in #iCS

Looking at Spotify Wrapped as an 'Algorithmic Event,' this article explores how Brazilian users engage with datafied listening histories, turning them into fleeting performances of taste and shared recognition.

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Les fans en contextes numériquesLes fans en contextes numériques Les auteurs de cet ouvrage proposent des terrains variés qui attestent de la nécessité d’étudier les communautés de fans et leurs pratiques mais également de l’importance de ces publics pour comprendr...

📘Parution : Les fans en contextes numériques
Sous la direction de Mélanie Bourdaa, Hélène Breda, David Peyron, Justine Breton, Julie Escurignan & Sébastien François aux Presses universitaires de Bordeaux @plateforme-una.bsky.social.

Accès et téléchargement gratuits !
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

New article ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Oakley, K. (2026). A 90-minute space in the week that was truly theirs: English football fans and the European Super League. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 29(2), 377-390.

#FanStudies

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New Fandom & Popular Culture Collection 📢

A collection of cutting edge research from our fandom and pop culture list
• 12 journals and 52 e-books
• Full Fan Phenomena Series
Popular Culture Association Fan Studies Network

www.intellectdiscover.com/content/fandom-popular-culture-collection

Ilkley Cycling Club is organising both White Rose Classic (sportive) on the 31st May, and the Ilkley Cycle Races (town centre crit) on the 3rd July.

International Day of Sport for Development & Peace #IDSDP @iainlindsey.bsky.social & Gareth Wiltshire explore how Margaret Archer’s morphogenetic approach can unlock fresh thinking in sport for development and help drive genuine, transformative social change in this article here: shorturl.at/CmyRx

#CallForPapers

ℹ️ Midterm Conference of ISA Working Group on Digital Sociology (WG10), June 17-18, 2026, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil/Online

🗓️ Deadline for abstracts: April 15, 2026

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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SPORTS SCIENCE (SOCIAL SCIENCES PROFILE) (294837) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology Job title: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SPORTS SCIENCE (SOCIAL SCIENCES PROFILE) (294837), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Wednesday, April 29, 2026

A job opportunity: The Department of Sociology and Political Science (ISS), Trondheim, Norway, has a vacant permanent full-time position as

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN SPORTS SCIENCE (SOCIAL SCIENCES PROFILE)
www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Deadline for applications: 29th April 2026

Call for Papers | “Bridging the Gap: Twenty-five Years”, Special Issue of Sport Marketing Quarterly” | Call ends October 1, 2026 This special issue offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a comprehensive historical perspective that informs future scholarship and practice in the field and lays a foundation for academic rese...

This special issue offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a comprehensive historical perspective that informs future scholarship and practice in the field and lays a foundation for academic research in sport marketing.
idrottsforum.org/call-for-pap...

Deepfakes and AI Misinformation Reshape How War Is Seen Online Viral synthetic videos of the war on Iran highlight urgent need for AI literacy.

"Ironically, many people now rely on AI to tell them if content is AI-generated. This reliance illustrates a profound lack of AI literacy. [LLMs] are not 'intelligent' in any human sense; they are pattern-recognition engines that memorize and predict sequences of data."

Introduction to Podcasting A full-day online workshop by The Sociological Review Foundation guiding academics on how to create, produce, and launch research-focused podcasts.

Ever thought about turning research into a podcast?

Join us on 18 May for Introduction to Podcasting, a practical, hands-on online workshop from The Sociological Review Foundation. Perfect for anyone curious about sharing ideas beyond the academy

Limited spaces, find out more:

great collaboration with @jaludvigsen.bsky.social

New Open Access Research Article 🔓

Digital sovereignty and leisure: Bluesky as an alternative to X’s suspension in Brazil.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#Bluesky #X #Brazil

Playing With Perceptions: Investigating Bias in Soccer Through Skin Tone Manipulation Objective This study aims to investigate implicit discrimination in soccer by examining whether participants’ evaluations of fouls are influenced by players’ skin color. Methods An optimal experim...

Pleased to share my first publication since joining @westvirginiau.bsky.social !

“Playing with Perceptions: Investigating Bias in Soccer Through Skin Tone Manipulation”, published today in the Social Sciences Quarterly.

doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...

🚨My department is looking for an Assistant Professor of Communication. Please spread the word. www.csi.cuny.edu/sites/defaul...
#commsky

⏰Another opening for a PhD position in our (w @morganwack.bsky.social and @esserfrank.bsky.social ) SNF project on political social media influencers! 🥳 If you are into computational methods, social media, and political communcation, we are looking for you 🔎 All details here: tinyurl.com/44arrawh

Unique professorship. Please share 🫶♾️

Digital communication & society professorship @ddc-sdu.bsky.social and @d-ias.bsky.social.

Excellent conditions, extraordinary startup package. Interdisciplinary profile.

📆: deadline February 17!

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Our paper examines how the IPC uses TikTok to raise visibility of disability sports. By leveraging humour, IPC engages broader audiences and promotes inclusion. Yet, this approach raises questions too:

full open access paper here < journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... >

have one on the topic planned for the next year

How to verify your Bluesky account - Bluesky Here's how to verify your Bluesky account by setting your website as your username.

Are you a social media manager running an account for an organization or high-profile individual? Or do you own a website and want a simpler username?

On Bluesky, you can verify your account by setting your website as your username.

We just refreshed our how-to guide:

A reminder about the ISSA Graduate Paper Award www.issa1965.org/.../call-for...
Please encourage your graduate students to submit to this wonderful competition with a fantastic prize for the winner.

CFP: Leisure Studies special issue on Leisure & Technologies. think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...

Gamers' experience: Information sheet and consent form Dear gamer, We are a research team from The University of Salford who are interested in the experiences of being a gamer. 1. About the Survey The following survey is part of a broader project called...

Do you play video games? We’re after people over 18 to complete our pilot survey for our #GAMEHEARTS research here:
Please share.

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ahan! muito pequeno! :)

As comunidades virtuais e a segmentação de mercado: uma abordagem exploratória, utilizando redes neurais e dados da comunidade virtual Orkut A existência de uma infinidade de dados, nos últimos anos, tem disponibilizado para a área de...

mais ou menos uns 10 anos antes a gente escreveu esse aqui numa disciplina do mestrado lá na UFRGS www.scielo.br/j/rac/a/rVtX... - bons tempos do Orkut :)

Another day, another million new people have joined Bluesky!

18M users? 🙂‍↔️ 18M friends 🙂‍↕️

Research Seminar: Algorithms of resistance: The everyday fight against platform power This talk dives into how global workers and activists navigate and subvert platform power, revealing our resistance to algorithmic dominance while cautioning against romanticizing these efforts

We are delighted to announce our next research seminar: "Algorithms of resistance: The everyday fight against platform power", with Tiziano Bonini and @emilianotrere.bsky.social
Wednesday 20 Nov, 3.45–5pm (UTC), ONLINE 💻
Details and registration: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...

I still haven’t deactivated mine, but just haven’t tweeted at all in the past few weeks/months