Michel Maksimova
phd student at uic. they/them. queer game studies, digital media, decoloniality, intersectionality & interdisciplinarity.
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@uicgeo.org
Union representing 2400+ Graduate, Teaching, and Research Assistants at U of Illinois at Chicago. UIC Works Because We Do! AFT Local 6297, IFT, AFL-CIO. https://linktr.ee/uicgeo
@embodiedwunc.bsky.social
A weekly radio show & podcast about sex, relationships & health from @wunc.bsky.social hosted by @asrao.bsky.social LISTEN: https://rb.gy/1apvw4
@lauramauldin.bsky.social
‘24 New America Fellow @NAFellows NYC-based Writer & Prof @uconn ✍️ in @LAReviewofBooks @thebafflermag etc 2026 @eccobooks Rep @McKinnonLit, ASL interp 🏳️🌈
@erininthemorning.com
Independent LGBTQ+ journalist, mom, D&D DM. Tips: http://ko-fi.com/erininthemorn // Booking & content: http://erinreedwrites.com // Venmo erin888 Subscribe to support my journalism and read my reporting at www.erininthemorning.com
@mitpress.bsky.social
Committed to the daily re-imagining of what a university press can be since 1962. Website: https://mitpress.mit.edu // The Reader (our home for excerpts, essays, & interviews): https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
@polygon.com
Covering video games, entertainment, and the culture around them. We find, share, and investigate the things you love and the people who make and enjoy them.
@noescapevg.com
They/Them // digital culture and its discontents // anarchist // noescapevg.com noescapevg@gmail.com
@ianhamilton.bsky.social
Accessibility specialist, helping studios avoid excluding disabled players. DMs are open, if you prefer email i_h@hotmail.com
@lgbtsig.bsky.social
Supporting and empowering queer game developers. Find us at: https://igda.org/sigs/lgbtq/
@igda.org
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games.
@caniplaythat.com
An award-winning games media outlet for disabled gamers, by disabled gamers. Sharing our news, reviews, and other content. This account is handled by @abitofaccess.
@ianboudreau.com
Former games journo, now in games PR. 3MA panelist at large, occasional consultant, aspiring oldey-time sailor Opinions were like kittens, I was giving them away 📍The spacious Philadelphia suburb of Delaware 👾 www.twitch.tv/eenbou ianboudreau.com
@mariakalberto.bsky.social
PhD English '24, University of Utah | she/her 🏳️🌈 | 📚 pop culture, #fanstudies, DH, Tolkien | diss: D&D, canon, & drow | header by galxrax (Unsplash)
@thechristinet.bsky.social
✨CEO of peer-reviewed vibes (they/she) ✨Asst Prof (LTA) of Digital Media & Game Studies, U of Toronto Mississauga ✨Researcher of work, play, livestreaming & creator economy ✨PhD(c) U of Toronto iSchool ✨ https://thechristinet.wordpress.com/
@cmejeur.bsky.social
Assistant professor, UB Media Study. Researching and making queer/trans games, narratives, and communities. Director, Amatryx Gaming Lab & Studio. Catch me 2025 at SCMS, CGSA, and more!
@slavagreenberg.bsky.social
Assistant Prof of Film at University of Amsterdam | Author of ANIMATED FILM & DISABILITY (2023) | Currently writing GENDER DYSPHORIA: AN UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY and A REEL PAINLESS TRIP Coeditor of TSQ issue TOWARD A TRANS[]CRIP THEORY (out May 2025)
@katiedidnt.bsky.social
Assistant Prof at ASU. Research/Teach: Media studies, digital culture, and female desire in pop-media. (She/Her.)
@bpettis.bsky.social
ABD in media and cultural studies. I research platforms and internet culture Mainly just wanted to snag my “first initial last name” username here @bpettis@benpettis.ninja www.benpettis.com
@quinnanya.me
Multilingual digital humanities, founder of the Textile Makerspace at Stanford & the Data-Sitters Club, teaches data visualization with textiles. SUCHO 🇺🇦 co-founder, archiving at-risk cultural heritage. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Signal: quinnanya.823
@riancj.bsky.social
i study weird, boring videogames and fantasy fiction and teach about less weird ones. phd, writer, cat dad, nerd for an incoherent selection of things. riancjohnson.com has 12% more information about me.
@scmsfaas.bsky.social
SCMS Fan and Audience Studies Scholarly Interest Group. Sharing posts, CFPs and info about fan studies and audience studies.
@memorieschild.bsky.social
Research Associate at Cardiff Uni; honorary research fellow at Amgueddfa Cymru Museum Wales; co-editor of Popular Communication; @fanstudies.bsky.social & @scmsfaas.bsky.social boards. Writes about fandom, cult TV, true crime, tattoos and other fun stuff.
@drdanobrien.bsky.social
I am a lecturer in Film and Digital Media. My research publications span across: Film, Television, Video Gaming, Digital Performance and Video Essaying. https://vimeo.com/user107379730 https://criticalcommons.org/user/DanOB1/media
@scmsvideogames.bsky.social
The Official Blue Sky account for the SCMS Video Game Studies Scholarly Interest Group
@scmsadultfilm.bsky.social
Official Bluesky account of the Adult Film and Media Scholarly Interest Group for @scmstudies.bsky.social (the Society for Cinema and Media Studies)
@johnpaulstadler.bsky.social
Area pervert and pie taster; gay; film and media scholar —> mostly queer and porn-centric research.
@mattknutson.bsky.social
Assistant professor at UND, director of academic program in esports. Research areas: game studies, gender and sexuality in digital spaces, media temporality, esports. Pronouns: he/him
@gamertrouble.bsky.social
They/he/she. Ass. Prof LV 2, Georgetown. Gamer Trouble + Queer/Trans/Digital/Diaspora (NYU Press). Transmasc Latinx feminist bunny boi. V srs academic. Subtext for days.
@janmarcmorawe.bsky.social
Gender Scholar Researching (a)sexualities, health communication, masculinities, contraception/safer sex, repro health, climate crisis, IR, peace/conflict studies, utopias/dystopias, mental health, media, history, ... https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7802-2721
@mayworms.info
👽🏳️⚧️he/him | PhD student @ the University of Michigan School of Information | researching content moderation, trans technologies, folk theories, online communities | Lupin III enjoyer | mayworms.info
@tamaleaver.bsky.social
🎓 Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin Uni (Boorloo/Perth West Australia); 🌏 Past Prez @AoIR.bsky.social; 🔎 @digitalchildau.bsky.social (AI & Datafication); 🐘 @tama@aoir.social; he/him. [Views mine; RT/❤️/etc ≠ endorsement]
@christinelove.bsky.social
game developer, yuri enthusiast, your beloved problematic girlfriend
@femfreq.bsky.social
The podcast that asks you to be critical of the media you love. Hosted by @katexmachina.bsky.social & AC Lamberty; created by @anitasarkeesian.bsky.social • Listen at patreon.com/femfreq
@rangedtouch.bsky.social
Bespoke critical deep dives. JUST KING THINGS. HOMESTUCK MADE THIS WORLD. GAME STUDIES STUDY BUDDIES. other stuff. @ckunzelman.bsky.social @ztul.bsky.social and Danni too. www.rangedtouch.com
@zotero.org
I’m the free, easy-to-use tool that helps you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share your research sources.
@heathercoles.bsky.social
UX Architect · User Interaction Design · Product Design · UX/UI Design · Graphical User Interface Design (GUI) · Generative Art ~gets nerdy about accessibility & video games~ Will repost interesting game slices. ✨she/her✨ #a11y #AltTextPoetry
@saffista.bsky.social
Anti-Academic PhD | Industry Consultant |NYMG podcast | Black Games Archive co-founder | Twitch/TikTok/YouTube: Saffista | Black Women of CoD, TeamSideQuest, & Rainbow Arcade | Powered by LogitechG nymgamersaffista@gmail
@playfulmike.bsky.social
Games scholar & designer, queer, Latinx, rasquachero. Play is sacred. Pronouns: any/all https://www.madeanda.com
@yourmonstergf.bsky.social
Scriptwriter @ Highdive | CM @ Strange Scaffold | sphynx dad, poet, goblin | they/them Works: TMNT: Tactical Takedown, CRDM3, I Am Your Beast, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Tears of Metal, and many more 💀
@drjclau.bsky.social
A multi-award winning game developer. Game Changer, SPG100, BAFTA, Next Gen Leader, Future Class. She/they. I hope you like ferrets.
@danctheduck.bsky.social
Chief Creative Officer: http://Spryfox.com Blog: http://lostgarden.home.blog @Danc@mastodon.gamedev.place Game Design: Triple Town, Alphabear, Road Not Taken, Cozy Grove, etc
@hantani.bsky.social
Hello I am making video games like anodyne, angeline era and danchi days. Welcome to my Blue sky. PFP moro-q from danchi days email melos at analgesic.productions blog: https://melodicambient.substack.com/ they/he
@ucftandt.bsky.social
Texts & Technology PhD Program at the University of Central Florida. Highlighting news, events, and publications of our great faculty, students, and alumni! tandt.cah.ucf.edu
@hedgefruit.bsky.social
your friendly local ornamental hermit — info sci phd student @ cu boulder, guy who cares about too many things, all the time (she/her)
@johnathanperk.bsky.social
Black higher ed lawyer | Philly enthusiast | cancer survivor | Meghan Markle stan | posts are personal and DO NOT represent my employer’s views | posts are NEVER legal advice | University of Virginia School of Law
@ellaguro.bsky.social
she/her. musician, writer, podcaster, weird vidgame person http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro