Nicolle Lamerichs
@nicolleness.bsky.social
🔸️Media studies scholar
🔸️Fan studies, cosplay, games & tech
🔸️Passionate senior lecturer at HU Utrecht
🔸️Gamer, fan artist & Trekker 🖖
https://linktr.ee/nicollelamerichs
🔸️Fan studies, cosplay, games & tech
🔸️Passionate senior lecturer at HU Utrecht
🔸️Gamer, fan artist & Trekker 🖖
https://linktr.ee/nicollelamerichs
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Affect in fandom is out! 🥳 We LOVED working with authors on this volume on fandom, transmedia and games. This collection tackles creativity & content made by fans - their history AND their future (e.g. sustainable design). Download for free! 💜 #fanstudies
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Fun #CfP for a spicy issue of Celebrity Studies (Forum section)!! Let's close this year strong!!
📢 Short accessible readings of 1500 words
📆 Submit before 16 January
Good luck! 🩷✨️
#celebritystudies #mediastudies
📢 Short accessible readings of 1500 words
📆 Submit before 16 January
Good luck! 🩷✨️
#celebritystudies #mediastudies
December 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Fun #CfP for a spicy issue of Celebrity Studies (Forum section)!! Let's close this year strong!!
📢 Short accessible readings of 1500 words
📆 Submit before 16 January
Good luck! 🩷✨️
#celebritystudies #mediastudies
📢 Short accessible readings of 1500 words
📆 Submit before 16 January
Good luck! 🩷✨️
#celebritystudies #mediastudies
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🚨CFP Alert!🚨
▫️Special Issue: "Mothers of the Magical Kingdom: Disney and Maternal Figures"
▫️Journal: The International Journal of Disney Studies
▫️Article submission deadline: May 1, 2026
More info: www.intellectbooks.com/ijds#call-fo...
#FanStudies #DisneyFans
▫️Special Issue: "Mothers of the Magical Kingdom: Disney and Maternal Figures"
▫️Journal: The International Journal of Disney Studies
▫️Article submission deadline: May 1, 2026
More info: www.intellectbooks.com/ijds#call-fo...
#FanStudies #DisneyFans
International Journal of Disney Studies
International Journal of Disney Studies; The International Journal of Disney Studies examines the Walt Disney Company, an international media conglomerate that impacts our global culture. This international,...
www.intellectbooks.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🚨CFP Alert!🚨
▫️Special Issue: "Mothers of the Magical Kingdom: Disney and Maternal Figures"
▫️Journal: The International Journal of Disney Studies
▫️Article submission deadline: May 1, 2026
More info: www.intellectbooks.com/ijds#call-fo...
#FanStudies #DisneyFans
▫️Special Issue: "Mothers of the Magical Kingdom: Disney and Maternal Figures"
▫️Journal: The International Journal of Disney Studies
▫️Article submission deadline: May 1, 2026
More info: www.intellectbooks.com/ijds#call-fo...
#FanStudies #DisneyFans
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Journal of Fandom Studies 13.2 is out now! Articles include:
Anime merchandising and consumption: Character perfume as a case study
By Hengrui Luo
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
Anime merchandising and consumption: Character perfume as a case study
By Hengrui Luo
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
Anime merchandising and consumption: Character perfume as a case study | Intellect
This study examines the cultural and economic dimensions of anime merchandise through a case study of character perfume. Emerging in the 1960s as a form of low-budget, limited animation, anime has evo...
doi.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Journal of Fandom Studies 13.2 is out now! Articles include:
Anime merchandising and consumption: Character perfume as a case study
By Hengrui Luo
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
Anime merchandising and consumption: Character perfume as a case study
By Hengrui Luo
doi.org/10.1386/jfs_...
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DiGRA deadline extended until 8th December for abstracts and full papers.
www.digraconference2026.com
www.digraconference2026.com
DiGRA 2026 Conference | Maynooth University, Ireland
Join the DiGRA 2026 conference at Maynooth University, 14–18 June 2026. Theme “Intersectional Pleasures.” A global hybrid event for game research, culture, design, and industry.
www.digraconference2026.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 PM
DiGRA deadline extended until 8th December for abstracts and full papers.
www.digraconference2026.com
www.digraconference2026.com
Star Trek conference CfP in Paris september 2026! 🖖🩷 Abstract submissions before 15 January #cfp #academicsky #mediastudies
The CFP is available in both French and English right here on our website : startrekparis2026.wordpress.com/appel-a-comm...
Appel à communication / Call For Paper
English version. Depuis les soixante ans qui nous sépareront bientôt de sa première diffusion le 8 septembre 1966, Star Trek s’est imposé comme un univers de fiction proliférant, transmédiatique et…
startrekparis2026.wordpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Star Trek conference CfP in Paris september 2026! 🖖🩷 Abstract submissions before 15 January #cfp #academicsky #mediastudies
Very nice music fandom CfP by one of my fav academic journals, Transformative Works and Cultures! #cfp #academicsky #mediastudies
🚨CFP Alert!🚨
▫️Special Issue: Music Fandoms
▫️Journal: Transformative Works & Cultures
▫️Article Submission Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
More info: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
#FanStudies #MusicFandom
▫️Special Issue: Music Fandoms
▫️Journal: Transformative Works & Cultures
▫️Article Submission Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
More info: journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/tw...
#FanStudies #MusicFandom
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November 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Very nice music fandom CfP by one of my fav academic journals, Transformative Works and Cultures! #cfp #academicsky #mediastudies
I am still processing Wicked For Good. Great chemistry between the actresses (For Good!) Hilarious cardigan. Awesome moves by Michelle Yeoh. But so many funny or emotional scenes were clunky compared to the play - Wicked Witch of The East, the Dorothy bits, the Wizard reveal, the rushed ending. Hm!
a woman wearing a witch hat stands on a balcony overlooking a city
ALT: a woman wearing a witch hat stands on a balcony overlooking a city
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I am still processing Wicked For Good. Great chemistry between the actresses (For Good!) Hilarious cardigan. Awesome moves by Michelle Yeoh. But so many funny or emotional scenes were clunky compared to the play - Wicked Witch of The East, the Dorothy bits, the Wizard reveal, the rushed ending. Hm!
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fashion meets passion
November 24, 2025 at 7:06 PM
fashion meets passion
My exact thoughts while scheming on my Carmila/Zestial fics during my commute to work
this fic is gonna be so cool and good when I finally write it
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My exact thoughts while scheming on my Carmila/Zestial fics during my commute to work
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
Without downloading any new pics, use one to describe your gender.
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Without downloading any new pics, use one to describe your gender.
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I was expecting the AI Coca-Cola commercial to look like shit, but I wasn’t expecting it to SOUND like shit, too.
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I was expecting the AI Coca-Cola commercial to look like shit, but I wasn’t expecting it to SOUND like shit, too.
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
I’m guessing that was AI, too, because otherwise it sounds like they got the most disaffected high school choir girls to rush through a song they hate at the end of rehearsal
The strong Utena vibes of this second battle with Lace? I am here for it, letting the yuri flag fly! (I wasn't planning on shipping bugs but they made it happen!! 🤍❤️) #silksong
November 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The strong Utena vibes of this second battle with Lace? I am here for it, letting the yuri flag fly! (I wasn't planning on shipping bugs but they made it happen!! 🤍❤️) #silksong
'Whether professors are true believers in the technology's promises, feel pressured to adapt, or are desperate for help, AI tools are becoming commonplace in course design.'
Can we all just pause and consider the consequences of outsourcing fundamental critical work to AI? #ai #highered
Can we all just pause and consider the consequences of outsourcing fundamental critical work to AI? #ai #highered
AI Has Joined the Faculty
More instructors are teaching with it. Is it making their courses better or dragging the profession down?
www.chronicle.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle
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I think the bubble will burst and fuck up the global economy and then the culprits will sweep in to save us with AI as the public sector bails them out
The AI hype has created a dangerous dynamic: Either the (often dystopian) promises come true and upend our economies within the next two years, or the bubble bursts, with serious consequences for the economy. In each case, many people will be (potentially negatively) afflicted.
I like how these guys get to have it both ways
they get to inflate the bubble via broad product misrepresentation and bogus math
then dole out sage warnings about a looming problem they created as if they played no role in it
they get to inflate the bubble via broad product misrepresentation and bogus math
then dole out sage warnings about a looming problem they created as if they played no role in it
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I think the bubble will burst and fuck up the global economy and then the culprits will sweep in to save us with AI as the public sector bails them out
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Interesting CFP on animals and AI. One of my claims in the book is that an exclusive focus on anthropocentrism hides all the ways that contemporary capitalism is itself posthuman. IMO, AI is a perfect example of this.
link.springer.com/collections/...
link.springer.com/collections/...
AI, Animals, and the Future: Aligning AI Trajectories with Nonhuman Welfare
The ethical implications of AI have received increasing attention in recent years, yet a crucial blind spot remains: the impact of AI on nonhuman animals. As ...
link.springer.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Interesting CFP on animals and AI. One of my claims in the book is that an exclusive focus on anthropocentrism hides all the ways that contemporary capitalism is itself posthuman. IMO, AI is a perfect example of this.
link.springer.com/collections/...
link.springer.com/collections/...
Reading dark academia, painful & funny. “It is lamentable that scholars who are ardent critics of the neoliberal university still rejoice when their Google Scholar Citation Score increases and would seemingly run over their next of kin if it meant getting published in a ‘top’ journal.” #highered
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Reading dark academia, painful & funny. “It is lamentable that scholars who are ardent critics of the neoliberal university still rejoice when their Google Scholar Citation Score increases and would seemingly run over their next of kin if it meant getting published in a ‘top’ journal.” #highered
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a lot of people regretting the 'this shoulda been an email' advice rn lol
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
a lot of people regretting the 'this shoulda been an email' advice rn lol
Vibe coding. It's increasingly used to describe how creators can work with generative AI. This is not without problems. Here's a short read about the phenomenon, which uses examples from fandom too, like the recent Song of Ice and Fire AI art controversy! nicollelamerichs.com/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem with Vibe Coding
Vibe coding, you might have heard of it. It’s a new buzzword in tech. The discourse around the word is largely positive, pushed by AI enthusiasts. Former OpenAI researcher Andrej Karpathy referred …
nicollelamerichs.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Vibe coding. It's increasingly used to describe how creators can work with generative AI. This is not without problems. Here's a short read about the phenomenon, which uses examples from fandom too, like the recent Song of Ice and Fire AI art controversy! nicollelamerichs.com/2025/11/12/t...
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yes please and thank you
Opinion: Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing.
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social).
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards (@theblochian.bsky.social).
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Chaos is coming for scholarly publishing - Research Professional News
Buckling of commercial models alongside maturing of community-led efforts promises major shifts, says Caroline Edwards
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
yes please and thank you
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The birth of the author
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The birth of the author
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"Emotional conversations were also common in the conversations analyzed by The Post... In some chats, the AI tool could be seen adapting to match a user’s viewpoint, creating a kind of personalized echo chamber in which ChatGPT endorsed falsehoods and conspiracy theories."
How people really use ChatGPT, according to 47,000 conversations shared online
What do people ask the popular chatbot? We analyzed thousands of chats to identify common topics discussed by users and patterns in ChatGPT’s responses.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"Emotional conversations were also common in the conversations analyzed by The Post... In some chats, the AI tool could be seen adapting to match a user’s viewpoint, creating a kind of personalized echo chamber in which ChatGPT endorsed falsehoods and conspiracy theories."