Jenessa Williams, PhD
@jenessawilliams.bsky.social
🎓Music, Fandom & Internet Cultures Postdoctoral Researcher (Stanford University)
✍🏽Music Journalist (DIY, FortyFive, Guardian, NME etc.)
📌 https://jenessawilliams.substack.com
✍🏽Music Journalist (DIY, FortyFive, Guardian, NME etc.)
📌 https://jenessawilliams.substack.com
🎸 🖤 🤘 New publication just dropped, and this time it's open access! 🎸 🖤 🤘
Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue
Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🎸 🖤 🤘 New publication just dropped, and this time it's open access! 🎸 🖤 🤘
Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue
Williams, J. N., & Sobande, F. (2025). Note to scene: Gender, race and rose-tinted nostalgia in emo. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 0(0). lnkd.in/eMmjq6ue
Hello good morning my new article for Celebrity Studies is live!
The link here will give the first 50 viewers free access (ideal if you don't currently belong to a University with a subscription):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
The link here will give the first 50 viewers free access (ideal if you don't currently belong to a University with a subscription):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
October 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Hello good morning my new article for Celebrity Studies is live!
The link here will give the first 50 viewers free access (ideal if you don't currently belong to a University with a subscription):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
The link here will give the first 50 viewers free access (ideal if you don't currently belong to a University with a subscription):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
I LOVE and cherish Taylor Swift when she is on her pen game (and will therefore be withholding the majority of my thoughts on TLOAS until I feel I have something properly constructive to say), but boy do I hate it when she revels in these lazy and deeply racialised "not like other girls" tropes
October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I LOVE and cherish Taylor Swift when she is on her pen game (and will therefore be withholding the majority of my thoughts on TLOAS until I feel I have something properly constructive to say), but boy do I hate it when she revels in these lazy and deeply racialised "not like other girls" tropes
Pouring one out today for the OG Gym Teacher/English Teacher couple
August 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Pouring one out today for the OG Gym Teacher/English Teacher couple
A new newsletter is live! Containing my thoughts on recent releases from Lorde, Wet Leg, Little Simz, Wolf Alice and of course, Hayley Williams. I don't think Hayley HQ are on BlueSky yet, but I'm pretty pleased with my 'Ego...' playlist...
jenessawilliams.substack.com/p/waxing-and...
jenessawilliams.substack.com/p/waxing-and...
August 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A new newsletter is live! Containing my thoughts on recent releases from Lorde, Wet Leg, Little Simz, Wolf Alice and of course, Hayley Williams. I don't think Hayley HQ are on BlueSky yet, but I'm pretty pleased with my 'Ego...' playlist...
jenessawilliams.substack.com/p/waxing-and...
jenessawilliams.substack.com/p/waxing-and...
OBSESSED with the thought of all the boomer dads who thought they'd get a headstart on leaving glastonbury having to rush back from the exit because Robert Smith has turned up 😅 What a sensational choice of guest
June 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
OBSESSED with the thought of all the boomer dads who thought they'd get a headstart on leaving glastonbury having to rush back from the exit because Robert Smith has turned up 😅 What a sensational choice of guest
Bellowing along to Drivers License in a sea full of women and teenage girls at Olivia's first Glastonbury in 2022 is easily in my top five live musical experiences ever. How utterly amazing it is to have Olivia Rodrigo and know shes this masterful only two bloody albums in
June 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Bellowing along to Drivers License in a sea full of women and teenage girls at Olivia's first Glastonbury in 2022 is easily in my top five live musical experiences ever. How utterly amazing it is to have Olivia Rodrigo and know shes this masterful only two bloody albums in
Shout out to EC's Femi Koleoso for a beautifully nuanced speech about joy, topped off by a glorious showcase of talent from the grassroots youth clubs. Special special band
June 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Shout out to EC's Femi Koleoso for a beautifully nuanced speech about joy, topped off by a glorious showcase of talent from the grassroots youth clubs. Special special band
Queen of understanding the assignment, it's our Jade! Perfect balance of new songs, revamped Little Mix bangers and an onstage persona that is equal parts polished and vulnerable. Zero notes 🎇
June 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Queen of understanding the assignment, it's our Jade! Perfect balance of new songs, revamped Little Mix bangers and an onstage persona that is equal parts polished and vulnerable. Zero notes 🎇
It would seem a new 1975 era is afoot!
June 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It would seem a new 1975 era is afoot!
Self Esteem! We will always stan a pop star with this level of commitment to the full theatrical vision. Vocals on point, and v fun to hear old songs rendered anew to suit the staging of 'A Complicated Woman'
June 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Self Esteem! We will always stan a pop star with this level of commitment to the full theatrical vision. Vocals on point, and v fun to hear old songs rendered anew to suit the staging of 'A Complicated Woman'
Seeing people you know live their dream never gets old, and English Teacher really make it easy to feel proud. Great set, great new song and then a spontaneous 'Yorkshire, yorkshire' chant? I'm not crying you're crying 🤍💙
June 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Seeing people you know live their dream never gets old, and English Teacher really make it easy to feel proud. Great set, great new song and then a spontaneous 'Yorkshire, yorkshire' chant? I'm not crying you're crying 🤍💙
The star quality of Wet Leg really seems to be ramping up a notch with this era. Still a few clunky silences between songs, but the new tracks sound great; muscular and measured and balancing out their earlier tendency to race straight for a chorus. Exciting!
June 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The star quality of Wet Leg really seems to be ramping up a notch with this era. Still a few clunky silences between songs, but the new tracks sound great; muscular and measured and balancing out their earlier tendency to race straight for a chorus. Exciting!
The Fat Dog/CMAT/Jalen Ngonda clash is my first weekend nightmare, but all three appear to be crushing it. CMAT and her band have the best playful energy and it's so fun to see them rally such a big pyramid crowd
June 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Fat Dog/CMAT/Jalen Ngonda clash is my first weekend nightmare, but all three appear to be crushing it. CMAT and her band have the best playful energy and it's so fun to see them rally such a big pyramid crowd
A man who simply refuses to read the room (and indeed the funcktion)
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
A man who simply refuses to read the room (and indeed the funcktion)
Well, that's the first time my phone has served me something like this...hope folks in Northern California are safe and are able to take appropriate precautions
December 5, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Well, that's the first time my phone has served me something like this...hope folks in Northern California are safe and are able to take appropriate precautions
I'll take a queue, but we really cannot continue to normalise this kind of pricing
November 15, 2024 at 6:10 PM
I'll take a queue, but we really cannot continue to normalise this kind of pricing
In an attempt to remember to use BlueSky, an update: I've arrived in California! Having a wonderful time exploring Stanford's beautiful campus, meeting new folk and generally acclimatising to a place where a summer wardrobe can still get airtime in September. Very excited to get postdoc'ing 💪
September 18, 2024 at 6:08 PM
In an attempt to remember to use BlueSky, an update: I've arrived in California! Having a wonderful time exploring Stanford's beautiful campus, meeting new folk and generally acclimatising to a place where a summer wardrobe can still get airtime in September. Very excited to get postdoc'ing 💪
Monday was a fun day 👩🏾🎓
December 15, 2023 at 1:37 PM
Monday was a fun day 👩🏾🎓
Two weeks ago today, I finally passed my PhD Viva and became a Dr. It's been a journey and a half, but I'm really grateful to be an academic and so excited to see where this research takes me next 🎊
October 31, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Two weeks ago today, I finally passed my PhD Viva and became a Dr. It's been a journey and a half, but I'm really grateful to be an academic and so excited to see where this research takes me next 🎊