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Susanna Paasonen is a Finnish feminist scholar. She is a Professor of Media Studies at the University of Turku, and… more

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emilijajok.bsky.social
Excited to see our report "Webcam work: Policies, practices and platforms" spread its wings and find a life of its own! Hopefully, it will be a fruitful one.

Read it at plexxxi.org/report, spread the word, and reach out to me, @hannems.bsky.social or @bexxxie.bsky.social with any feedback.
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by Susanna Paasonen

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Am sadly more than halfway through my fabulous summer lakeside holiday reading pile (yet w 3 weeks left!). A special thanks to @henryhoke.bsky.social for Sticker (also adored Open Throat).
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01factory.bsky.social
Convened here are @dbyler.bsky.social, @ohalpern.bsky.social, @arminb.bsky.social @melhogan.bsky.social Steven Gonzalez Monserrate, Tung-Hui Hu @susannapaasonen.bsky.social Neta Alexander, Rahul Mukherjee @andretwp.bsky.social Tomasz Hollonek & @mayameme.bsky.social. Lots to think on.
msteinbrg.bsky.social
Marc Steinberg @msteinbrg.bsky.social · Nov 26
Incredibly excited: In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround is now out!!! 4 years in the making, co-edited by @joshua-neves.bsky.social and me, this OA volume is full of chapters that will make you rethink the oft-used word. Please read & circulate!

networkcultures.org/blog/publica...
TOD #54 In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround
Theory on Demand #54In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical SurroundEdited by Joshua Neves and Marc SternbergConvenience is the feeling and aspiration that animates
networkcultures.org
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by Susanna Paasonen

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"yours" is a nice touch just there
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by Susanna Paasonen

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Join us Monday, online or in person: starts 12:15 EEST.
Dissertation defence (Media Studies): FM Valo Vähäpassi
FM Valo Vähäpassi defends the dissertation in Media Studies titled “Framing Trans. Affective Articulations of Trans Bodies and Violence” at the University of Turku on 26 May 2025 at 12.00 (University ...
www.utu.fi
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holbergprize.bsky.social
We congratulate the 2025 Holberg Laureate Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the 2025 Nils Klim Prize Laureate Daniela Alaattinoğlu!

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Literary Theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Named 2025 Holberg Prize Laureate
It was announced today that the 2025 Holberg Prize is awarded to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak. Daniela Alaattinoğlu will receive the Nils Klim Prize. Today, the Holberg Prize—one of the largest…
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by Susanna Paasonen

susannapaasonen.bsky.social
Join us on March 6, noon GMT for panel and discussion "Artificial Unintelligence: Deep Fakes, Deep Bias and the Sexualized Body", w talks from Sophie Compton, Lotte Louise de Jong & moi
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by Susanna Paasonen

susannapaasonen.bsky.social
Our roundtable with Peter Alilunas, @drjonessoc.bsky.social, @noisybits.bsky.social and moi is just out as part of @pornstudiesjournal.bsky.social 10th year anniversary. 50 freebies here:
Shaping pleasure, shifting boundaries: a roundtable on the future of porn studies
The roundtable, ‘Shaping Pleasure, Shifting Boundaries: A Roundtable on the Future of Porn Studies,’ took place in June 2024 via Zoom and was recorded, transcribed and then edited to cut digression...
www.tandfonline.com
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by Susanna Paasonen

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oooh it's brilliant
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by Susanna Paasonen

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All kudos to the project, and deffo to Lauren who was most fab. But if Duke isn't all already about critical-creative/interdisciplinary books taking intellectual risks, then I'm confused. I also don't understand why this profile amounts to utopian thought, but then again I'm a pedestrian euro.
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So wish I could be there!

by Susanna Paasonen

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Important self-promotion: my Yul book is soon out on paperback (should be already), which means that e-book prices are now also more reasonable. A true labour of love, this one.
Yul Brynner
Yul Brynner
edinburghuniversitypress.com
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by Susanna Paasonen

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Well, not just with students!
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by Susanna Paasonen

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It's a great article!
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by Susanna Paasonen

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Citation forthcoming in our co-authored book on sexual platforms w @jenmadelene.bsky.social and @kattiid.bsky.social
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✨Excited to announce that my new article "The hentai streaming platform wars" is out in the Porn Studies journal!✨

Reach out if you don’t have access and want a copy 📩

🧵 of the findings and link below👇
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by Susanna Paasonen

susannapaasonen.bsky.social
networkcultures.org/blog/publica...
TOD #54 In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround
Theory on Demand #54In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical SurroundEdited by Joshua Neves and Marc SternbergConvenience is the feeling and aspiration that animates
networkcultures.org

by Susanna Paasonen

susannapaasonen.bsky.social
Such a rich collection: includes my bit on the in/conveniences of porn in platform ecologies.
01factory.bsky.social
Dave Palfrey @01factory.bsky.social · Nov 26
Convened here are @dbyler.bsky.social, @ohalpern.bsky.social, @arminb.bsky.social @melhogan.bsky.social Steven Gonzalez Monserrate, Tung-Hui Hu @susannapaasonen.bsky.social Neta Alexander, Rahul Mukherjee @andretwp.bsky.social Tomasz Hollonek & @mayameme.bsky.social. Lots to think on.
msteinbrg.bsky.social
Marc Steinberg @msteinbrg.bsky.social · Nov 26
Incredibly excited: In/Convenience: Inhabiting the Logistical Surround is now out!!! 4 years in the making, co-edited by @joshua-neves.bsky.social and me, this OA volume is full of chapters that will make you rethink the oft-used word. Please read & circulate!

networkcultures.org/blog/publica...
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by Kath Albury — Reposted by Susanna Paasonen

katha.bsky.social
Loving this Tech Policy Design Lab collaboration with @bloggeronpole.bsky.social:
superbloom.design/learning/blo...
Co-designing Platform Policy For "High Risk" Content Creators: The Tech Policy Design Lab Approach
A Tech Policy Design Playbook was developed and published as the culmination of our work with the World Wide Web Foundation and 3x3 on Deceptive Design, and includes guidance on how to run community c...
superbloom.design
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by Susanna Paasonen

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Hot!

by Susanna Paasonen

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Ihsan Can Asman’s PhD defense on Turkish porn and sexual media uses is underway: the thesis is here www.utupub.fi/handle/10024...
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by Susanna Paasonen

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12 noon EET! Yes, there has been last-minute drama.
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by Susanna Paasonen

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On Friday, 11am EET (sorry, North America): Ihsan Can Asman's phd defence on porn and sexual media in Turkey, with livestream option.
Dissertation defence (Media Studies): MA Ihsan Can Asman
MA Ihsan Can Asman defends the dissertation in Media Studies titled “Intimate Happenings: Uses of porn and other sexual media in Turkey” at the University of Turku on 22 November 2024 at 11.00 (Univer...
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