Critical damage

In #TWC42 's first Symposium piece, Yvonne Gonzales & Celeste Oon engage in a conversation which sees them grappling with the interactions, or lack thereof, between their online selves & real-life selves. Read their academic dialogue here: bit.ly/49RDfFk

happy April 25 to all who celebrate

Thank you so much to Elizabeth Minkel & Flourish Klink for having me!! If anyone wants to hear me talk about my research and all the fun quirks of self-inserts, check out this episode of Fansplaining!

✨ New journal officially launched! Welcome to Platforms & Society! Read our inaugural editorial and submit your article - or even a multimedia piece! The editors (we are an editorial collective!) are me, Niels van Doorn, Cheryll Soriano, andrea pollio & Julie Yujie Chen journals.sagepub.com/home/PNS

- The LiveJournal community, circa 2005

- The university café where English adjuncts hold their office hours

- Bard College
mcsweeneys.net/articles/other…

What constitutes canon during a D&D game? When I was carrying out fieldwork in Singapore for my TTRPG project, I played in a tangled multiverse at a play studio -- thirty players playing the *same* Strixhaven module who'd collectively negotiate what was narratively 'true'. (1/10)

Here's my story on Wizards of the Coast president Cynthia Williams stepping down. A very big deal, especially as she's only been on the job for about two years. comicbook.com/gaming/news/wi…

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At long last, the trilogy is complete! The D&D book is coming out next year!!!! Thanks to everyone who ever read my stuff and encouraged me to keep going. This one will have all the deep cuts on it.

“Some connections are made with wire, some are made with love, some are made with wood. But they all matter. And even in this dark cave, they make every day a smiley day.”
#criticalrolespoilers

5 more days to get your applications in for the #FSNNA committee!

We are collecting data about attitudes around labor, ownership, & authorship in #TTRPG and Actual Play. This 10 minute survey is totally anonymous. Aggregated data will be shared with the community!

More details: aub.ie/ttrpgworksurvey

REAL SCIENCE FACT: eclipses are caused when an ejected Crewmate passes between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun's light 👍

Don’t be afraid if the sun goes dark today.
That’s just an omen.
Nothing to worry about.

The “community” category of Articles in #TWC 42 begins with Welmoed Wagenaar’s “Discord as a Fandom Platform” which considers #Discord as a “playground” for fans! Read it here: bit.ly/3UapKfx #TWC #OTW

THE GOOD OMENS SEASON 3 PLOT HAS DROPPED! 👀👀👀 #GoodOmens #GoodOmens 3

No fooling here: we're thrilled to release the #FSNNA24 cfp!

We can't wait to see proposals on any topic re: fans & fandom. Presenters will give a poster & roundtable talk. Deadline to submit is May 4!

Announcement: fsn-northamerica.org/2024/04/01/no-…

Submissions: fsn-northamerica.org/fsnna-24/fsnna…

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Still have an abstract to do for Generation Analog 2024?

You may still submit! Abstracts will be accepted through April 8th:

analoggamestudies.org/generation-ana…

It rocks that a movie made by transgender women about a Guy who is Jesus is having its 25th anniversary on the overlap of Easter and Trans Day of Visibility