"Small Gods" in Online Spaces

An excuse to share and prattle on about my research project. 

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this’ll get me adopted in no time

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Basically me trying to get to know new people...

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It's been a rollercoaster of a day/months/year/... here in Aus, but we finally have a yes on marriage equality!

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Marriage equality vote nears as amendments tumble – politics live

MPs poised to legalise same-sex marriage after marathon campaign while standoff over citizenship reaches uneasy truce. Follow here for all the day’s events

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How representation has changed the lives of people dealing with mental illness.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is an incredible game on many levels, not least of which is the portrayal of a protagonist living with ongoing mental health struggles. This video shows some of that impact.  Representation matters.

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This ad just turned up in my Twitter feed. I think it's supposed to be spruiking services for property buyers, but from over here it looks more like a depressing commentary on housing affordability and dubious real-estate market practices. So ... basically accurate, I guess?

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The Vortex: why we're all to blame for the nightmare of online debate

When we feud over Trump or Brexit, it’s easy to believe our in-group is the lone voice of sanity. But our tribalistic clashes send us spiralling deeper into the void

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Alt-right women are upset that alt-right men are treating them terribly

Some prominent alt-right women are calling for more equality and acceptance within the movement

If we can avoid the usual "what did they expect" or otherwise lampooning commentary, maybe this is finally an opportunity to discuss some of these systemic issues in a non-partisan way? "Woke-er than thou" gatekeeping rhetoric will get us nowhere.

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Horror poster time! This was a friend request, a 1930-style Babadook!

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Am I such a grumpy bastard that I would ready this as passive aggressive? yes, yes I am. ;)

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Queer Babadook: How a Meme Unearthed a History of Gay Monstrosity

2017 Pride saw the addition of an unlikely new mascot - but this meme is part of a much larger theme of otherness, monstrosity, and the search for representation.

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On understanding and re-thinking online social spaces

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For New Scientist.

Order my new book here: https://goo.gl/6sypYT

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My house: *makes a potentially spooky noise while I'm trying to sleep*

Me: everything is ok, it's just my sweet gay uncle the babadook, no longer feeling the need to terrorise families thanks to his newfound sense of community. He's doing some late night prep for the baking class he'll be running tomorrow in the local café; it's macarons this week. *Sleeps safely and soundly*

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SSGB + thesis summaries part 2

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