Cindy Carter
@cindylcarter.bsky.social
Reader Emerita, Cardiff University (JOMEC). Co-editor, Feminist Media Studies (T&F).
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My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social
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Feminist fandom: media fandom, digital feminisms, and tumblr
Published in Feminist Media Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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May 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
My review of Briony Hannell's brilliant book 'Feminist Fandom: Media Fandom, Digital Feminisms, and Tumblr' is now available in Feminist Media Studies ✨ @femmediastudies.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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focusing on Netflix and the experiences of women audiovisual creators in Spain. This article brings important insight into how “diversity” discourses intersect with platform governance, creative labor, and global media production.
May 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
focusing on Netflix and the experiences of women audiovisual creators in Spain. This article brings important insight into how “diversity” discourses intersect with platform governance, creative labor, and global media production.
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“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @femmediastudies.bsky.social, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @coralinglingxu.bsky.social @drannallewellyn.bsky.social
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Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Upcoming in FMS! Sara Shaban and Azeta Hatef explore diasporic activism, media representation, and feminist resistance in their forthcoming article: “Look, but don’t touch: examining Afghan women’s voices, diasporic activism, and global responses to the #DoNotTouchMyClothes campaign”
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Even more exciting: we’re currently ranked #1 in citations among “Feminism and Women’s Studies” journals according to Google Scholar Metrics : scholar.google.com/citations?vi...
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June 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Even more exciting: we’re currently ranked #1 in citations among “Feminism and Women’s Studies” journals according to Google Scholar Metrics : scholar.google.com/citations?vi...
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My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...
Seeking and surveilled: the effects of Tumblr’s sexual content ban on sugar babies’ posts
Over the last decade, there has been an increase in concern about sugar arrangements, relationships in which sugar babies, typically young women, provide romantic companionship to sugar daddies, ty...
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June 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My article on the effects of Tumblr's sexual content ban on the digital sugar baby community is in the current issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social! Read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CCZMB...
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FMS has consistently provided a platform for rigorous, creative, and community-accountable feminist work—ranging from academic articles to short commentaries and special sections that bring urgent conversations to light. As a contributor and editor, I’ve experienced firsthand
June 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
FMS has consistently provided a platform for rigorous, creative, and community-accountable feminist work—ranging from academic articles to short commentaries and special sections that bring urgent conversations to light. As a contributor and editor, I’ve experienced firsthand
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5️⃣ “Gender, Nation and Immigration: An Analysis of French Media About Female Reconstructive Surgeries”
✍️ Sarah Boisson
French media coverage of migrant women’s bodies reveals intersections of gender, race, and national identity in medical discourse.
📧 [email protected]
✍️ Sarah Boisson
French media coverage of migrant women’s bodies reveals intersections of gender, race, and national identity in medical discourse.
📧 [email protected]
June 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
5️⃣ “Gender, Nation and Immigration: An Analysis of French Media About Female Reconstructive Surgeries”
✍️ Sarah Boisson
French media coverage of migrant women’s bodies reveals intersections of gender, race, and national identity in medical discourse.
📧 [email protected]
✍️ Sarah Boisson
French media coverage of migrant women’s bodies reveals intersections of gender, race, and national identity in medical discourse.
📧 [email protected]
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Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe!
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Feminist Media Studies
Volume 25, Issue 5 of Feminist Media Studies
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July 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Find my article on happy narratives in women's fashion publications in the latest issue of @femmediastudies.bsky.social alongside excellent research on media and gender from across the globe!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...
www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfms20/c...
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A huge thank you to everyone who submits their scholarship to FMS, to our incredible editorial team and reviewers, and to the readers who engage with feminist media research around the world. 💜 Your work and support make this journal thrive.
August 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A huge thank you to everyone who submits their scholarship to FMS, to our incredible editorial team and reviewers, and to the readers who engage with feminist media research around the world. 💜 Your work and support make this journal thrive.
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A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social
October 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
A personal note: This paper was a long journey! We first submitted it in March 2023, and after a long and rigorous review process, it's finally seeing the light of day in September 2025. A testament to persistence! Huge thanks to the patient editors & reviewers at @femmediastudies.bsky.social
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🐱 “The platformization of socially constructed gender realities: the ‘Fat Cat incident’ (2024)”
by Thomas Whyke (contact), Aiqing Wang, Zhennuo Song, Zeyang Wang, & Yibo Fan
→ investigates how gender discourse circulates and is contested through Chinese social media platforms.
by Thomas Whyke (contact), Aiqing Wang, Zhennuo Song, Zeyang Wang, & Yibo Fan
→ investigates how gender discourse circulates and is contested through Chinese social media platforms.
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🐱 “The platformization of socially constructed gender realities: the ‘Fat Cat incident’ (2024)”
by Thomas Whyke (contact), Aiqing Wang, Zhennuo Song, Zeyang Wang, & Yibo Fan
→ investigates how gender discourse circulates and is contested through Chinese social media platforms.
by Thomas Whyke (contact), Aiqing Wang, Zhennuo Song, Zeyang Wang, & Yibo Fan
→ investigates how gender discourse circulates and is contested through Chinese social media platforms.
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we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
October 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
we wanted to share a few recent + upcoming articles to keep an eye out for 👀💡
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
a thread of interesting new work in gender, media, and platform studies....
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Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer:
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
October 23, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Upcoming article by Susie Kilshaw & Caroline Coyer:
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
“More time, more pain, more blood”: Creating accurate and diverse accounts of miscarriage in British TV and film.
A vital look at how screen media can tell these stories with honesty and care.
Coming soon!!
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thank you to our brilliant authors, reviewers, editors, and readers for making the journal such a vibrant home for feminist media scholarship 💜
📊 from 123,558 in 2022 → 137,275 in 2023 → 157,420 in 2024 → 176,124 in 2025 — we love to see the momentum!
📊 from 123,558 in 2022 → 137,275 in 2023 → 157,420 in 2024 → 176,124 in 2025 — we love to see the momentum!
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
thank you to our brilliant authors, reviewers, editors, and readers for making the journal such a vibrant home for feminist media scholarship 💜
📊 from 123,558 in 2022 → 137,275 in 2023 → 157,420 in 2024 → 176,124 in 2025 — we love to see the momentum!
📊 from 123,558 in 2022 → 137,275 in 2023 → 157,420 in 2024 → 176,124 in 2025 — we love to see the momentum!
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🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🌸✨ feminist media studies continues to grow! ✨🌸
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
in Q3 2025 alone, articles from feminist media studies were downloaded 176,124 times — bringing us to 650,900 total downloads so far this year!
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!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: [email protected]
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
!! New article coming soon !! “Archiving Digital Activism Against Sexual Violence: The Challenges for Ethical Witnessing in Research Practice” by Kaitlynn Mendes et al. -Explores how researchers can ethically engage with and preserve digital activism against sexual violence. Contact: [email protected]
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Authored by Kim A. Case, Jessica Saunders, and Dionne Stephens. The piece explores how celebrity culture shapes body image ideals across race, gender, and representation—an important contribution to ongoing conversations about media, identity, and wellbeing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Authored by Kim A. Case, Jessica Saunders, and Dionne Stephens. The piece explores how celebrity culture shapes body image ideals across race, gender, and representation—an important contribution to ongoing conversations about media, identity, and wellbeing.
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📢 Keep an eye out for this upcoming article: “The Relationship Between Celebrities and Body Image Ideals Among Hispanic and Black Women” ✨
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📢 Keep an eye out for this upcoming article: “The Relationship Between Celebrities and Body Image Ideals Among Hispanic and Black Women” ✨
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Excited to share that a new article is coming out soon:
“From Salad Bar Feminism to Denotative Portraiture: How Neoliberalism Shapes Feminism in AI-Generated Visuals.”
“From Salad Bar Feminism to Denotative Portraiture: How Neoliberalism Shapes Feminism in AI-Generated Visuals.”
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Excited to share that a new article is coming out soon:
“From Salad Bar Feminism to Denotative Portraiture: How Neoliberalism Shapes Feminism in AI-Generated Visuals.”
“From Salad Bar Feminism to Denotative Portraiture: How Neoliberalism Shapes Feminism in AI-Generated Visuals.”
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected
The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence"
Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewi...
As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism
Universities should adopt proportionate anti-racist measures informed by the diverse voices of those most affected, say Michael Rosen, Catherine Rottenberg and Des Freedman
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November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
As Jewish academics, we reject the weaponisation of antisemitism www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/jewi...
I just signed the campaign calling to ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I just signed the campaign calling to ban politicians hosting shows on UK news channels.
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"We have to offer hope, to offer the big change the country is crying out for. We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs”
@lucympowell.bsky.social
Deputy leader of the Labour Party 👏
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@lucympowell.bsky.social
Deputy leader of the Labour Party 👏
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Lucy Powell's speech on 'privilege' to be elected Deputy Labour leader in full
The new deputy leader said: "We have to offer hope, to offer the big change the country is crying out for. We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values a...
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October 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"We have to offer hope, to offer the big change the country is crying out for. We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs”
@lucympowell.bsky.social
Deputy leader of the Labour Party 👏
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
@lucympowell.bsky.social
Deputy leader of the Labour Party 👏
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Lady in glasses, "People need to think also about the fact that we've got a dropping birthrate in this country and we need people to come"
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
October 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Lady in glasses, "People need to think also about the fact that we've got a dropping birthrate in this country and we need people to come"
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT
"And actually we should be welcoming some of these people" #BBCQT