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Rainforest Scully-Blaker (he/him) @rainforestsb.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe biased since I'm helping to organize this, but this is such a wonderful event for anyone doing work in and around games - we welcome submission formats of all sorts and the event is fully hybrid!

Please consider submitting something #gamestudies

CGSA/ACÉJ @cgsaacej.bsky.social · 2d

📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨

CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.

This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.

Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST

Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

Conference // Conférence

Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 9d

The latest Video Game History Hour podcast talks to Dr. Stephanie Harkin, lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, about her research on video games in girls’ lifestyle magazines like Girl Gamer & Total Girl: gamehistory.org/episode-141-...

Episode 141: Hidden Advertising of Feminine Games | Video Game History Foundation

Phil Salvador interviews Dr. Stephanie Harkin, lecturer at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) School of Design Games Program in Australia, about her research on femininity in gaming, p...

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 4d

My friend Sama'a has two little girls to feed and clothe, and after two years of genocidal horror she is tired in ways we cannot fully understand. Please give what you can to help her family survive.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 5d

Anything you can give makes a difference for my friend Sama'a and her family. They have small children to feed and clothe and every day brings new horrors to endure.

Samaa🍉🍉🍉 @samaa1329.bsky.social · 5d

Under the rubble of silence,a family in Gaza lives without shelter without electricity, without food only pain and fear inhabit them. A mother embraces her children in complete darkness, dreaming of a safety that will not come true. We do not ask for much
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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · 4d

Join me in supporting Sama and her family:

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kaylee rowena (haunted) 🫀 @kayleerowena.com · 17d

a general strike shut down italy on monday in support of palestine & now this is happening. international worker solidarity still has power!!

elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 17d

Holy shit.

Italy has sent a naval frigate to a flotilla of boats attempting to bring aid to the Gaza Strip

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Italy sends naval vessel to help Gaza aid flotilla – DW – 09/24/2025

Italy has sent a naval frigate to a flotilla of boats attempting to bring aid to the Gaza Strip. Activists, lawmakers and journalists in the convoy said drones attacked some of their boats.

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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 16d

Anti-Zionist Jews gathered in the streets of Jerusalem to support a state of Palestine.

Zionists cannot stand seeing the Palestine flag on the streets of Jerusalem.

The capital of the State of Palestine is Jerusalem.

Judaism is NOT Zionism 🇵🇸✡️

(Credit: Jewish Voice)

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · 14d

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GAME

This unique degree/diploma program pairs aspiring game developers with academic and industry experts. You’ll learn new skills about the elements that go into creating fun and compelling video games — ...

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · 14d

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Game Studies (MA)

The MA in Game Studies is an interdisciplinary and interfaculty program designed to provide students with a well-rounded, high-quality venue for studying and designing games in all their forms. Throug...

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Jeremiah McCall (he/him) @gamingthepast.bsky.social · 15d

Please please please everyone (pls reskeet) who is involved with a uni/college academic program (broadly speaking) conected to games Could you write a quick comment + links if any apply to what you and your institution are doing in that sphere? I need to show what's out there. 1/
#AncientBluesky 🗃️

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Seeing the book you spent five years working on for sale on Amazon: 🙂

Seeing the book you spent five years working on ready for people to read and cite on JSTOR: 😀😁😃😍😇😭🥰

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · 14d

I wasn't thinking that at all! Your convo just came up in my feed and I was thinking I could restore some faith in people teaching games/media! Sorry if it came off the wrong way 💜.

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Cody Mejeur @cmejeur.bsky.social · 19d

@sparklebliss.bsky.social , @emmavphd.bsky.social , Alisha, and I were recently on the New Books Network podcast to talk about Historiographies of Game Studies! Check it out! And huge thanks to Rudolf Thomas Inderst for having us on!

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Alisha Karabinus et al. eds., "Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be" (Punctum Books, 2025) - New Books Network

Alisha Karabinus (she/her) is Assistant Professor of Writing and Digital Studies at Grand Valley State University.

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · 14d

Just want to let you guys know that I teach video game history! There are defo a lot of trash men in this arena but a lot of good people of all genders too!

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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · Sep 10

Utah was the first state to allow open carry on campus. A would-be assailant could walk right onto campus armed as they please and nobody could’ve done a thing about it.

Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · Sep 10

In 2014, Anita Sarkeesian canceled an event at Utah State after a credible assassination threat because the school’s response was that Utah allows guns on college campuses.

People have warned about this kind of violence for years. But they weren’t the people the powers at be wanted to protect.

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SE Asian Games for Good @seagamesforgood.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.

Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you for the shout-out!!! <3

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JSTOR @jstor.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congratulations @emmavphd.bsky.social, @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, and @onlyalishak.bsky.social! And thanks to @punctumbooks.bsky.social for publishing! 👾

Find "Historiographies of Game Studies" on JSTOR here: bit.ly/3JDOha2

Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Seeing the book you spent five years working on for sale on Amazon: 🙂

Seeing the book you spent five years working on ready for people to read and cite on JSTOR: 😀😁😃😍😇😭🥰

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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · Aug 28

"A culture of intimidation, retaliation and oppression": How Microsoft’s Gaza stance fuelled an industry-spanning boycott

RPS meets a few of the developers participating in the BDS campaign against Microsoft's Israeli military ties, including an Xbox worker fired for his views.

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Finji @finjico.bsky.social · Aug 21

Finji is hiring! 🔎

We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community!

Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · Aug 12

After 5 years of hard work by @sparklebliss.bsky.social, @cmejeur.bsky.social, @onlyalishak.bsky.social, myself, our contributors, and the lovely people at @punctumbooks.bsky.social Historiographies of Game Studies is out NOW! You can read all 780 pages for FREE. 🔓
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Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be – punctum books

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punctum books: spontaneous acts of scholarly combustion @punctumbooks.bsky.social · Aug 18

It is, indeed, a VERY BIG BOOK. 780 pages and FREE to download here:

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#gaming #GameStudies

generally disappointed @onlyalishak.bsky.social · Aug 18

So when we said this was a big book, we meant it was a really, really big book. @punctumbooks.bsky.social

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Cody Mejeur @cmejeur.bsky.social · Aug 20

Came in from mowing the yard to find my editor copies arrived! She’s here, and she’s CHONKY. So much great game studies content past, present, and future in this collection. Get your free open access ebook or order a physical copy at @punctumbooks.bsky.social website!

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Cody J Reimer @cjreimer.bsky.social · Aug 18

Congrats, Emma, Alisha Karabinus, @sparklebliss.bsky.social, and @cmejeur.bsky.social! Fantastic collection with a TOC that makes me salivate to keep reading. What I've already read is wonderful. It's going to do heavy lifting in the intro course for my new Game & Media Studies program!

Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · Aug 11

The book is out now! Free to download! punctumbooks.com/titles/histo...

Historiographies of Game Studies: What It Has Been, What It Could Be – punctum books

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Dr. Emma Vossen @emmavphd.bsky.social · Aug 15

Seeing the book you spent five years working on for sale on Amazon: 🙂

Seeing the book you spent five years working on ready for people to read and cite on JSTOR: 😀😁😃😍😇😭🥰

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