Tuğçe Bidav
@tugcebidav.bsky.social
Lecturer in the Department of Digital Humanities, King’s College London | Interested in platforms, digital labour & creator cultures
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tugce-bidav
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/tugce-bidav
📚 Book Announcement
Our edited volume Global South Creator Cultures is coming soon from @routledgebooks.bsky.social - pre-order on 24 November, out on 15 December 2025! 🎉 @mediaindustries.bsky.social
Our edited volume Global South Creator Cultures is coming soon from @routledgebooks.bsky.social - pre-order on 24 November, out on 15 December 2025! 🎉 @mediaindustries.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📚 Book Announcement
Our edited volume Global South Creator Cultures is coming soon from @routledgebooks.bsky.social - pre-order on 24 November, out on 15 December 2025! 🎉 @mediaindustries.bsky.social
Our edited volume Global South Creator Cultures is coming soon from @routledgebooks.bsky.social - pre-order on 24 November, out on 15 December 2025! 🎉 @mediaindustries.bsky.social
✨Reminder: CFP still open for our Digital Humanities Today conference (23–26 June 2026, King’s College London) — do consider submitting!
My department at King’s College London is organising a conference on all things digital — from AI and platforms to creative practice, labour, and digital ecologies — on 23–26 June 2026.
📝 Do consider submitting paper or panel abstracts!
📣 CFP: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
📝 Do consider submitting paper or panel abstracts!
📣 CFP: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital
From the 23-26 June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly ...
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
✨Reminder: CFP still open for our Digital Humanities Today conference (23–26 June 2026, King’s College London) — do consider submitting!
✨ A must-read article by my brilliant co-author @mediaindustries.bsky.social on how privilege & precarity shape academia and media industries. Reflecting on these issues is essential if we are to foster more inclusive knowledge production in academia.
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
✨ A must-read article by my brilliant co-author @mediaindustries.bsky.social on how privilege & precarity shape academia and media industries. Reflecting on these issues is essential if we are to foster more inclusive knowledge production in academia.
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (Academic Education Pathway)!
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
my.corehr.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
📢 We’re hiring a Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture Education (Academic Education Pathway)!
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
📅 Start date: 29 September 2025 (or soon after)
📔 Contract: Full-time, fixed term until 30 September 2026
🗓 Apply by: 27 August 2025
Full details here: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru...
#AcademicJobs
Calling GPT-5 “PhD-level” is a provocative marketing strategy that devalues the depth of academic work—critical thinking, creative research design, original data collection and analysis, ethical reflection, and engagement in peer review, among much else.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’ - BBC News
GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Calling GPT-5 “PhD-level” is a provocative marketing strategy that devalues the depth of academic work—critical thinking, creative research design, original data collection and analysis, ethical reflection, and engagement in peer review, among much else.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
My department at King’s College London is organising a conference on all things digital — from AI and platforms to creative practice, labour, and digital ecologies — on 23–26 June 2026.
📝 Do consider submitting paper or panel abstracts!
📣 CFP: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
📝 Do consider submitting paper or panel abstracts!
📣 CFP: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Digital Humanities Today: Critical Inquiry with and about the Digital
From the 23-26 June 2026, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London will host an international conference exploring the evolving role of Digital Humanities in a world increasingly ...
www.kcl.ac.uk
August 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My department at King’s College London is organising a conference on all things digital — from AI and platforms to creative practice, labour, and digital ecologies — on 23–26 June 2026.
📝 Do consider submitting paper or panel abstracts!
📣 CFP: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
📝 Do consider submitting paper or panel abstracts!
📣 CFP: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
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Announcing the new journal: "Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital"
We've launched a new Historical Materialism project with a CfP for the first issue. Abstracts due 31st of October
Full details and the new website here: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org/index.php/jo...
We've launched a new Historical Materialism project with a CfP for the first issue. Abstracts due 31st of October
Full details and the new website here: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org/index.php/jo...
Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital
Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital is a Marxist journal based in London.
workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org
August 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Announcing the new journal: "Historical Materialism: Workers and Capital"
We've launched a new Historical Materialism project with a CfP for the first issue. Abstracts due 31st of October
Full details and the new website here: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org/index.php/jo...
We've launched a new Historical Materialism project with a CfP for the first issue. Abstracts due 31st of October
Full details and the new website here: workersandcapital.historicalmaterialism.org/index.php/jo...
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So grateful to have read this chapter with @tugcebidav.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing the book out soon!
Crashed an anthropologists’ conference in Seoul✨Shoutout to Yuna, Soojin & Reagan for inviting me🫶Spent my time talking about a HK feminist creator—super stoked that this paper will be published w/ ‘Global South Creator Studies’ edited by @tugcebidav.bsky.social & @mediaindustries.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
So grateful to have read this chapter with @tugcebidav.bsky.social. Looking forward to seeing the book out soon!
Join a great network of scholars researching creator cultures and industries — check out the Discord link in the post below! ⬇️
CCSN begins its Discord era! ✨ 🧑🏫
We are fortunate to be collaborating with the Discord Academic Research Community (D/ARC) to provide you a NEW means to connect with other scholars!
Join us: discord.gg/KkFBy9MJ
We are fortunate to be collaborating with the Discord Academic Research Community (D/ARC) to provide you a NEW means to connect with other scholars!
Join us: discord.gg/KkFBy9MJ
June 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Join a great network of scholars researching creator cultures and industries — check out the Discord link in the post below! ⬇️
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A quick announcement from the editors @julieychen.bsky.social @grohmannrafael.bsky.social @andretwp.bsky.social @cheryllsoriano.bsky.social @nielsvdoorn.bsky.social that we are now live on bsky. We will be posting updates about Platforms & Society on here. Follow to keep abreast!
April 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A quick announcement from the editors @julieychen.bsky.social @grohmannrafael.bsky.social @andretwp.bsky.social @cheryllsoriano.bsky.social @nielsvdoorn.bsky.social that we are now live on bsky. We will be posting updates about Platforms & Society on here. Follow to keep abreast!
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Applications are now open for 20 interdisciplinary jobs in AI at King’s College London: King’s AI+ Academic Fellowships, advancing AI across *all* disciplines (yes, inc. Arts & Hums — come and work with me!). www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social
King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)
King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...
www.kcl.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Applications are now open for 20 interdisciplinary jobs in AI at King’s College London: King’s AI+ Academic Fellowships, advancing AI across *all* disciplines (yes, inc. Arts & Hums — come and work with me!). www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/role/ki...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social @kings-dfi.bsky.social
Following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a boycott movement has emerged. Amidst all this, public attention is also on creators, once again highlighting how the creator economy is deeply embedded in national contexts.
March 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a boycott movement has emerged. Amidst all this, public attention is also on creators, once again highlighting how the creator economy is deeply embedded in national contexts.
Next week, I’ll be presenting our book project Global South Creator Cultures with @mediaindustries.bsky.social at the Global Southing Internet, Data and AI Studies Workshop at the Oxford Internet Institute.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
OII | Global Southing Internet, Data and AI Studies Workshop
This workshop aims to facilitate dialogues between UK scholars and approaches from the Global South in the field of Internet and Data Studies.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk
March 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Next week, I’ll be presenting our book project Global South Creator Cultures with @mediaindustries.bsky.social at the Global Southing Internet, Data and AI Studies Workshop at the Oxford Internet Institute.
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...
@kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
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Delighted to be welcoming @roopikarisam.bsky.social to give the second King's Public Lecture in Digital Humanities in May: "Everything Is Awful, But Maybe We Can Change Things: Digital Humanities in Times of Crisis". Details and registration here - www.kcl.ac.uk/events/every...
@kingsdh.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social
Everything Is Awful, But Maybe We Can Change Things: Digital Humanities in Times of Crisis
King’s Public Lecture in Digital Humanities delivered by Professor Roopika Risam, Dartmouth College.
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Delighted to be welcoming @roopikarisam.bsky.social to give the second King's Public Lecture in Digital Humanities in May: "Everything Is Awful, But Maybe We Can Change Things: Digital Humanities in Times of Crisis". Details and registration here - www.kcl.ac.uk/events/every...
@kingsdh.bsky.social
@kingsdh.bsky.social
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🎭 How is bias reproduced in text-to-image generative AI models? Join Dr. Stephanie Diepeveen for a public talk on Power, Representation & GenAI.
📅 26 February | 5PM
📍 King’s College London | Free event
🔗 Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/digit...
#AI #GenerativeAI #digitalmedia
📅 26 February | 5PM
📍 King’s College London | Free event
🔗 Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/digit...
#AI #GenerativeAI #digitalmedia
Select tickets – Stephanie Diepeveen: Power, Representation and GenAI: A critical exploration of AI imaginaries across language and place – Safra Theatre, Strand Campus, King's College London
The Global Digital Cultures Research Group in the Department of Digital Humanities at KCL hosts Dr Stephanie Diepeveen, speakin...
www.tickettailor.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🎭 How is bias reproduced in text-to-image generative AI models? Join Dr. Stephanie Diepeveen for a public talk on Power, Representation & GenAI.
📅 26 February | 5PM
📍 King’s College London | Free event
🔗 Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/digit...
#AI #GenerativeAI #digitalmedia
📅 26 February | 5PM
📍 King’s College London | Free event
🔗 Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/digit...
#AI #GenerativeAI #digitalmedia
If you missed #AoIR2024, read CCSN’s blog post for key takeaways and insights on creator studies!
@mediaindustries.bsky.social @arturoarriagada.bsky.social
@mediaindustries.bsky.social @arturoarriagada.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 8:54 PM
If you missed #AoIR2024, read CCSN’s blog post for key takeaways and insights on creator studies!
@mediaindustries.bsky.social @arturoarriagada.bsky.social
@mediaindustries.bsky.social @arturoarriagada.bsky.social
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Startup pack of my academic colleagues doing amazing digital research at @kingsdh.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/SXpvQhQ These are the ones I know who are on Bsky - drop me a message if I missed anyone 😅 #academia #digitalhumanities
November 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Startup pack of my academic colleagues doing amazing digital research at @kingsdh.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/SXpvQhQ These are the ones I know who are on Bsky - drop me a message if I missed anyone 😅 #academia #digitalhumanities
✨Excited to announce my first solo-authored paper is out now! I’m thrilled to be part of the new special issue ‘Global Perspectives on Platforms and Cultural Production’ with a piece on localised precarity. Check it out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
June 11, 2024 at 9:49 AM
✨Excited to announce my first solo-authored paper is out now! I’m thrilled to be part of the new special issue ‘Global Perspectives on Platforms and Cultural Production’ with a piece on localised precarity. Check it out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
📢 New publication alert with an amazing co-author @mediaindustries.bsky.social 🎊 Our paper “Peripheral Creator Cultures in India, Ireland, and Turkey” is out in Social Media + Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Peripheral Creator Cultures in India, Ireland, and Turkey - Tugce Bidav, Smith Mehta, 2024
Drawing on Indian, Irish, and Turkish YouTube creators’ perceptions of their work, this article focuses on peripheral creator work cultures to broaden the under...
journals.sagepub.com
February 29, 2024 at 4:13 AM
📢 New publication alert with an amazing co-author @mediaindustries.bsky.social 🎊 Our paper “Peripheral Creator Cultures in India, Ireland, and Turkey” is out in Social Media + Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
✨Excited to share that Smith @mediaindustries.bsky.social and I just signed a book contract with Routledge to publish an edited collection provisionally titled 'Global South Creator Cultures'.
December 4, 2023 at 1:20 PM
✨Excited to share that Smith @mediaindustries.bsky.social and I just signed a book contract with Routledge to publish an edited collection provisionally titled 'Global South Creator Cultures'.
Howth seascapes 🌅🚤
October 11, 2023 at 7:17 AM
Howth seascapes 🌅🚤
I went sailing for the first time in Ireland (From Dún Laoghaire to Killiney Bay)⛵️☘️
September 2, 2023 at 8:27 PM
I went sailing for the first time in Ireland (From Dún Laoghaire to Killiney Bay)⛵️☘️
A piece of art in an Irish pub, aka the best door painting ☘️
September 1, 2023 at 9:47 PM
A piece of art in an Irish pub, aka the best door painting ☘️
Hiya! I'm here too; a digital media academic lurking in a new platform 🫣
September 1, 2023 at 4:10 PM
Hiya! I'm here too; a digital media academic lurking in a new platform 🫣