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Qian Huang 黄倩 @qianhuang.bsky.social · Jun 20

After 2 years of dedicated work, our special issue is finally out! We present to you 19 articles in Convergence. Together with my brilliant co-editors — Jing Zeng, Hiromi Tanaka & @saifshahin.bsky.social — we rethink digital visibility negotiation grounded in Asia. Read our intro: shorturl.at/4xLZJ

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · May 8

Many congratulations to my dear friend @paufder.bsky.social on the publication of her new book, ‘Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy.’ Must read if you’re interested in the US #documentary industry and its social impact.

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Kartemquin Films by Patricia Aufderheide - Paper

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Apr 25

#newPub #academicSky #commSky

We extend Debord’s powerful concept of the ‘spectacle’ to #digital media but also identify its limitations in our comparative analysis of #Korean and English-language posts/networks about the Seoul stampede.

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Apr 24

It was a pleasure to share my research at #asen2025 on the role of bottom-up #digital nationalism — or what I call “user-generated nationalism” — in online hashtag wars between pro- and anti-Trump partisans. Looking forward to another day of insightful talks and discussions.
#academicsky

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Apr 22

Landed today in Budapest for the #asen2025 conference. Couldn’t wait to get to the Danube. Lovely weather too!

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Apr 15

We’re guest editing a #special issue of Chinese Journal of Communication on Transnational #Migration to/from #China: The Role of #Digital Platforms, Publics, and Policies.

Manuscript #deadline is 31 July. Please share widely.

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Mar 27

#AcademicSky #CommSky

My article with Jin-A Choi on the spectacle of #suffering has been accepted in Convergence. We find stark differences in narratives about the Seoul stampede across #English and #Korean language posts.

Lemme know if you want to a copy of the #preprint.

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Brooke Foucault Welles @foucaultwelles.bsky.social · Mar 14

🚨New paper alert! 🚨

We all know activism is a marathon not a sprint. New paper shows how environmental activists maintain momentum over time. Hope you like it!

adina @adinagit.bsky.social · Mar 12

have you ever lost sleep wondering how hashtag activism campaigns unfold over time???

in a new paper with @erikavmelder.bsky.social and @foucaultwelles.bsky.social, we look at the temporal evolution of 7 years of #StopLine3 on twitter

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Mar 15

Nice work, y’all!!

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Mar 14

Delighted and proud to see
@j-nakahara.bsky.social
and Jing Cai come out with this interesting and timely study in New Media & Society on the intersection of Chinese nationalism and feminism online. Way to go!

Junki Nakahara @j-nakahara.bsky.social · Mar 14

My article with Jing Cai, "User-generated '#feminism' on #BiliBili: #Nationalism, Internet culture, and #platform dynamics in digital China," is out in New Media & Society. #newPub doi.org/10.1177/1461...

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Mar 3

#CallforPapers from #Digital South Research Lab

Mingyi Hou, Sagnik Dutta & I are editing a special issue of Chinese Journal of Communication on “Transnational #Migration to/from #China: The Role of Digital Platforms, Publics, and Policies”

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Transnational Migration to/from China

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Saif Shahin @saifshahin.bsky.social · Feb 25

We launched the #Digital South Research Lab on Friday with scholars from across Netherlands joining us in a couple of amazing sessions. Many thanks to all my colleagues, students and friends who supported this endeavor.

Learn more about our projects, team and calls at shorturl.at/jb5fD