Lauren Wilks
@lewilksfeminist media scholar + asst prof of race, media, communication | celebrity, media & its industries, identity | former publicist | she/her
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V excited to share that my first journal article was published in @FemMediaHist today! I analyze Serena Williams' career over time, thinking through Black femininity in white spaces, and consider how media discourses engage with these themes: online.ucpress.edu/fmh/issue/6/3
CFP: The Velvet Light Trap 96 "Continuity and Change in Media Representation" In addition, VLT accepts open call submissions Submissions due October 18th, 2024 shorturl.at/EDV3S
when people fear monger about Mercury retrogrades and are like PREPARE YOURSELF, ITS GOING TO BE INTENSE, I just want to be like… yeah, prepare by: — chilling tf out — slowing down — giving yourself extra time to get places — moving more intentionally — double checking things
NEW CALL FOR PAPERS! The Velvet Light Trap issue 96 Theme: Continuity and Change in Media Representation Deadline: September 20th, 2024
Dear CP community: On behalf of the 2024 CP Travel Grant Committee, we are delighted to announce the recipient of the third annual Jane Feuer Memorial Fund Travel Grants: Jacqueline Johnson! She will be presenting her research at the 2024 CP conference in Bloomington in June.
As I prepare to board my plane I just wanna say how much I enjoyed the #BlackMediaStudiesConference. It was deeply humbling being in the room w/ so many brilliant scholars. Ty to all the senior scholars for all the wisdom. S/o to the homies and new homies 🫶🏾! See y’all in Boston!
🚨 Deadline Extended 🚨 Call for Papers: The Velvet Light Trap 94: "Creative Labor and Precarity." See CFP below for more details. Now accepting open call submissions as well! Submissions due October 1st, 2023 docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo… #CallForPapers #CFP
We’re excited to share the latest CFP for Velvet Light Trap! ✨ This issue, we’re looking for papers that examine creative labor and precarity, broadly construed. Read more about it in the full CFP!
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Velvet Light Trap 94 — Labor and Precarity. Now accepting open call submissions as well! See CFP below for more details. Submissions due by September 15, 2023. docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo… #CallForPapers #CFP
So incredibly proud of and excited for my talented, brilliant, generous, and loving friend 🖤🎓✨UNC is lucky to have you!!
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Velvet Light Trap 94 — Labor and Precarity. Now accepting open call submissions as well! See CFP below for more details. Submissions due by September 15, 2023. docs.google.com/document/d/1Xo… #CallForPapers #CFP
Excited to share the @wcftr’s recent work digitizing & curating the Hartford Smith, Jr. collection at #SCMS23. Trained as a social worker, Smith produced the landmark documentary radio series, "Seeds of Discontent." Explore the series & its contexts at wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/seeds/
Meet the 2023 SMC Sociotechnical Systems PhD Interns--so excited to have such an inspiring group of scholars join us in the @MSRNE Lab this summer! socialmediacollective.org/2023/03/24/mee…
Thank you to everyone who has supported the Internet Archive - and all libraries - during this lawsuit. The judge will hear oral argument on Monday. Make your voice heard: battleforlibraries.com @fightfortheftr #EmpoweringLibraries
CALL FOR PAPERS REMINDER: The Velvet Light Trap 93 – "Reconsidering Mass Media." See CFP below for more details. Now accepting open call submissions as well! docs.google.com/document/d/1cl… Submissions due by January 31, 2023. #CallForPapers
WELCOME CAPRICORN SEASON! DELAYED GRATIFICATION! BOUNDARY QUEENS! SOLITUDE AS AN EXTREME SPORT! RESPONSIBILITY FATIGUE! ELDER AESTHETIC! IF THEY ARE SCARED OF YOU, IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAVEN’T LEARNED HOW TO TAKE THEMSELVES SERIOUSLY YET! LIFE IS SHORT! DON’T WASTE YOURS!
BREAKING: talking w/ the Chair of the Wisconsin Dem Party @benwikler, who confirms youth turnout in Wisconsin is *360%* HIGHER than in 2018. If you're in Wisconsin, remember that there is same-day voter registration. Get out there & cast your ballot. 7 hours left. Let's win this.
Some ~personal news~ 😎 New look, and even more publications from the eras, industries, and countries you love! We’re adding content all the time, with much more non-English language material on the way. Still the best price: free!
The @mediahistorydl has a new website! We've added over 1,000 Hollywood pressbooks, tripled the amount of non-English language content, enhanced the interface, and eliminated the delay between digitization to user access. Still free, and always will be. mediahist.org
Natural disasters aren't "natural." Policymakers' decisions magnify the impact of extreme weather events and disproportionately harm marginalized communities. #ClimateCrisis theconversation.com/americas-summe…
We're still seeking submissions for the upcoming issue of @VelvetLightTrap about disruptions and genre! Deadline is 9/16. We're also launching our first ever Open Call-if you've been polishing a draft related to film & media studies topics, please consider submitting!
We’re excited to share the latest CFP for VLT! This issue, we’re looking for papers that are working to make sense of disruptions and their impact on and relationships with genre. Read more about it in the full CFP!
Excited to share that my first article is out with @SocialMedia_Soc! I examine influencer retreats as important sites of industrialization within the SME industry and position them as part of a growing influencer para-industry. Available open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/20…
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