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mohammadzade.bsky.social
Dear #gamestudies & #zombiestudies friends,
I've just created an account here! Let's see how it goes.
October 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Qualitative research is underrated.
#academia #gamestudies #zombiestudies
November 12, 2024 at 7:04 AM
eugenpfister.bsky.social
„MmmRRRrr UrrRrRRrr!!”Translating Political Anxieties into Zombie in Digital Games #GameStudies #ZombieStudies

spielkult.hypotheses.org/3193
November 4, 2024 at 8:11 AM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Deadline: January 31, 2025
A #CfP for #AcademicSky researching #zombiestudies #gamestudies #tvstudies #filmstudies #televisionstudies #literarystudies #literarycriticism #literature #zombiism #undead
January 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
eugenpfister.bsky.social
In der Zombie Postapokalypse scheint vielen Kannibalismus eine gute Idee, warum auch immer. Oder Faschismus. Ein Spiel mit einer leicht anderen Vision war hier #StateOfDecay #GameStudies #ZombieStudies

spielkult.hypotheses.org/6883
November 8, 2024 at 8:15 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Did you know Persian (Farsi) is a gender-neutral language?
BUT it hasn't made a difference!
Just google "Iran" and you'll see!
#linguistics #genderstudies #gamestudies #zombiestudies
November 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
drwalkingdead.bsky.social
Indexing The Post-Zombie collection of scholarly essays. This is it! The final stretch! (And a maddening process!) #zombie #zombiestudies #postzombie #zombiescholarship
April 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
I'm pleased to share that my article, "Human Individuals versus Zombie Masses: A Dystopia or a (Hyper-)Individualistic Utopia?" has been published in Zombies in Contemporary Culture: Journeys, Bodies, Pandemics and Politics, a new volume on #horrorstudies / #zombiestudies by ... (1/2)
October 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
It's Christmas in a zombie apocalypse, so I'm dressed as Santa! #gamestudies #zombiestudies
#Noël
December 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
One of the perks of moving to Europe for my PhD (in 2025 or 2026) will be getting to meet so many academics — whom I've met in conferences online — in person.🍻
#gamestudies #zombiestudies #culturalstudies #AcademicSky #filmstudies #tvstudies #literarystudies #literarycriticism #criticism #literature
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
poppywilde.bsky.social
Keep forgetting to plug this! Open Access article exploring zombie #memes on social media as a cultural critique, considering how the monarchy embody the "living dead", and how counter cultures utilise humour and exist in online spaces as sites of resistance #ZombieStudies #MediaStudies #SocialMedia
nweidhase.bsky.social Nathalie Weidhase @nweidhase.bsky.social · May 7
Co-written with @poppywilde.bsky.social, our article is out now in @icsjournal.bsky.social. We analyse humorous bad taste Twitter reactions to the death of Prince Philip as a critique of the monarchy, and reflect on the ethics of researching controversial content on social media
tinyurl.com/y62326fr
Abstract When Prince Philip died on 9th April 2021 aged 99, the media coverage was extensive. Not only did the BBC dedicate wall-to-wall coverage to his passing (and received nearly 110,000 complaints from viewers for it), but social media, too, participated in what had quickly become a major media event. Social media remembrance has become an expected part of the death of a celebrity or well-known figure. However, what stood out in the Twitter activity, in particular, was not only sombre remembrance but also many instances of what can be considered bad-taste humour. Particularly prominent were comparisons of Philip to zombies, often including images of him. We explore the ways in which Twitter reactions to Prince Philip's death may highlight the monarchy as an outdated, presumably useless (yet undying) institution. The use of the zombie metaphor complicates the reading of these Tweets are merely offensive, as they are used to articulate resistance to royal power. We thus argue that the use of zombie metaphors in instances of bad taste, while considered offensive, may at the same time also offer a critique of the royal family as an institution at a particular moment in time and offer reflections on the ethics of researching controversial social media content.
June 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
I've started a bilingual #ZombieStudies channel in which I introduce the literature in the field and post CfPs.

Little by little, I'm introducing more recent #research in the field.

If you are curious about #zombies, check it out:
t.me/zombiestudies

#zombie #undead #socialsciences #humanities
Zombie Studies زامبی‌شناسی
In this channel, you can familiarize yourself with zombie studies research. در این کانال، با پژوهش‌های رشته‌ی زامبی‌شناسی آشنا شوید. CONTACT: @WereGod
t.me
October 23, 2024 at 11:54 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
I teach English 14 hours a day, 5 days a week, & I do independent research on weekends.
I'm sure I'll be ready to apply for a PhD next summer — I'll be 33!
#AcademicSky
#gamestudies #zombiestudies #filmstudies #tvstudies #literarystudies #literarycriticism #mediastudies #socialsciences #humanities
February 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you're working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.

1) Minorities & democracy in the Walking Dead universe. #zombiestudies #gamestudies
2) Extremist sabotage in left-wing parties
hermioneclone.bsky.social Dr. Emily Hamilton-Honey @hermioneclone.bsky.social · Nov 13
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.
1) An anthology on the Newsies film and stage show.
2) the connections between series fiction and fanfiction.
travisclau.bsky.social Travis Chi Wing Lau (劉志頴) @travisclau.bsky.social · Nov 13
Bluesky academics, let's get to know each other! Quote this & tell me: 1) a project you are working on & 2) an odd idea/theory you aren't working on but keep thinking about.

1) monograph on the British cultural history of anti-vaccination in c18/c19
2) social media transformations of language use
November 13, 2024 at 6:33 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
The Right is digging its own grave once and for all, while making more people listen to the Left / Center-Left! Just wait and see!
#AcademicSky #gamestudies #zombiestudies #literarycriticism
January 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
simondor.com
Not enough #zombiestudies for a feed (yet!).
October 21, 2024 at 10:27 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Dear #zombiestudies,

You don't want to miss this #CfP from such a great group:

Call for Papers:
Theorizing Zombiism Conference Series
Theorizing Zombiism IV: Fast Zombie/SLO Zombie

Abstract deadline: December 31, 2024

zombiestudiesnetwork.com/theorizing-z...
#gamestudies #tvstudies #filmstudies
Theorizing Zombiism Conference Series
Current call for papers… Theorizing Zombiism IV: Fast Zombie/SLO Zombie California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) Department of English San Luis Obispo (SLO) California Provisional D…
zombiestudiesnetwork.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:43 AM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
New experience unlocked: Working on my upcoming conference presentation as an independent researcher while the Israel-Iran was is going on!
#gamestudies #zombiestudies
(My 14h/d classes are also online.)
June 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Trust me, you CAN write an article and show the "significance of your study" without explicitly claiming that "surprisingly," no other researcher has EVER even talked about this or that topic!!
#gamestudies #zombiestudies #AcademicBluesky #academia
December 20, 2024 at 1:50 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
Not joined my #zombiestudies channel yet?!

t.me/zombiestudie...
Zombie Studies زامبی‌شناسی
In 1992, Barry Keith Grant — in his article, "Taking Back the Night of the Living Dead: George Romero, Feminism, and the Horror Film" — analyzed the gender politics in George Romero's movies, and poin...
t.me
November 14, 2024 at 6:38 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
A few hours ago, I presented my research at the 4th Theorizing Zombiism conference #TZ4.
Fascinating experience!
Looking forward to the second day.
And here's my set-up: 🤓
#backstage #TheorizingZombiismIV #gamestudies #zombiestudies
A laptop on a pile of giant books on top of a table, and another laptop next to it on the table, plus a smartphone basically functioning as a wi-fi supply for the primary laptop!
July 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
mohammadzade.bsky.social
A great #ZombieStudies conference series that I have worked with before, has a new #CallforPapers:

Theorizing Zombiism Conference Series
Theorizing Zombiism IV: Fast Zombie/SLO Zombie
Abstract deadline: December 15, 2024

zombiestudiesnetwork.com/theorizing-z...
#CfP #TVStudies #GameStudies
Theorizing Zombiism Conference Series
Current call for papers… Theorizing Zombiism IV: Fast Zombie/SLO Zombie California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) Department of English San Luis Obispo (SLO) California Provisional D…
zombiestudiesnetwork.com
October 22, 2024 at 9:55 PM
jackarnal.bsky.social
.@hardwick There are college courses about zombies/TWD! See @DoctoroftheDead @zombiescholar @DrWalkingDead @zombiestudies & me (@DrArnal)!
November 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
jackarnal.bsky.social
.@sawoodard @DoctoroftheDead @zombiescholar @DrWalkingDead @ZombieStudies @hardwick @AMCTalkingDead We could have a great all-scholars panel
November 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM