Academic presentations
Platform visibility and the making of an issue: Vernaculars of hereditary cancer on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter
How are BRCA & Lynchsyndrome talked about on public social media? In this article we discuss how hereditary cancer becomes "social media visible" to understand the potential impact of social media everyday practices on lay understandings and experiences of the condition. Our work shows that while scientists flood Twitter (X) with self promotion and tentative networking, orgs & corporates advocate on Facebook and creators influence on Instagram & TikTok. Does it all help? We will find it out in the remainder of the project (especially in WP4). This article was published open access on New Media & Society on 19 February 2024.
ICA_2023_visual vernaculars.pptxCan you see me now? Developing cross-platform research of visual (self-)advocacy
Presentation delivered at the Annual conference of the International Communication Association. 29 May 2023, Toronto.
ICA_2023_hashtag vernaculars.pptxBuilding authenticity within and across social media cultures. Vernaculars of hereditary cancer on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter
Presentation delivered at the Annual conference of the International Communication Association. 29 May 2023, Toronto.
AoIR_2022.pptx"You can't see it, but it's a matter of life and death". Of platforms, power and the invisible.
Presentation delivered at the Annual conference of the Association of Internet Researchers. 3 November 2022, Technological University Dublin.
Summer school boomer divide_Torino_2022.pptxSocial media, partecipazione, gap generazionali e incontri inaspettati
Invited talk at The Boomer Divide Summer School organised by Circolo del Design. 18-22 July 2022, Torino, Italy.
A digital sociology of health & illness.pptxA digital sociology of health & illness?
Project launch at the Digital Media and Society online research series. 9 May 2022, University of Sheffield.
Ihuman_2021.pptxHumans, platforms and genetic risk
Introductory presentation delivered at the 'Knowing Humans' seminar organised by iHuman. 19 April 2021, University of Sheffield.
