Jilly Kay, CRCC member and Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media recently appeared at BBC Woman's Hour to talk about the rise of 'femcels' and also consulted Channel 4 for a new documentary on the same subject. Read more about Jilly's research here shorturl.at/insuy

1 of 2 Call for participants in the ReCARE TV Project! We're looking for people who have worked in the production of reality TV, who would be willing to be take part in a roughly 90 minute interview about their experiences of care for workers.

Our own Jilly Boyce Kay on BBC Woman's Hour talking about 'femcels'

Our own Eleanor Kilroy presenting her research on the platformised labour of reality TV celebrities at Loughborough CRCC👉 @[email protected]

📢 Fully funded PhD studentship on offer! Supervised by Dr Emily Christopher and Helen K Wood, researching women's platform labour in the digital economy. Apply here: PhD Studentship (3 years): Futures of Digital/House work at Aston University on FindAPhD.com

Our own Jack Newsinger and Nina Willment presenting their emergent research findings on production work in reality TV at Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN

our own Nina Willment has an article out on #virtualproduction! Please do read!

our own Jack Newsinger has a new article asking, 'is television reformable?'

Join us online for 'Care: critical dialogues & transdisciplinary approaches' on June 13, hosted by Loughborough CRCC👉 @[email protected]. Opening keynote by Jo Littler: ‘From care to carewashing….and back again’ Attendance is free ✨ eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-atten…

Loughborough CRCC👉 @[email protected] care symposium. Opening remarks by Jilly Boyce Kay "Care is such a multidimensional issue to think about. Today we are bringing people together from different disciplinary backgrounds, using different methods, theories, and understanding to care.

Our own Jilly Boyce Kay in the Observer on mansplaining in politics theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Having the best time at the celebrity studies conference AMS with one half of our ReCARE TV team Jilly Boyce Kay Helen K Wood #csjconference24

Amazing discussions are still ongoing at #Meccsa2024 Thank you to all our chairs and participants for the conversations we have had in the morning sessions.

Have you been a participant/contributor in UK reality TV (at any time)? Are you 18 or over? If yes, please fill in this anonymous online survey about your experiences shorturl.at/VtVOW It is part of a bigger project and your insights are needed!

The good, bad and inbetween of reality TV… Dr Jack Newsinger and Dr Nina Willment are hoping to speak with Psychologists who have worked in media production. bps.org.uk/psychologist/g…

Media Psychologists - we want to hear from you ⬇️ ReCARE TV

Have you appeared in UK reality television, or do you know someone who has? If so, please consider completing (or sharing) this questionnaire to help us understand participants' experiences of reality television. Thank you! forms.office.com/e/6i8awWVUT3

Excited to be hosting an event as part of the Liverpool Comedy Festival 2024 to explore the role of comedy in creating social change. Please join us at the Royal Court Liverpool Studio Space from 7pm on Thursday the 24th Oct The Comedy Trust 😁 #comedyforsocialchange eventbrite.co.uk/e/comedy-commu…