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giuliaranzini.bsky.social
Assistant professor in Social Media @ VU Amsterdam. Researcher of human relationships to/through technology. Teacher of odd courses.
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This is a stellar position in an excellent place. Doing research in Switzerland changed my life in more ways than one. Viu glück!

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

I'm hiring! I'm looking for 1️⃣ pre-doc and 2️⃣ post-docs. If you're fascinated by media effects, quantitative methods, and open science, please consider applying 🙂 International applications welcome! Application Pre-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie... Application Post-doc: jobs.uzh.ch/job-vacancie...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

pretty much the only takes that matters on the matter.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

An essay on DEI, CSR and how we might be approaching a new era of “just business”.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

A couple of thoughts on the TikTok ban from someone who started studying social media when “friending” was an actual verb, go figure. open.substack.com/pub/giuliara...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

Looking forward! 📆

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

My main response to the Vulture article, other than nausea, is remembering how when I was an impromptu interpreter in the 00s, my parasocial idol - writer Joe Lansdale - was kind, impeccable about boundaries, and exactly the person I thought he’d be. I think that’s still true for most people.

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Coming January 30th, if you are in Amsterdam - VU organizes a free day of presentations and workshops on the Anthropocene. vu.nl/en/events/20...

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

New CDC data is out on youth mental health. Unsurprisingly, the biggest issues have nothing to do with social media. If only we could actually convince policymakers to invest in the actual problems that youth face. For a great topline look at the new data, see: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

submitted 93 days ago • 7 comments

Anyway my parenting superpower is that I can turn almost anything into a treat. You would think this is a delicious tray of oatmeal cookies - and yet they contain enough protein to feed a bodybuilder. (File under: toddlers)

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments