Biography
Akane’s research explores changing practices of gender and race through media, spanning digital self-representational practices, popular culture and self-branding. She is particularly interested in the politics of emotion in contemporary understandings of life, work, and successful selfhood. Her work has appeared in journals such as Feminist Media Studies, Social Media + Society, the European Journal of Cultural Studies and the Journal of Gender Studies.
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