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Emily van der Nagel is a Lecturer in Media at Monash University, where she conducts research on identities, platforms, and cultures, with a particular focus on anonymity and pseudonymity. She has published extensively on the negotiation of algorithms, and the dynamics of online identities, especially in relation to alternative accounts and platforms such as Reddit. In 2020, she co-authored a book titled 'Sex' with Katrin Tiidenberg, which adopts a feminist, sex-positive approach to understanding how platforms shape sexual identities and practices. Currently, she is working on a forthcoming book about OnlyFans, which will be released in 2026 in Polity's Digital Media Society series. van der Nagel's research spans a range of topics, including the sexual and safe work cultures within Australia's digital economy, and the intersections of identity, communication, politics, gender, race, and class within these spaces. Her PhD, completed at Swinburne University of Technology, focused on the affordances and disruptions of pseudonymity in digital culture. She actively supervises PhD and Master's students on research projects related to young women's fitness cultures, digital technologies, and the cultural history of the Australian internet.
Monash University • Australia
Lecturer in Media, focusing on research related to identities and cultural studies.
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