N Yodovich
Biographic Data
| ID | 48654 |
|---|---|
| NAME | N Yodovich |
| GIVEN NAMES | N |
| FAMILY NAME | Yodovich |
| SIGNATURE | YODOVICH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3764-7284 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Gender, sexuality and viral safety: A mixed-methods examination of the negotiation of risk and precautions through dating apps during a pandemic
This paper examines the role of dating apps as mediators of intimacy and risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing quantitative and qualitative data from a UK based study of heterosexual and LGBQ+ people’s (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer plus ‘other’ identified) dating app use, we investigate how users navigated the tensions between their desires for intimate and social connections and the imperatives of viral safety. Existing studies of dating a…
Can dating app cultures support emotional health and well-being in future pandemics
Drawing on survey and interview data from a UK-based study of heterosexual and LGBT+ people's dating app use before, during and after the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores the resources that such apps provided for supporting emotional health during the pandemic and the possibilities they offer for promoting well-being in future pandemics. The research adopted a mixed method approach and was unique in its engagement with gender and sexuality di…
Time Well Spent? Rhythms of Dating on Apps before, during and after Covid-19 Social Restrictions
This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the disruption of temporal and rhythm norms among dating app users. Based on 53 retrospective interviews, the study found a transformation from short and quick interactions aimed at finding ideal partners to ‘slow intimacy’ characterised by deeper, prolonged conversations. As restrictions lifted, there was a return to previous dating habits, highlighting how what was experienced …
Do Video Games Matter? Examining Video Games’ Pathways to Legitimacy and Cultural Value Through Cultural Intermediaries
After years on the fringe of our cultural and social life, video games are becoming more recognized as legitimate and culturally valuable. This paper examines the process of their legitimation through the role of ‘cultural intermediaries’, who frame video games as meaningful cultural artifacts. Drawing on Bourdieu's theories, this paper explores how external cultural institutions legitimize video games and how cross-media pollination further rein…
Beyond swipes: Navigating Covid-19, dating apps and life politics
This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dating app users’ experiences, revealing how it brought life politics to the forefront. Through 53 in-depth interviews, it investigates the evolution of the dating apps feature, ‘I’m vaccinated’ badges, from symbols of vaccination status to indicators of political attitudes. Users used the badges for self-representation, seeking political homophily and rejecting those with different att…
Video Games in/as Culture: The Evolving Cultural Significance of Video Games
This article explores the cultural significance of video games through a workshop that brought together academics and leading industry professionals representing the cultural, media, sport and games industries. The workshop was not only used for its traditional role of dissemination, but also as a methodological tool to review and examine the current state of the video game industry. The workshop focused on highlighting the crossover of video gam…
Dating apps as health allies? Examining the opportunities and challenges of dating apps as partners in public health
In recent years, dating apps have become important allies in public health. In this paper, we explore the implications of partnering with dating apps for health promotion. We consider the opportunities and challenges inherent in these collaborations, paying special attention to privacy, trust, and user care in a digital environment.Despite their potential as targeted health promotion tools, dating apps raise significant ethical concerns, includin…
Does culture improve affective well-being in everyday life? An experimental sampling approach
Buzzfeed's 'celebrities reading thirst tweets: Examining the sexualization of men and women in the #MeToo era
The following article examines how celebrities and viewers negotiate the sexualization of women and men on Buzzfeed's 'celebrities reading thirst tweets' videos. In 2017, Buzzfeed, a well-known entertainment company, began a new YouTube video series in which celebrities, predominantly cishet, white men, read and react to thirst tweets (sexually explicit, sometimes humorous messages) posted about them. Because the emergence of the series overlappe…
An Intimate Revolution: Digital Practices of Intimacy During Covid-19 and Beyond
This paper investigates the changes in digital practices of intimacy during the COVID-19 social distancing period in the UK, and whether these transformations have persisted in the ‘new normal’. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, collecting quantitative and qualitative data from 824 adults who used dating apps during the pandemic, and conducting 60 in-depth interviews. The study aimed to understand the digital intimate practices of hete…
How long is life-long? Evaluating and measuring time through life-long/long-term fandom
When reflecting on the passage of time and how it intersects with our fan identity and perception of self, we often find individuals who identify as ‘life-long’ or ‘long-term’ fans. The intersection of time and fandom are often examined in fan studies, as is evident in the plethora of studies on long-term/life-long fans. Despite the prominent use of terms like ‘long-term’ or ‘life-long’, such concepts are rarely explained or critically examined i…
Cosmopolitanism in contemporary European societies: Mapping and comparing different types of openness across Europe
Cosmopolitanism, which is often defined as openness to other cultures and individuals, is significant for understanding processes of stratification in contemporary, globalised societies that are home to increasingly diverse populations. In this paper, we broaden the perspective on cosmopolitanism to include cultural, interpersonal, and political dimensions. We test the associations between these types of cosmopolitanism and three types of correla…
Because we all love K-Pop: How young adults reshape symbolic boundaries in Paris, Manchester, and Philadelphia
In this paper, we examine how young adults who are consumers of K-Pop in three culturally diverse cities (Paris, Philadelphia, and Manchester) reshape their symbolic boundaries to face social challenges. Analyzing data from 132 interviews, we show how young adults mainly confront social exclusion in Paris, fight racism in Philadelphia and deal with xenophobia in Manchester. Although K-Pop adds to the dynamics of exclusion due to being perceived a…
Women Negotiating Feminism and Science Fiction Fandom: The Case of the "Good" Fan
“What did they smell like?”: Fans creating intimacy through smell and odor
Traditionally, fan studies have relied on two primary senses when examining the ways in which fans engage with fandom: sight and sound. Given this limited perception, recent attempts have been made to expand the literature to a larger array of senses. The following paper offers a new lens to study fandom by marrying fan studies with scholarship on smell to explore a common fan question: What did he/she/they smell like? Despite its relative freque…
Exploring the Feminization of Backseat Gaming Through Girlfriend Reviews YouTube Channel
This paper scrutinizes the feminization of backseat gaming by examining the successful YouTube gaming reviews channel, Girlfriend Reviews. As video games are considered a male-dominated hobby, this channel, which provides the perspective of a male gamer’s girlfriend offers a compelling case study to explore the ways in which women can access the gaming community. Through analyzing the opinions and sentiments expressed in the comment sections, we …
Defining Conditional Belonging: The Case of Female Science Fiction Fans
This article offers a rigorous conceptualisation of an undeveloped sociological concept: conditional belonging. It implements and develops conditional belonging in the setting of everyday life by examining female fans of science fiction. Based on 30 in-depth interviews with female fans of Doctor Who and Star Wars, this study defines conditional belonging as a liminal state in which new members are constructed as a threatening 'other' and required…
Finally, we get to play the doctor”: Feminist female fans’ reactions to the first female Doctor Who
This paper offers an exploration into feminist female fans’ reactions to the first female Doctor (Doctor Who’s protagonist). After 55 years of male actors, the 13th Doctor became a woman in 2017. The announcement was met with a backlash, especially from male fans. Unlike previous studies on controversial casting, which focused on the negative commentators, this study sheds light on the supporters who defend the casting while being personally atta…
I don’t think this woman had anyone in her life’: Loneliness and singlehood in Six Feet Under
This article offers a critical analysis of representations of loneliness and singlehood, embodied in the narrative of the ‘old maid’s’ lonely death. The study contributes to a complex understanding of single women and the resignification of emotions conventionally ascribed to this category. By bridging the gap between two rarely linked bodies of knowledge – singlehood and the sociology of emotions – the authors do not ask what loneliness is , but…
A Little Costumed Girl at a Sci-Fi Convention”: Boundary Work as a Main Destigmatization Strategy Among Women Fans
This article engages with destigmatization strategies among women fans. Contrary to a contemporary disposition among scholars that presents fandom as a legitimate and mainstream phenomenon, this article demonstrates how women fans are still stigmatized as childish, obsessive, and uncritical. In particular, I focus on Twilight and Harry Potter women fans and suggest boundary work as a main destigmatization strategy among them. Based on 15 in-depth…
Because we all love K-Pop: How young adults reshape symbolic boundaries in Paris, Manchester, and Philadelphia
In this paper, we examine how young adults who are consumers of K-Pop in three culturally diverse cities (Paris, Philadelphia, and Manchester) reshape their symbolic boundaries to face social challenges. Analyzing data from 132 interviews, we show how young adults mainly confront social exclusion in Paris, fight racism in Philadelphia and deal with xenophobia in Manchester. Although K-Pop adds to the dynamics of exclusion due to being perceived a…
A Little Costumed Girl at a Sci-Fi Convention”: Boundary Work as a Main Destigmatization Strategy Among Women Fans
This article engages with destigmatization strategies among women fans. Contrary to a contemporary disposition among scholars that presents fandom as a legitimate and mainstream phenomenon, this article demonstrates how women fans are still stigmatized as childish, obsessive, and uncritical. In particular, I focus on Twilight and Harry Potter women fans and suggest boundary work as a main destigmatization strategy among them. Based on 15 in-depth…
Exploring the Feminization of Backseat Gaming Through Girlfriend Reviews YouTube Channel
This paper scrutinizes the feminization of backseat gaming by examining the successful YouTube gaming reviews channel, Girlfriend Reviews. As video games are considered a male-dominated hobby, this channel, which provides the perspective of a male gamer’s girlfriend offers a compelling case study to explore the ways in which women can access the gaming community. Through analyzing the opinions and sentiments expressed in the comment sections, we …
Cosmopolitanism in contemporary European societies: Mapping and comparing different types of openness across Europe
Cosmopolitanism, which is often defined as openness to other cultures and individuals, is significant for understanding processes of stratification in contemporary, globalised societies that are home to increasingly diverse populations. In this paper, we broaden the perspective on cosmopolitanism to include cultural, interpersonal, and political dimensions. We test the associations between these types of cosmopolitanism and three types of correla…
I don’t think this woman had anyone in her life’: Loneliness and singlehood in Six Feet Under
This article offers a critical analysis of representations of loneliness and singlehood, embodied in the narrative of the ‘old maid’s’ lonely death. The study contributes to a complex understanding of single women and the resignification of emotions conventionally ascribed to this category. By bridging the gap between two rarely linked bodies of knowledge – singlehood and the sociology of emotions – the authors do not ask what loneliness is , but…
Beyond swipes: Navigating Covid-19, dating apps and life politics
This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dating app users’ experiences, revealing how it brought life politics to the forefront. Through 53 in-depth interviews, it investigates the evolution of the dating apps feature, ‘I’m vaccinated’ badges, from symbols of vaccination status to indicators of political attitudes. Users used the badges for self-representation, seeking political homophily and rejecting those with different att…
Video Games in/as Culture: The Evolving Cultural Significance of Video Games
This article explores the cultural significance of video games through a workshop that brought together academics and leading industry professionals representing the cultural, media, sport and games industries. The workshop was not only used for its traditional role of dissemination, but also as a methodological tool to review and examine the current state of the video game industry. The workshop focused on highlighting the crossover of video gam…
Dating apps as health allies? Examining the opportunities and challenges of dating apps as partners in public health
In recent years, dating apps have become important allies in public health. In this paper, we explore the implications of partnering with dating apps for health promotion. We consider the opportunities and challenges inherent in these collaborations, paying special attention to privacy, trust, and user care in a digital environment.Despite their potential as targeted health promotion tools, dating apps raise significant ethical concerns, includin…
Finally, we get to play the doctor”: Feminist female fans’ reactions to the first female Doctor Who
This paper offers an exploration into feminist female fans’ reactions to the first female Doctor (Doctor Who’s protagonist). After 55 years of male actors, the 13th Doctor became a woman in 2017. The announcement was met with a backlash, especially from male fans. Unlike previous studies on controversial casting, which focused on the negative commentators, this study sheds light on the supporters who defend the casting while being personally atta…
A Little Costumed Girl at a Sci-Fi Convention”: Boundary Work as a Main Destigmatization Strategy Among Women Fans
This article engages with destigmatization strategies among women fans. Contrary to a contemporary disposition among scholars that presents fandom as a legitimate and mainstream phenomenon, this article demonstrates how women fans are still stigmatized as childish, obsessive, and uncritical. In particular, I focus on Twilight and Harry Potter women fans and suggest boundary work as a main destigmatization strategy among them. Based on 15 in-depth…
I don’t think this woman had anyone in her life’: Loneliness and singlehood in Six Feet Under
This article offers a critical analysis of representations of loneliness and singlehood, embodied in the narrative of the ‘old maid’s’ lonely death. The study contributes to a complex understanding of single women and the resignification of emotions conventionally ascribed to this category. By bridging the gap between two rarely linked bodies of knowledge – singlehood and the sociology of emotions – the authors do not ask what loneliness is , but…
Finally, we get to play the doctor”: Feminist female fans’ reactions to the first female Doctor Who
This paper offers an exploration into feminist female fans’ reactions to the first female Doctor (Doctor Who’s protagonist). After 55 years of male actors, the 13th Doctor became a woman in 2017. The announcement was met with a backlash, especially from male fans. Unlike previous studies on controversial casting, which focused on the negative commentators, this study sheds light on the supporters who defend the casting while being personally atta…
Exploring the Feminization of Backseat Gaming Through Girlfriend Reviews YouTube Channel
This paper scrutinizes the feminization of backseat gaming by examining the successful YouTube gaming reviews channel, Girlfriend Reviews. As video games are considered a male-dominated hobby, this channel, which provides the perspective of a male gamer’s girlfriend offers a compelling case study to explore the ways in which women can access the gaming community. Through analyzing the opinions and sentiments expressed in the comment sections, we …
Defining Conditional Belonging: The Case of Female Science Fiction Fans
This article offers a rigorous conceptualisation of an undeveloped sociological concept: conditional belonging. It implements and develops conditional belonging in the setting of everyday life by examining female fans of science fiction. Based on 30 in-depth interviews with female fans of Doctor Who and Star Wars, this study defines conditional belonging as a liminal state in which new members are constructed as a threatening 'other' and required…
Women Negotiating Feminism and Science Fiction Fandom: The Case of the "Good" Fan
“What did they smell like?”: Fans creating intimacy through smell and odor
Traditionally, fan studies have relied on two primary senses when examining the ways in which fans engage with fandom: sight and sound. Given this limited perception, recent attempts have been made to expand the literature to a larger array of senses. The following paper offers a new lens to study fandom by marrying fan studies with scholarship on smell to explore a common fan question: What did he/she/they smell like? Despite its relative freque…
An Intimate Revolution: Digital Practices of Intimacy During Covid-19 and Beyond
This paper investigates the changes in digital practices of intimacy during the COVID-19 social distancing period in the UK, and whether these transformations have persisted in the ‘new normal’. The study employed a mixed-methods approach, collecting quantitative and qualitative data from 824 adults who used dating apps during the pandemic, and conducting 60 in-depth interviews. The study aimed to understand the digital intimate practices of hete…
How long is life-long? Evaluating and measuring time through life-long/long-term fandom
When reflecting on the passage of time and how it intersects with our fan identity and perception of self, we often find individuals who identify as ‘life-long’ or ‘long-term’ fans. The intersection of time and fandom are often examined in fan studies, as is evident in the plethora of studies on long-term/life-long fans. Despite the prominent use of terms like ‘long-term’ or ‘life-long’, such concepts are rarely explained or critically examined i…
Cosmopolitanism in contemporary European societies: Mapping and comparing different types of openness across Europe
Cosmopolitanism, which is often defined as openness to other cultures and individuals, is significant for understanding processes of stratification in contemporary, globalised societies that are home to increasingly diverse populations. In this paper, we broaden the perspective on cosmopolitanism to include cultural, interpersonal, and political dimensions. We test the associations between these types of cosmopolitanism and three types of correla…
Because we all love K-Pop: How young adults reshape symbolic boundaries in Paris, Manchester, and Philadelphia
In this paper, we examine how young adults who are consumers of K-Pop in three culturally diverse cities (Paris, Philadelphia, and Manchester) reshape their symbolic boundaries to face social challenges. Analyzing data from 132 interviews, we show how young adults mainly confront social exclusion in Paris, fight racism in Philadelphia and deal with xenophobia in Manchester. Although K-Pop adds to the dynamics of exclusion due to being perceived a…
Dating apps as health allies? Examining the opportunities and challenges of dating apps as partners in public health
In recent years, dating apps have become important allies in public health. In this paper, we explore the implications of partnering with dating apps for health promotion. We consider the opportunities and challenges inherent in these collaborations, paying special attention to privacy, trust, and user care in a digital environment.Despite their potential as targeted health promotion tools, dating apps raise significant ethical concerns, includin…
Does culture improve affective well-being in everyday life? An experimental sampling approach
Buzzfeed's 'celebrities reading thirst tweets: Examining the sexualization of men and women in the #MeToo era
The following article examines how celebrities and viewers negotiate the sexualization of women and men on Buzzfeed's 'celebrities reading thirst tweets' videos. In 2017, Buzzfeed, a well-known entertainment company, began a new YouTube video series in which celebrities, predominantly cishet, white men, read and react to thirst tweets (sexually explicit, sometimes humorous messages) posted about them. Because the emergence of the series overlappe…
Do Video Games Matter? Examining Video Games’ Pathways to Legitimacy and Cultural Value Through Cultural Intermediaries
After years on the fringe of our cultural and social life, video games are becoming more recognized as legitimate and culturally valuable. This paper examines the process of their legitimation through the role of ‘cultural intermediaries’, who frame video games as meaningful cultural artifacts. Drawing on Bourdieu's theories, this paper explores how external cultural institutions legitimize video games and how cross-media pollination further rein…
Beyond swipes: Navigating Covid-19, dating apps and life politics
This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dating app users’ experiences, revealing how it brought life politics to the forefront. Through 53 in-depth interviews, it investigates the evolution of the dating apps feature, ‘I’m vaccinated’ badges, from symbols of vaccination status to indicators of political attitudes. Users used the badges for self-representation, seeking political homophily and rejecting those with different att…
Video Games in/as Culture: The Evolving Cultural Significance of Video Games
This article explores the cultural significance of video games through a workshop that brought together academics and leading industry professionals representing the cultural, media, sport and games industries. The workshop was not only used for its traditional role of dissemination, but also as a methodological tool to review and examine the current state of the video game industry. The workshop focused on highlighting the crossover of video gam…
Gender, sexuality and viral safety: A mixed-methods examination of the negotiation of risk and precautions through dating apps during a pandemic
This paper examines the role of dating apps as mediators of intimacy and risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing quantitative and qualitative data from a UK based study of heterosexual and LGBQ+ people’s (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer plus ‘other’ identified) dating app use, we investigate how users navigated the tensions between their desires for intimate and social connections and the imperatives of viral safety. Existing studies of dating a…
Can dating app cultures support emotional health and well-being in future pandemics
Drawing on survey and interview data from a UK-based study of heterosexual and LGBT+ people's dating app use before, during and after the COVID-19 crisis, this paper explores the resources that such apps provided for supporting emotional health during the pandemic and the possibilities they offer for promoting well-being in future pandemics. The research adopted a mixed method approach and was unique in its engagement with gender and sexuality di…
Time Well Spent? Rhythms of Dating on Apps before, during and after Covid-19 Social Restrictions
This article examines how the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the fore the disruption of temporal and rhythm norms among dating app users. Based on 53 retrospective interviews, the study found a transformation from short and quick interactions aimed at finding ideal partners to ‘slow intimacy’ characterised by deeper, prolonged conversations. As restrictions lifted, there was a return to previous dating habits, highlighting how what was experienced …
Sociology (14 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (10 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Media studies (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Digital Games and Media (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works)