[13-05-2010]
New publication out: 'Kiezen om normaal te zijn: Normen en waarden in multiculturele meisjescultuur', analysing the norms governing girls behaviour. It is in a special issue of Dutch language Pedagogiek on youth culture.

[[04-05-2010]
Decided to go commercial! Starting up my own research company, called Diep Onderzoek. We are a qualitative research company that specialises in popular culture.

01-02-2010]
New publication out: 'Between skipping rope and Eid ul-Fitr: Everyday youth culture in 8th form', investigating the relationship between context and content of youth culture. Free online access here.

[17-10-2009]
With some colleagues I worked on an edited volume on popularisation of religion and culture. The book will be launched with a debate in Spui 25 on November 3. See flyer.

[09-10-2009]
Talked about girls, celebrities and identification for the Benelux branch of IASPM. See programme.

[01-10-2009]
I became a part of the new Dutch joint weblog De Jaap. I will be translating current pop culture research and theory to the bigger audience. My first piece was on the reality TV show Kendra.

[15-06-2009]
Different representational activities going on! I joined the editorial board of the European Journal of Cultural Studies and I was appointed national representative for the Netherlands for YECREA (Young Scholars Network of ECREA).

[10-04-2009]
I'm always looking for ways to incorporate ICT in my teachings. Watch this video about a wiki I had my students make or check out more projects at the ICTO-MCI.

[25-02-2009]
New forthcoming publication! Based on parts of my PhD project, I investigate the influence of context on the contents of everyday youth culture. See publications.

[17-01-2009]
The new year starts with a new conference season. Good news: I have two students presenting at the Dutch national communications conference (one on punk as a subversive culture; the other on girls' sense making of peer pressure). Futhermore, my ICA submission has been accepted.

[14-12-2008]
The international workshop in research methods in cultural studies was a great success! We had over 40 participants and a lively discussion. See programme leaflet or our group on facebook.

[12-11-2008]
New forthcoming publication! Liesbet van Zoonen and I are taking stock of girls' studies in Feminist media studies, who are devoting a whole commentary & critique section to girls. See publications.

[29-10-2008]
Stijn Reijnders and I are organising an international workshop in research methods in cultural studies featuring prof.dr. Michael Pickering, prof.dr. Liesbet van Zoonen and dr. Jeroen Jansz on 11 December 2008. See flyer for more information.

[22-10-2008]
New publication based on the dissertation in the Flemish Faro - Tijdschrift voor cultureel erfgoed. See publications.

[04-10-2008]
The Catharina Halkesfonds (a foundation for feminist theologists) invited me to speak at their yearly seminar. I spoke about religion on the internet in relation to questions of gender and authority.

[02-08-2008]
Updated teaching section with this year's course load.

[21-06-2008]
Liesbet van Zoonen and I argue for no more sexualisation debate in Socialisme & democratie. Read article.

[13-06-2008]
Various media paid attention to my dissertation, see scrapbook.

[04-06-2008]
The moment was there: I received my doctorate (PhD) after defending my dissertation. Click here to see the picasa web album.

[14-05-2008]
I was invited to speak at the colloquium Jong Nederlands. I spoke about communication through fashion and Dutch youngsters' language use. Click here for an agenda.

[04-05-2008]
My dissertation entitled Multi-Girl-Culture: An ethnography of doing identity is forthcoming with Vossiuspers/Amsterdam University Press. Click here for more info.

[05-03-2008]
Daily newspaper Het Parool interviewed me about girls' emotional response to German emo-rockers Tokio Hotel. Read article (PDF).

[14-02-2008]
The committee has approved my dissertation! Phase 2 completed, now it's onwards to phase 3, the final one: the defense. The defense takes place June 4th, 10.00 in the Aula of the UvA.

[19-12-2007]
The dissertation manuscript is done and with the committee for approval. Phase 1 completed.

[30-11-2007]
New publication! With a research team under supervision of Liesbet van Zoonen, we analysed how Dr. Phil viewers discussed politics online. In Critical studies in media communication.

[27-11-2007]
For a workshop on qualitative data analysis software, I gave a presentation about working with MaxQDA. The workshop was organised by the ICT department of the FMG, University of Amsterdam.

[01-07-2007]
My website got a completely new design, to celebrate the 2000th visitor. Click here to see what the site looked like in the early days.

[09-06-2007]
The Landelijk Overleg Vrouwenstudies in de Antropologie (LOVA) invited me to speak at their yearly study day. See flyer (pdf).

[15-05-2007]
New publication! Liesbet van Zoonen and I responded to Rosalind Gill's reply to our previous article. In the European Journal of Women's Studies.

[18-04-2007]
Daily newspaper De Telegraaf interviewed me about Ariel Levy's book Female Chauvinst Pigs. Read article (pdf).

[17-01-2007]
The ICA accepted all papers I submitted and I am to present three times at their conference in San Francisco.