Francesca Sobande (she/her) is a writer who teaches digital media studies at Cardiff University. Her recent work includes the free self-published zine, Black Life in/and “Alt” Music Subcultures (2025), Big Brands Are Watching You: Marketing Social Justice and Digital Culture (University of California Press, 2024), and the co-authored book, Look, Don’t Touch: Reflections on the Freedom to Feel (404 Ink, 2025). Francesca’s writing has appeared in Disegno, Paste Magazine, Real Review, Shuddhashar FreeVoice, and The Vinyl Factory. She enjoys midnight skies, music, and writing in margins.

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