Diyora Shadijanova

I have a big body of work, both in print and digital. Here is a selection of my digital pieces:

Climate/ Politics

Comment

The rise of the ‘deinfluencer’ – DAZED

If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel – The Guardian

Greta Thunberg is right: young people can no longer be expected to pursue climate action alone — The i Paper

Why current narratives on climate anxiety are failing us – Refinery29

UK’s climate culture war is finally here – gal-dem

Reclaim These Streets’ girl boss feminism will never set us free – gal-dem

Features

Tori Tsui Is Changing the Conversation Around Mental Health and the Climate Crisis – Vogue

Accusations of exploitation mount against an ‘ethical’ housing enterprise – gal-dem

This is How Britain Can Actually Prepare for Extreme Weather – Novara Media

No Planet, No Pride: Why climate justice is LGBTQ+ justice – cover story for GAY TIMES

Climate Scientists on the Most Shocking Thing They’ve Seen – VICE

Climate change is forcing Kenyan women to leave their homes behind – gal-dem x Unearthed project

Meet Britain’s most controversial protesters – The Face Magazine

How BTEC and other vocational students got left behind in the pandemic – gal-dem

Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Russia Is Using Ethnic Minorities As Cannon Fodder In Ukraine – Novara Media

Pro-war memes, Z symbols and blue and yellow flags: Russian influencers at war – The Guardian

‘We’re showing we’re alive’: the older Ukrainians running daily as war rages – The Guardian

We Asked Post-Soviet Leftists What the Western Left Is Getting Wrong on Ukraine – Novara Media

TraumaZone: Adam Curtis’s nightmarish study of post-Soviet Russia – Dazed

Why its time to stop calling Central Asian countries ‘the Stans’ – The Calvert Journal

Art

The Mona Lisa Cake Thrower Was 100% in the Right – Elephant Magazine

Tara Fatehi Irani is the Iranian performance artist mishandling archives to set them free – gal-dem

VICE x UAL series — on housing, music, public space, identity, textiles.

Photos capturing overlooked lives in rural Uzbekistan: an interview with Hassan Kurbanbaev – Huck Magazine

Culture/Digital Culture

Features

The Problem With Clubhouse – VICE

These TikTok Stars Moved in Together During the Pandemic – VICE

True Stories from the Children of Internet-Famous Parents – VICE

Men on TikTok Are Roleplaying ‘Respectful’ Boyfriends for Clout – VICE

The ‘Chav’ Caricature Has Made a Comeback On TikTok – VICE

The Dark Side of the #PerfectFace Surgery Trend – VICE

Teens on TikTok Are Filming Their Own Viral ‘Love Island’ Show – VICE

‘I have to clean clogged extractor fans at work’: What British estate agents make of Netflix’s Selling Sunset – The Independent

Comment

Molly-Mae, influencer culture, and the myth that hard work reaps rewards – Dazed

I May Destroy You Navigates Dysfunctional Family Dynamics Like Never Before – Bustle UK

Mainstream influencers ‘working’ in Dubai prove their industry can’t exist without exploitation – gal-dem

Lifestyle

Features

Can closure sex ever be anything but a hot mess? – MEL Magazine

The Sex Headache That Isn’t Bullshit – MEL Magazine

When Your Intrusive Thoughts Are So Taboo, You Feel Like You Can’t Tell Anyone – Refinery29

Jack Wills & Hollister: The Rise & Fall Of Problematic British Prep – Refinery29

Nightmarish Stories from the Flatmates of Instagram Influencers – VICE

Personal essays

Why do we return to our favorite TV shows and art? – WePresent

I’m tired of chasing old versions of myself – gal-dem

Bathing – Medium

Interviews and profiles

How we can tackle Britain’s housing emergency, an interview with Vicky Spratt – Huck Magazine

Yara Rodrigues Fowler on radical hope and starting a revolution – Huck Magazine

Mya-Rose Craig interview: Birdgirl takes flight – Penguin

‘Free‘: a memoir about coming of age in communist Albania: in conversation with Lea Ypi – Huck Magazine

“The only thing that will ensure our survival is a mass movement of people to come together and get active”: Mikaela Loach — cover for Kerrang!

How deceit drives the influencer economy: in conversation with Symeon Brown – Huck Magazine

Amelia Dimoldenberg Won’t Stop ‘Chicken Shop Date’ For Anything, Not Even Lockdown – Bustle UK