Kelly Boudreau

Happy New Year

Always nice to go away on vacation, but always nice to come home =) Happy New Year – 2009 … wow! I started blogging in January of 2004 – making this month digital_conversations’ 5th anniversary! Have alot planned for this year, have to take my comprehensive exams this spring and write my thesis proposal. IfContinue reading “Happy New Year”

Off till the New Year

Well, I finally submitted my final paper (evah!) – well, for my last class of my PhD. I got it in before the deadline (a whopping 24 hours!) but it feels good. The paper didn’t end up being about what I had planned it to be, or at least not on the level I wasContinue reading “Off till the New Year”

Academic Writing

While I try to put this final paper to bed for good, I stumbled upon (read: got sidetracked) these two Calvin & Hobbes comics:

Don’t Forget The Music!

With the holiday season here, remember, for a great collection of alternative (and traditional) holiday tunes, hit up WOXY’s Holiday Mixer. From Bing Crosby to the Kinks, there’s something for everyone =) Don’t wait too long, as it goes off the air January 1st (I believe). From their website: From now through the New Year,Continue reading “Don’t Forget The Music!”

Ramblings on Final Paper (Or: Procrastination during Writing)

I am struggling through the writing process of my final paper for my Figure in Film class. While I have had a month to write it, I spent most of the month reading and note taking – which can be a painstaking, laborious task since my method includes a full read through with pencil andContinue reading “Ramblings on Final Paper (Or: Procrastination during Writing)”

CFP: Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction

4th Global Conference Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction Monday 6th July – Wednesday 8th July 2009 Mansfield College, Oxford Call for Papers This inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary project aims to explore what it is to be human and the nature of human community in cyberculture, cyberspace and science fiction. In particular, theContinue reading “CFP: Visions of Humanity in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction”

Translating – Working through Martin Lefebvre’s ‘Psycho: de la figure au musée imaginaire’

I am working on a paper for my class on the figure in film and the primary text I chose to base my argument on happens to be in French – Martin Lefebvres “Psycho: de la figure au musée imaginaire”. I really enjoy the text, which essentially argues that the figural is not a propertyContinue reading “Translating – Working through Martin Lefebvre’s ‘Psycho: de la figure au musée imaginaire’”

Happy Holidays

To get in the spirit while writing my final paper, I thought I would change the look and feel of this space – if only for a few weeks. Happy holidays – enjoy your time with friends and family, read some good books and recharge for 2009. In the meantime, I will continue to postContinue reading “Happy Holidays”

The Last Month of the Year

No matter what – I am always amazed at how fast seems to fly by. My oldest daughter (16) is starting to notice how much faster seems to go by compared when she was younger (oh! the perils of youth! lol). But it’s true – when does time start to feel faster? Already she lamentsContinue reading “The Last Month of the Year”

More Books

And I complain about the lack of time for reading! However, I am extremely excited about the two that arrived today; Rodowick’s Reading the Figural, or philosophy after the new media (odd, I must have received the last one as it is now temporarily unavailable to order from Indigo Online … weird) and Massumi’s Parables for theContinue reading “More Books”