I am currently working on a small project around the ways in which we understand virtual spaces through our external physicality using E. Doyle McCarthy’s “Toward a Sociology of the Physical World: George Herbert Mead on Physical Objects” (found in Studies in Social Interaction, 5: 105-12) as a starting point. Indeed, it is not newContinue reading “Physicality in Virtual Space”
Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau
Guitar Hero 3
In between working on various projects/assignments today, a friend of mine brought over her projector and we spent a few hours enjoying the new sounds of Guitar Hero 3. I must admit, I was not simply eager to play because it just came out Sunday – but rather because I was invited to a Guitar HeroContinue reading “Guitar Hero 3”
Pixels, Parts & Pieces @ Amazon.com
There has been some discussion over the last few months about the thesis publishing offer from VDM. After many conversations with colleagues of all rank, it is finally available at amazon.com! It may not result in JK Rowling results – but it is nice to simply have it out there after all that went intoContinue reading “Pixels, Parts & Pieces @ Amazon.com”
The Power of Community
As I work my way through understanding my role (and the role of my reasearch) in Film Studies, I am reminded again how important a supportive (academic) community is. Over the last two months, I have been reading a fair amount of Film Studies literature, and while all quite interesting from a historical perspective, IContinue reading “The Power of Community”
Blogged: AoIR Presentation
Looking through other people’s blogging about AoIR, I (happily) stumbled upon this imminent summary of our session (Shanly rocked the presentation btw!). We were of the few fortunate people to have a small session (2 presentations) due to the absence of a third person – whereas some sessions had up to 5 presentations for theContinue reading “Blogged: AoIR Presentation”
/Sigh
So I am reading this news article on Yahoo news this morning and as I am reading through it I am astonished at how the article is written. Sure the grammar is fine and the reading flows – but it is the content I am bothered with (and probably a reason why I don’t readContinue reading “/Sigh”
AoIR 8.0: The Aftermath … or Rambling Reflections
It is Saturday early evening and instead of being out making the most of the last few social hours, I am curled up in my pyjamas in my hotel room, looking out at the fantastic view of Vancouver that I have from my 18th floor room. It has been raining since we got here WednesdayContinue reading “AoIR 8.0: The Aftermath … or Rambling Reflections”
Getting Ready for AoIR
I leave tomorrow afternoon for the AoIR conference in Vancouver (17-21 Oct.). I am excited, as I always am when I get to travel, but the days leading up to boarding that plane always have me doubting my sanity on many levels. Laundry, cleaning, packing, making sure the presentation is (properly) assembled with content inContinue reading “Getting Ready for AoIR”
New Books
Not sure how much time I will be able to sink my teeth into these in the very near future, but I happily purchased Truth and Method by Gadamer (thank you to a friend for the reference) and The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge by Berger & Luckman which IContinue reading “New Books”
Blogging = Career Suicide?
Saw this article this morning while looking for some articles on blogging and it got me wondering. On the one hand, this article touts that blogging is more harmful than helpful when applying for work (within academia) – this is not a foreign idea to me, as there are many articles talking about the consequences ofContinue reading “Blogging = Career Suicide?”
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