Kelly Boudreau

Doctoral Seminar Series

As part of the inaugural year of the ‘Doctorat en Etudes Cinematographique’ at Universite de Montreal, the faculty have put together a doctoral seminar series. Theoretically designed to be ’round table discussions’, today’s was more a meeting and debate of the minds with a group of interested spectators. I have to say, that as someoneContinue reading “Doctoral Seminar Series”

Thinking About Space

I am reading Edward Casey’s Giving a Face to Place in the Present: Bachelard, Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Irigaray (from The Fate of Place: A Philosophical History) and so far, I am impressed with a few of the ideas he sews together – something I wish I had read before I wrote my MA thesis,Continue reading “Thinking About Space”

Augmented & Mixed Reality

The second doctoral seminar that I am taking this semester is called “Mobile Cinema” (and it is cross listed as Art Actuel [french] I believe). I took this course thinking it would focus on the line of thinking that the cinematic experience is altered through mobile technologies (before I saw the course description below). Fragmented viewing impactingContinue reading “Augmented & Mixed Reality”

Lord of the Rings Online – First Impressions

I downloaded the game client a week or two ago – waiting for the time when I would be able to dedicate a few solid days of gameplay, since I am playing on a 10-day free trial offered up by a good friend. Realizing that I would probably wait for ever with that standard, IContinue reading “Lord of the Rings Online – First Impressions”

Cinema as “social imagination”

My first text that I have to read for the Doctoral Seminar is La Theorie du Cinema: Enfin en crise – which is a volume from the journal CiNeMAS. I have to read the opening chapter by Roger Odin. As a film theory virgin, I had no (real) idea about what film theory was about.Continue reading “Cinema as “social imagination””

New Blogroll Link

It was just brought to my attention that DiGRA has set up a new special interest group on Digital games and film (see link in blogroll). Their timing couldn’t be better if you ask me!

First Day of School

I haven’t had butterflies like this on a first day of school since … well – for quite some time! Will come back with a full report. Until then, here is an interesting CFP for anyone playing LOTR MMO. Call for Papers Ring Bearers: The Lord of the Rings Online as Intertextual Narrative. Edited byContinue reading “First Day of School”

Picking up where I left off

As I head into my PhD, I have been put to task to re-read my MA thesis, and take note of any ideas I had that did not get the chance to be fully developed (due to time, space and depth of my theoretical understanding at the time it was written). I am nervous toContinue reading “Picking up where I left off”

One foot out the door

The other one still in the room. I have been home for a week now and I have done little, except playing some really addictive (and geriatric) solitaire games I downloaded many eons ago. I met with my new advisor and talked about the upcoming year, projects and people. The meeting was energizing, finally getting toContinue reading “One foot out the door”

Recycling Woes

After barely a week at home, I send out my first batch of recycling to be picked up this morning only to have one of the dedicated recycling bags thrown back into my walkway -rejected. I was confused and a little bit angry about it. Guess I have to get used to the city’s ideaContinue reading “Recycling Woes”