Author Archives: Kelly Boudreau

Welcome another Member Would like to take a minute to welcome Veronika to our space. She has been a long time friend and mentor for me in so many ways. Gone are the days of 30 page letters arriving in the mail – i loved getting those thick envelopes! – and here are the daysContinue reading “Welcome another Member Would like to take a min…”

Comments Added When i decided to create this space, it was so that there could be a form of virtual dialogue for a people who dont get much face time but still want to keep the conversation rolling. I figured out how to include a comments section thanks to HaloScan. This way, we can addContinue reading “Comments Added When i decided to create this sp…”

Another Disappointment Coming into this semester, I had high hopes for some of the courses i had selected. My Media, Technology and Politics, ended up taking a slightly different turn from the course description in the course handbook, and i must admit, i was a little disappointed between content and description. Fortunately for the mediaContinue reading “Another Disappointment Coming into this semeste…”

Another Happy Birthday Can you believe, Everquest is 5 years old this month! When we started playing (5 years ago… wow) we never thought the game would continue on this long, one of the longest shelf lives in my world of short attention spans. I have made many friends through this game, it taught meContinue reading “Another Happy Birthday Can you believe, Everque…”

Marx: Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 Estranged Labor Key concepts to define: *inorganic nature *estrangement (later to be known as alienation) *Ownership of the means of production This article is from the very early writtings of Karl Marx, and although many of the concepts seen here sound familiar in terms of his life’s work,Continue reading “Marx: Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844…”

Hannah Arendt: The Crisis in Culture Concepts to look at: *Colere – Roman word and concept meaning to cultivate, to dwell, to take care, tend and preserve. Originally used in relation to agriculture – as means of tending and cultivating the land hor human habitation. Represents an attitude of loving care. Cicero is responsible forContinue reading “Hannah Arendt: The Crisis in Culture Concepts t…”

Active Study Getting ready for an exam on tuesday for my poli tech course, we are looking at Arendt’s The Crisis in Culture: Its Social Significance, Marx’s Estranged Labour and Heidegger’s The Question Concerning Technology. This is the first exam in my three years that i have the exact concepts to look at. So, Today,Continue reading “Active Study Getting ready for an exam on tuesd…”

The End Result To the mulling mentioned below, here is my tentative course outline – granting i get into honors this year… SUMMER 2004 GAME STUDIES – READING COURSE (HOME) COMPARING DEMOCRACIES (INTERNET) FALL 2004 SOCIOLOGY OF MEDIA – 341 SOCIOLOGY OF OCCUPATIONS – 342 MASS COMMUNICATION – 360 FALL/WINTER 04/05 HONORS SEMINAR – 409Continue reading “The End Result To the mulling mentioned below, …”

Aging: State of mind or biology? Quite off topic, but this is something that has been in my head since Wednesday night. In my Field Research class, we discussed the international black market for people’s organs. Besides all the common ethical questions, Tamara asked me something that I havent had the time to look into.Continue reading “Aging: State of mind or biology? Quite off topi…”

Digging and Mulling Pretty much what i have spent the last two days doing. Digging for articles for this Game Studies Course i am working on for summer session, am almost finished, and it has been a blast conceptually, but the digging and the scanning of material has taken me hours! And all i couldContinue reading “Digging and Mulling Pretty much what i have sp…”