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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”

A Few (Random) Things

This seems to be a recurring post title .. however, when no cohesive theme is present, the most apt. First of all – ever since I installed the blog stats add-on, I have been (obsessed is too strong of a word ..) at looking at it every day – not to see how many hitsContinue reading “A Few (Random) Things”

A Few Good Books

On the walk home yesterday, I popped in the bookstore looking for a few holiday gifts. I ended up leaving with a few for myself as well (always a good thing!). One book that I am eagerly looking forward to reading cover to cover is Ricoeur’s Oneself as Another. Although I have used excerpts inContinue reading “A Few Good Books”

In Response (Beyond Filmic Analysis)

To my previous post, I brought up the challenges I was facing with a colleague, and then, in class, with my professor – it reminded me why I should always speak up in times of confusion. In the end, she explained that she has been trying to work her way away from (strict) filmic analysisContinue reading “In Response (Beyond Filmic Analysis)”

Intellectual Conditioning

I have been in ‘Film Studies’ now for a year and a half. I have taken three Phd classes and two undergraduate classes (a condition of heading into a Film Studies Phd with a Sociology background), one Phd and one Ugrad in progress this semester). Yet I stll struggle with translating theory into applied filmmaking.Continue reading “Intellectual Conditioning”

The Figur(ative) in Video Games … a beginning

As I have mentioned here before, I am taking my last PhD class (/cheer) entitled “The Figure in Film”. So far, it has been an interesting excursion into some very classic works from the ’20’s on – spanning avant-garde, experimental and Russian film (so far..). We have been looking at the role of metaphor, metonomyContinue reading “The Figur(ative) in Video Games … a beginning”

Working out the Title

I have to ‘register my subject’ for my doctoral work. This should by done no later than your third semester in the program (I’ve just past the border of late). The idea is that you file an official document so that the department is able to keep track of the works that have been done,Continue reading “Working out the Title”

Reading ‘n Writing

I bought two new books this week – both of which should have already been on my bookshelf. Mind you, the list in my “to buy later” section of amazon is a little old and a little long. Nonetheless, I am looking forward to reading (in full) Andrew Darley’s Visual Digital Culture: Surface Play andContinue reading “Reading ‘n Writing”

Two Second Update

First of all, I am happy to say that the last two songs on GH1 that were unfinished (at expert) have been completed thanks to my oldest daughter’s lightning fast fingers. I have 16 days left of summer holiday – and while it hasn’t been my most productive summer compared to the last few years,Continue reading “Two Second Update”

The Big Picture

Over the last few days, I have been hard at work etching out some sort of thesis outline/revised proposal. After a bit of feedback from my advisor, I realize that it is one hell of a task to look at the big picture three years in advance. I am only in my third semester ofContinue reading “The Big Picture”