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on having something to say
While working as a trainer in digital storytelling workshops has been rewarding, I’ve been anxious to see if any of the participants will continue using the techniques they learned in the workshops, and how far the stories they have already made travel among their peers. I’ll see what happens to the stories made in the…
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on having nothing to say
I’ve been in one of my quiet moods lately – plenty to think about and contemplate, but nothing pressing to say. But if you have a blog (and a million emails to answer) it is hard not to feel pressure from the imagined audience or potential respondent to say something, just to mark presence (kind…
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virtuous game geekery
In the world according to Ultima, apparently the Virtue with which I am most aligned is compassion. Thanks to Ben for leading me on the quest to yet another Internet quiz.
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Announcing…BlogHer
Dana Boyd is getting behind BlogHer – “a network for women bloggers to draw on for exposure, education, and community.” As well as organising a day-long conference on July 30, 2005, through establishing an online hub, BlogHer is “initiating an opportunity for greater visibility, learning and success for individual women bloggers and for the community…
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…and more good academic obituaries
Anne kindly forwarded me this piece posted by Pam Sykes to nettime: Much of what Andrea Dworkin had to say made me profoundly uncomfortable. For that, and for her courage in continuing to say it, she has my gratitude and my respect. She also had a deep understanding of and respect for the power of…
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More Bad Academic Obituaries
I just heard that Andrea Dworkin has died. Having had a bit to do with both the academic study of pornography and feminism, I’m not a big fan [of her books, that is]. But I think it’s pretty obvious that we can expect a rash of highly suspect obituaries about her, as we saw with…
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The Work of Stories
In a sudden twist of good fortune, I’m presenting in place of my supervisor John Hartley at MIT4: The Work of Stories in May – this is the fourth of MIT’s Media in Transition conferences, which I’ve wanted to go to all along. The line-up looks great, should be an enriching few days for me,…
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everydayness
Having a laptop and cable internet makes life easier, because apart from all the obvious stuff like being always on and being able to cart my whole life around with me, I can work from home when I need to write (that is, if I don’t have to teach or go to meetings). One of…
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Kelvin Grove Urban Village – Sharing Stories
The Kelvin Grove Urban Village – Sharing Stories website launched today – the digital stories produced at a workshop I facilitated last December now have a potential public, which is fantastic! “The Kelvin Grove Urban Village site has a rich and varied history, including its indigenous, military, educational, residential and natural history. The Sharing Stories…
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I’m confirmed!
So, today I fronted up and performed my PhD project in front of a whole bunch of friendly and informed interlocutors from the faculty. All went well, even my impromptu comedic voiceover to the video which mysteriously lost its soundtrack. All good. More photos at my flickr page – click on this one to get…