Most people remember that great scene in Office Space when Peter, Micheal, and Samir take their malfunctioning fax machine out to a deserted field and absolutely destroy it. With bats in hand and a gangster rap song playing in the background, they acted out our modern frustration with technology and we loved every second. I […]
Textual Ecologies Map During this semester in Writing for Electronic Communities I learned that the intricate web of information at our fingertips can be accessed and used in ways that connect a community as described by Michele Zappavigna in her Ambient Affiliation: A Linguistic Perspective on Twitter study or tear down an oppressive regime as described by […]
As the holiday season descends upon us like fog in the Gotham skyline, I cannot help but wonder what would a super hero buy? Would Spiderman be awake at 1am standing in line at a Best Buy? Would Zatanna be trolling the Internet on cyber Monday looking for the best deals on top hats? Doubtful. […]
In this week’s podcast we talk to Megan Gotch, adorable writer of Nerdy Girlie, a blog that focuses on all things “nerdy and girlie”. She is an avid convention goer and fan girl who talks about her experiences with cosplay and participating on panels that discussed topics relating on stereotypes and sexism. In the podacast […]
This week Facebook changed its privacy settings to allow users ages 13-17 to post publically. Now when a child posts something, there is no warning that the information is going to be seen by a wide audience. Also, the previous setting which allowed only a specific amount of content post by 13-to-17-year-olds to be searchable […]
There I was, standing on the lower platform of the Javits Center, looking out into the crowd of thousands, packing themselves into the 2013 New York Comic Con. Directly in front of me were two double-sided escalators jammed with bodies – young and old- all anxious to buy, see, and commune. Over the horizon line […]
I have never been a big fan of comic books. Not a remarkable fact necessarily, but given that I have wasted countless hours traversing across the pixilated lands of Hyrule, attended 1 (or maybe 10) cosplay conventions, and devoted a good part of my teenage years imagining I was a character in Sailor Moon (shut […]
Born out of the Industrial Revolution, the American educational system has been pumping kids out into the world who are specialized in one specific task. For decades it has been the same: the teacher in the front of the room disseminating knowledge, the students in rows sucking in that knowledge like little sponges, homework given, […]
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