Category Archives: Research Stuff
The Incivility Project – First Thoughts – Agonism and Affect Sinks
For at least the past year and a half, I’ve been thinking hard about the relationship between political incivility and digital communication networks. (That’s partly what led me into the collaborative journal special issue on trolling). It’s hard to wade … Continue reading
ERA rankings
Lots of colleagues are celebrating the end of ERA journal rankings, announced via press release by Minister Kim Carr yesterday. I suppose some who have been ridden hard by research managers (some of whom were myopically focussed on A* and … Continue reading
Playing with politics
Another paper-spruiking post. Playing with politics (PDF download) is a reasonably final draft of a paper that will be appearing in a special issue of Convergence later this year. The special issue is about mobile media and mobile games, so … Continue reading
Sunrise to Sunset
Hello, blog, it’s been awhile. I’ll dispense with the reflex apologies, and just say that it’s been a busy semester with two unit coordinations and the new role of Convenor of journalism at UC. Yes, yes #firstworldproblems. Anyway, I have … Continue reading
Call for papers – Underbelly: A Critical Reader.
Just reproducing here a call for papers/EOIs for a collection I’m putting together with Melissa Gregg and Sue Turnbull. Love to hear from anyone who’d like to write something for it – whether you’re in academia, industry or elsewhere. Call … Continue reading