Several SMC'ers are also alum of the Oxford Internet Institute's fabulously dynamic summer workshop for emerging scholars. Here's a taste of the sense of humor and, I'd argue, intellectual richness you'll find at OII (courtesy of 2012 SMC PhD intern, Shawn Walker!): The MethodsGuestTour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-c2AWWw65s&feature=youtu.be
Author: Mary L. Gray
Researcher and activist dedicated to smearing the lines between scholarship and "the real world."
Something fun/provocative for a Monday
How to think about ringing in your ears as something bigger than you: Check out Mack Hagood’s new piece on tinnitus and the prospects of an applied sound studies: http://bit.ly/MA5wzn
A Message to the “First Responders” in Gay Kids’ Lives: Why We Need to Ditch the Politics of Blame, Stop Talking About “Cyberbullying,” and Move Toward Sharing Responsibility for the Loss of Tyler Clementi
2 March 2012 A Message to the “First Responders” in Gay Kids’ Lives: Why We Need to Ditch the Politics of Blame, Stop Talking About “Cyberbullying,” and Move Toward Sharing Responsibility for the Loss of Tyler Clementi By Mary L. GrayCross posted on HuffingtonPost; maryLgray.org; Cultural Digitally Senior Researcher Microsoft Research New England, Cambridge, MAAssociate Professor of …
Rethinking Homophobia(s)
Dear SMC readers: I work at the intersections of queer studies, digital media, and ethnography. Sometimes I like to dip deeply into the disciplinary wells of one area and serve it up to the other audiences I hope I engage with my research. The review below highlights some of the best work coming out of …
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