“Known for his striking imagery and evocative descriptions of the human condition, Leonard Cohen has the distinction of creating a body of work that has remained contemporary and significant through three decades of shifting musical and aesthetic tastes. His 1992 album, The Future, introduced his poetic style to a new generation of listeners. In 2001, Read More
It was close to two years ago that Darren approached me to ask if I was interested in RA work looking into the culture of digital comics piracy. When I think about it, that span of time is the longest I have ever spent directly addressing one central research question or topic, and not without Read More
Oftentimes when I read a book or article on literary celebrity I experience a feeling of frustration. I am not always certain whether my frustration is legitimate and question if I am missing the point. My exasperation stems from this: sometimes an analysis of literary celebrity reads as a thematic analysis of celebrity in the Read More
This week I’m finally collecting the various threads of notes I’ve been making throughout the summer on Jackson Mac Low, the soundscape of his 1971 Montreal reading/performance, and the critical strategies of working with recorded materials that his performance makes audible. I feel as though I could take another three months on these subjects, as Read More
@DangerWillRobin. Before arriving at DiGRA one week ago, I tweeted about once per month on average. I had 65 followers and followed a similar number. Now: 102 followers with 75 more tweets. While I can admit that I went a little twitter crazy, I did not crack the top 10 for freq. in conf. tweeters. Read More
I believe we’ve already talked a bit about the digital comics piracy project and, more pertinently, about the digital comics chapter for the Cambridge University Press global history of comics book. Our research team took about a month away from meeting and working directly as some of us got married, some of us got jobs, and some Read More
Lately, I have been thinking about all my past research interests and projects and have begun to realize that perhaps everything is not as disparate as I once thought. Unwittingly, I have been building towards my current research project all along. For example, my first publication in a peer-reviewed journal was the result of my Read More
I’m still finding myself in the liminal state between the end of my MA and the beginning of my PHD. The defense date for my MA thesis has finally been determined (Sept 23rd), where I’ll return to Toronto, defend and then come back to Montreal. While I’m prepping for my defense (rereading my thesis a Read More
Last night I went with some people to the Critical Hit final Showcase at Google Montreal. I mentioned CritHit in my last post, but I’ve been on and off following the serious games collaboratory since it began a few months ago. The incubator’s last playtest was only a couple of weeks ago, and I was amazed Read More
This week I have been thinking about Céline Dion. Ah, yes Céline, whose music, I am embarrassed to admit, I have spent a surprising amount of time belting out with friends … when I am not studying and playing artful covers of Leonard Cohen songs of course! What I have been contemplating is how productive Read More