Hello lovely readers (especially the finnish ones),

It has finally happened: I don't want to experiment on you all - I'm supervising an MA student who would like to experiment on you solicit your optinions. My supervisee is writing her thesis on the influence of different digital platforms on fandom throughout the years and would very much like to ( Read more... )

Hello lovely people - I'm helping out with an experiment looking at variations on stories and we need some volunteers. The experiment involves writing a short summary of one of two stories ('Romeo and Juliet' or 'Little Red Riding Hood') and then writing a second summary of the same story - but with a twist ( Read more... )

The details are starting to appear and with a release date and everything (looking at the table of contents, mine is that last chapter and looks really basic compared to the others but that could just be me)!

Well Thumbed Pages: Discussion on sex and the written word at the Barbican on the 26th Jan at 2:30.

Right, my Gikii slides are done and sent off. Having your slides done a whole week before your presentation just seems wrong somehow (and possibly immoral ( Read more... )

I was asked (*snerk*) to write up the results of my thesis, how it might be implemented and how that might be used by fandom (and other communities).

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Someone who isn't me is doing some research into the concepts of public and private online. I think there is some interesting work to be done in the area and I am glad to see someone doing it so I went and filled in the poll and I am telling you all about it. Go forth and fill: Bloggers, stand up and be counted! Take the “Public and Private in the ( Read more... )