indiscrete media

VividCon is an annual convention for fan vidders where many of each year’s important works premiere. Unfortunately this summer I wasn’t able to attend (here are last year’s reviews), but I spent a month watching the 4-DVD set (over 100 vids) and reccing daily (with one big hiatus) on twitter. ... read more »

I’ve had three pieces of varying scope come out in the past few weeks. The eagle-eyed will have spotted some portion of each of my three main dissertation chapters!

• Sex detectives: Law & Order: SVU’s fans, critics, and characters investigate lesbian desire is the five-year-old “My Girlfriend Olivia” paper, finally ready for prime time in Transformative Works and Cultures.... read more »

I'm delighted to present slidecasts of the four talks that comprised the "Media Temporalities" panel at Media in Transition 6, held Saturday 25 April 5-6:30 at MIT. I hope that, now that we're a few months past the sometimes overwhelming MiT6 excitement, this virtual reconstruction will hold some interest for those who weren't able to attend the session. Click the play buttons to hear an audio recording of each talk synchronized with the slides.... read more »

Once upon a time, when I was but a wee proto-professional in the wide and wondrous field of media studies, I went on the academic job market. Between October and April, I sent out more than 60 applications, and no doubt expended far too much energy in the improbable pursuit of a gainful livelihood. Many times I rejoiced and many times I despaired, and although I learned lessons of patience and humility the uncertain outcome never became easier to bear. I am thus ecstatic to announce a happy ending to this saga:... read more »