Apply Now! School of Arts,Technology, and Emerging Communication The School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) at The University of Texas at Dallas invites applications for its MA/MFA/PhD programs beginning…
Read moreCall for Exhibits: The Wearable and Tangible Possible Worlds of DH @ HASTAC 2017
Re-post from FashioningCircuits.com The Wearable and Tangible Possible Worlds of DH @ HASTAC 2017. The conference will be held in Orlando, Florida, November 2-4, 2017. Building on the 2016 HASTAC…
Read moreProposal for SLSA 2016: Creating Critique, Critiquing Creativity
In Creativity and Other Fundamentalisms, Pascal Gielen argues that creative capitalism acts as a constraint to manage an orderly and apolitical population. Gielen suggests, “creativity will have to be recharged…
Read moreClassroom Gender Bias Exercise
A friend asked me to share how I use the Regender tool in the classroom, so I thought I would write it up and share it here as well. In…
Read moreCrowdsourcing in the Digital Writing Classroom
I almost always include some kind of reading response in my undergraduate classes. Because I rarely use comprehensive exams for assessment, the reading responses hold students accountable for consistently engaging…
Read moreCall for Submissions: Buzzademia: Scholarship in the Internet Vernacular
I’m thrilled to be part of the team that is announcing this call for submissions. This collection aims to think through the ways in which the internet enables communication of…
Read moreViral Activism in Courses on Viral Media: #BlackLivesMatter
I’m teaching classes on Viral Media at both the undergraduate and graduate level this semester. I’ve not taught these classes in a few years and as would be the case…
Read moreClassroom Privilege Exercise
There’s quite a bit of talk on Facebook right now about this Buzzfeed “What is Privilege” video that features a privilege walk. Some folks and I were discussing it so…
Read more#MLA16 Special Session Proposal: Narrating Bits and Producing Bytes: Illness Narratives in Algorithmic Culture
Thanks so much to my colleague Olivia Banner for leading the charge on this. I really hope it is accepted! The session “Narrating Bits and Producing Bytes†brings new media…
Read more#MLA16 Special Session Proposal: Public Humanities Pedagogy Workshop
With this year’s conference theme, MLA President Roland Greene urges members to explore how our work as teachers of literature and language constitutes a “public act.” This master class workshop…
Read morePublication: The Work of iamamiwhoami in the Age of Networked Transmission
I’m pleased to announce that my article “The Work of iamamiwhoami in the Age of Networked Transmission” has now been published at the peer-reviewed journal The Projector: A Journal on…
Read moreCFP for MLA 2016: Mediations of Illness Narratives
We invite submissions for a MLA special session on mediations of illness narratives. Possible topics might include rhetorics of contagion; digital disability; online autothanatography; patient communities; distributed narratives; intersections of…
Read moreUpcoming Panel on Transgression, Gender Disturbance, and Feminist Sci-Fi Futures at #NWSA2014:
(Cross-listed from The Spiral Dance) I am very excited to be presenting at the National Women’s Studies Association Meeting, Nov 13 – 16, 2014. Below you can find our panel…
Read moreUpcoming Panel at the American Studies Association on Fabricating Tech
(Cross listed from FashioningCircuits.com) I’m getting very excited for my first trip to the American Studies Association this week! Mark Marino and I organized a panel called “Fabricating Tech: Pleasure…
Read moreUpcoming Talk at #MLA14: “Fashioning Alternative Publics: Student Maker Spaces”
In just a few weeks it will be time to bundle up and head to Chicago for the 2014 meeting of the Modern Language Association. I will be presenting at…
Read moreFashioning Circuits was Featured on a Local News Channel
Cross-posted from FashioningCircuits.com Actually, the piece ended up being framed as featuring “weird” college classes. But we’ve learned to love the label. Doug Magditch from the local CW affiliate recently…
Read moreDiversity Month Speaker Series, plus “a major award!”
I don’t think I ever posted here that last Spring, I was honored to receive the UT Dallas Office of Diversity and Community Engagement’s award for “Inclusive Excellence and Intercultural…
Read moreUpcoming Talk: “I feel like such a badass! Using Digital Tools to Empower Students as Makers”
A few months ago Spencer Keralis, one of the organizers of the 2013 Digital Frontiers Conference tweeted at me that I should submit something on Fashioning Circuits. The conference description…
Read moreNew Committee Work for 2013-2014
I am pleased to have been appointed to the University-wide Committee for the Support of Diversity and Equity. I had the opportunity to attend a few meetings to speak about…
Read moreFashioning Circuits for Spring 2013
I am pleased to be able to return to work on Fashioning Circuits in Spring 2013, with a group of five new students! Changes to this semester include: Undergraduate students…
Read moreGuide to Twitter for the EMAC Classroom
Every semester I have multiple students who are new to Twitter. Often these student buy into the commonly circulating, yet only moderately justifiable criticism, that Twitter is a tool for…
Read moreSubmitting Proposals to Academic Conferences
As a grad student, I discovered the wonders of the academic conference. There are few things more exciting than sitting in a room full of people discussing ideas. I loved…
Read moreFashioning Circuits: Emerging Media and Fashion
In Fall 2011, the Dallas Museum of Art will open an exhibition entitled, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk. Gaultier’s career intersects with…
Read moreMLA 2011 Paper for “What the Digital Does to Reading”
I gave two papers at the 2011 meeting of the Modern Language Association in Los Angeles. The one posted below was co-authored with Renee Hudson from UCLA and was for…
Read moreThe Story of the Story of Digital Textuality, Spring 2011
This semester, I am teaching two very similar classes, one undergraduate (EMAC 4325: Digital Writing) and one graduate (EMAC 6374: Digital Textuality). Though they have different titles, both courses are…
Read moreMLA 2011 Paper for “The Institution(alization) of Digital Humanities”
I gave two papers at the 2011 meeting of the Modern Language Association in Los Angeles. The first, posted below, was for the panel “The Institution(alization) of Digital Humanities, organized…
Read moreEMAC 6372 “Viral Media” Spring 2012 Research Paper Assignment
Research Paper Assignment Sheet EMAC 6372: Viral Media Spring 2012 Purpose: To analyze the role of viral media in our media ecology. To synthesize the varied course materials and topics…
Read moreBlogging Assignment – “Embed a Quote” Example
One of the ways that Facebook engages users in “social” activity is through the use of games. These games range from the relatively simple, like SuperPoke, which allows users to…
Read moreResearch Updates
I have been quite busy so far this Fall! In addition to the extensive amount of work entailed by the job market, I have been continuing work on my dissertation…
Read more2009 – 2010 at UCSB
2009 – 2010 promises to be an exciting year. I was awarded the Graduate Opportunity Fellowship at UCSB, so I will have the luxury of spending the entire year focused…
Read more2008-2009 at UCSB
Somehow 2008-2009 came and went and I never did manage to update this site with my status. In Fall 2008, I was most fortunate to be granted the Brython Davis…
Read moreAPA Check List
The following is meant as a quick reference guide for APA formatting. For more detailed information, consult your writing handbook. In the Body of your Paper Author names: last name…
Read moreFinal Project
English 192 Summer 2006 Final Project Purpose: To formulate a thesis based upon close textual analysis. To provide development and support for your ideas. To effectively utilize outside sources as…
Read moreWiki Assignment #2 – Annotated Bibliography
Wiki Assignment #2 Annotated Bibliography Purpose: In order to help you get started on your paper, our second Wiki assignment will center on preliminary research. Task: Read five scholarly sources…
Read moreEnglish 192 Science Fiction
English 192 Science Fiction Summer (A) 2006 Catalog No. 5504 Meets: MTWR 3:30 – 4:35. Location: ARTS 1241 Instructor: Kim Knight (kimberly_knight@umail.ucsb.edu) Office Hours: M, T 5:00 p.m. – 6:00…
Read moreWiki Assignment #1 – Secondary Criticism
Due Dates will be assigned on the first day of class. Each student will select a work of theory or secondary criticism (see below for the difference) in response to…
Read moreCritical Response Assignment
Critical Responses are due each meeting, before class begins. You should critically reflect upon the reading for the day and post one or more discussion questions to the class wiki.…
Read moreAssignments
Participation, including attendance and critical response assignments 20% Wiki Assignment 1, ongoing due dates 10% Mid-term Exam, Mon 7/17 25% Wiki Assignment 2, due Fri 7/28 10% 5 – 7…
Read moreEnglish 192 Course Policies
Attendance: The most valuable insights will come out of our class discussions and your participation is necessary for our success. It is important that you come to every class prepared…
Read moreFunction Outline Worksheet
Is your paper a bit “messy”? If you are having a hard time organizing your paper, try using this function outline worksheet to help you arrange paragraphs and ideas in…
Read moreGetting Ideas for Writing
From Sylvan Barnet’s A Short Guide to Writing About Literature. Getting Ideas for Writing About Poetry. Getting Ideas for Writing About Fiction.
Read moreInvention Techniques Pt. 2
Description, Deduction, & Speculation Adapted from Barbara Emmel’s Evidence as a Creative ActDeveloped by Jules Prown for the analysis of art, this three-step method offers a guide to critically analyzing…
Read moreSuggestions for Reading Critically
A Few Methods for Reading CriticallyThere is no “right†method for critical reading. Perhaps the most important strategy is to ask questions of the text and to note areas of…
Read moreGuide to MLA Format
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue has an excellent Guide to MLA Style.
Read moreInvention Techniques
Topic Exploration Methods Oftentimes, the most difficult part of writing a paper is just getting started. Listed below are several techniques that may help you discover new ideas or articulate…
Read moreThu, Mar 16th
The following students will present drafts of their web projects and receive feedback:
1. Gabrielle
2. Candace
3. Krystal
4. Daniel
5. Katy