home cooked theory

Glocalising sex and gender: Travel bursaries

The workshop I mentioned yesterday has just announced that there are 4 grants available for students wishing to attend the workshop, but who usually reside outside of the Sydney urban area. There is a draft of the program here for anyone who might be thinking of going.
To apply for a grant, you will have [...]

Phew

That was close. Lots of deadlines to start the year, but now they’re mostly out of the way I can take a minute to catch up with myself. It’s probably obvious that since moving to the beach I’ve been quite reluctant to stay inside blogging after hours, with visitors and the magnificent Leonard Cohen entertaining [...]

Grizzling about Facebook

Setting up my new office, I’m reminded that my first task at Sydney is to introduce and chair this seminar on Friday. All are welcome.
Professor Meaghan Morris
‘Grizzling About Facebook’
Friday, 7th Nov, 2pm
The Refectory, Main Quadrangle, University of Sydney
Followed by drinks at Manning Bar
Abstract:
In journalistic usage, “new media” talk often suggests that one set of innovations [...]

Farewell to Pig City

It’s my last day at UQ, which makes a fresh theme seem fitting. The banner design this time is by Sarah Xu, who has been taking the lead for the past few months on the Working From Home project. I think she gets the Home Cooked Theory vibe just right. Thanks Sarah!
One of my [...]

Should I stay or should I go?

Sticking to a theme, the next Monthly MACS meeting at UQ — which will also be my last — is going to discuss the consequences of moving for work. Back in my first year at the CCCS, I thought a group like MACS might be a way to form a community of support for [...]

Good trip

I haven’t yet had a chance to say thanks to Adrian and my other generous hosts at Monash last week… even though the Qantas debacle meant I was a little bit late and spent most of the day in transit everyone made me feel very welcome and not too much of a screen studies amateur. [...]

Checking in and checking out

In another instance of outsourcing labour and discharging accountability, Qantas now encourages customers to check in online the night before a flight to prevent the likelihood that your seat will be given to someone else. The company’s policy to routinely oversell flights is now taken to be our responsibility; merely showing up on time for [...]

The State of the Industry

Frankie magazine has a feature this month on postgrads with cool PhD topics. [Disclaimer: I know two of the three interviewees quite well; in fact it feels as though I "know" half the people in the issue in one way or another...] Nestled in with other stories of “creative types” who do what they do [...]

Always on: the seminar

CENTRE FOR CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES
PUBLIC SEMINAR SERIES for 2008
Tuesday 9th September 2.00-3.30pm
Dr Melissa Gregg
Always On: Coping with Constant Connectivity
Social Sciences and Humanities Library Conference Room
Level 1 Duhig Building (Bldg 2) St Lucia Campus [See Map]
Abstract:
While expensive advertising campaigns continue to promote the benefits of new media technologies, particularly for time-poor executives [...]

Anticipatory affects in the workplace

There’s a separate symposium I’m speaking at in Melbourne called “Affect and the Human/ Machine Interface” which is being organised by Fiona Brideoake and the Minds, Bodies, Machines ARC Linkage Project. The event features Ian Horswill as plenary speaker on Tuesday afternoon, as well as a bunch of other very interesting looking sessions. I’m presenting [...]

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