Representations of non-normative genders and sexualities are nothing new in digital games. There are numerous examples (see also here), and many left to be recorded I’m sure. That said, the amount of diversity of sexualities and genders in this medium still seems lacking, particularly vis-à-vis other media. In the past I have written on the […]
Reveal a little to hide a lot: Acxiom’s consumer data portal
In early September 2013 the consumer marketing data company Acxiom unveiled a new website: AboutTheData.com. The site is billed as a resource for consumers seeking answers to “questions about the data that fuels marketing” and has been received by some as a welcome opportunity to peek under the hood of one of the nation’s largest […]
Announcements: Gina Neff and Tarleton Gillespie Present at Microsoft Research New England; Hector Postigo Presents at Annenberg School of Communication UPENN
Some contributors to Culture Digitally have a busy week starting October 7th! On October 8th Microsoft Research New England is hosting its 5th Anniversary Symposium to commemorate its founding in 2008. As part of this event former and existing visiting researchers have been asked to attend and some will present their research. From Culture Digitally, […]
Communication and the Internet: Hearsay Culture Podcast
If you don’t follow the Hearsay Culture podcasts then they are a great set of discussions with a range of folk relevant to issues of culture and the digital, including a few withthose who contribute to Culture Digitally such as Tom Streeter or Tarleton Gillespie. A recent addition was a podcast Tim Jordan made with […]
Not Print Print Bang Bang: 3D printed guns and the illusion of digital immateriality
We must come to terms with the systems and artifacts we build and, by understanding what they do to and for us, construct them (both materially and semiotically) in more liberatory and productive ways. But critical analysis of technologies is of limited usefulness if we cannot connect the results of this work to actual engagements with the […]