Grad school work

[dsheinem]

I got my Master's at Syracuse University and my Ph.D. at the University of Iowa, both in Communication Studies - my emphasis is in rhetorical theory and criticism and in critical media studies - specifically my research focuses on the rhetoric of new media technology . My dissertation was about hacktivism.

I teach in a Communication Studies department at a state school in Pennsylvania with about 9,000 students. I teach courses in public speaking, political communication, media criticism, visual rhetoric, film, etc.

My interest in retro gaming and retro gaming communities is thus both personal and professional...

[ubelaffe]

That's pretty impressive there. I wonder how many phd's we have on the boards...

I'm about a year away from attending a masters program in library science (hopefully). Did 6 months working in collections maintenance (shelving, shifting, shelf-reading, etc...) and I'm at the music library now doing circulation and hopefully getting involved in digital collections. Check it out - http://www.sc.edu/library/music/

[Doctor Fugue]

That's pretty impressive there. I wonder how many phd's we have on the boards...

Well you all know I have a PhD because I mention it every other day.

[Ack]

Shoot, Fugue, it's in your name.

[vejita]

I'm more interested to know how many librarians-in-training are on the boards...

[dsheinem]

I'm more interested to know how many librarians-in-training are on the boards...

For those librarians in training, you should be excited by what is happening with the preservation and cataloging of gaming history at some universities. I think it will continue to be a trend. One good example:

http://www.stanford.edu/group/htgg/cgi-bin/drupal/

[ubelaffe]

that's just plain awesome.

[Ack]

Interesting project. I should get in touch with them...

[vejita]

There ya go, Ack- right up your alley!