Coordinator Profile: Rae Campbell

Rae Campbell is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Science, Media and Communication at the University of Wollongong. She is writing her thesis on shifting western cultural discourses concerning value and power associated with nerd identity and considering whether there is a gender inequity when it comes to the power and cultural advantages now attached to the nerd label.

Coordinator Profile: Andrew Whelan

Andrew Whelan is a sociology lecturer at UOW with interests in music, gender, and language use. His current research addresses noise and death metal, sampling practices in breakcore, and forms of 'problematic' speech and discourse online.

Remix recommendation: the last tune on this release.

Coordinator Profile: Katie Freund

Katie is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Science, Media & Communication at the University of Wollongong. She is writing her dissertation on fan-made remix videos, known as vids, which edit television and film footage to music, and also researches virtual worlds such as Second Life and their uses for education.

Blog: Fanthropology
Email: fanthropology@gmail.com
Twitter: Katiedigc
Second Life: Rina Ethaniel


Remix recommendations:

"Supernatural at the Movies" by Ash


"Expialidocious", by Pogo

Coordinator Profile: Chris Moore

Chris Moore is a father, gamer and lecturer in Digital Communications, Games and Media Studies at the University of Wollongong. Currently researching Australian games and gamers and their cultural, economic and social contributions, this focus has emerged from analysis of the complementary and alternative regimes of intellectual property generation and management, including the Open Source movement and digital games modification and machinima sub-cultures and online learning practices. Check him out on Flickr and Twitter.

Welcome!

We've finally gone and done it! Chris Moore, Andrew Whelan, Rae Campbell, and I are now hosting a conference here at UOW. It's called "Revise: The Art and Science of Contemporary Remix Culture" and it's coming up on 2-3 December, 2010.

We are seeking both academic papers and fan submissions of artwork, video remixes and mashups, DJ work, and literary remix. I would love to see practitioners and fan artists attend this event, and you are welcome to submit a short abstract (200-250 words) to revise2010@gmail.com and speak for about 15-20 min about your work or your style. It is our hope to combine the academics and the artists in a collaborative event that everyone can enjoy.

Please check out the Call for Papers in the sidebar for more information on topics and submission guidelines. Abstracts are due by 15 April, 2010!