Popular discussions often make use of terms and concepts divorced from their origins. When I investigate, I’m sometimes delighted to find trenchant essays whose …

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The aphorism “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” is common in contemporary life. It is often attributed to business guru …

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At Northeastern this week we had a GamerGate town hall meeting and I thought it’d be useful to share some resources as a follow-up …

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In Online Communities we recently spent a class focused on designing for gratitude. The task for the day was to “Give at least one Wikipedian …

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A draft of Following the Joneses: FOMO and Conspicuous Sociality (DRAFT) is now available.

ABSTRACT: I argue that the emergence and proliferation of the term …

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As a new notion takes root in the zeitgeist one can find competing definitions circulating in popular culture and scholarly literature. This is especially so …

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In addition to research and writing, summer is time to catch up on my reading. I thought I might share summaries of my favorites.

I …

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A blog entry Swartz wrote in 2009, titled “Honest Theft,” neatly details his view of the school as a haven for rebelliousness. He described friends …

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I thought I would share a draft of a new paper; it’s still rough and I welcome any and all feedback!

Fake geek girls …

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As I continue to think about geekdom, especially in the context of the boundary policing of “fake geek girls,” I return to Pierre Bourdieu’s …

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