At Berkman@10 during the Language of Openness breakout session, someone in the audience complained about the too frequent use of the word “consumer” when discussing the Internet and media in general. Ever since, consumer has also irked me and yet I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps it’s the English major coming out in me. Clearly [...]
Department of Alchemy
Connecting the dots between popular media and social culture.
伏見いなり、京都
The Department of Alchemy approaches American, Japanese, and international digital culture from a critical, analytical (and sometimes quite academic) perspective.
The blog provides commentary, news, essays, reviews, reports, presentations, audio/video, and general thoughts for a mainstream audience, with intended respect to the context of the works and the broader society that encompasses them.
Events
See me speak at Ignite Boston 7 at Microsoft NERD in Boston, MA, on 4 March 2010.
See me speak at Penny Arcade Expo East in Boston, MA, from March 26th - 28th, 2010.
See me speak at the Popular Culture Association National Conference in St. Louis, MI, from March 31st - April 3rd, 2010.
See me speak at Anime Boston in Boston, MA, from April 2nd - 4th, 2010.
Meet me at ROFLcon II in Boston, MA, from April 30th - May 1st, 2010.
Meet me at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, from July 1st - 4th, 2010.
Meet me at Otakon in Baltimore, MD, from July 30th - August 1st, 2010.