| Education: |
• Ph.D. candidate, Media Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Dissertation Title: “The Mutation of Cultural Values, Aesthetic Tastes and Popularity in the Age of Convergence Culture: Social Networking Practices of Musicians”
• Master of Arts in Media Ecology, New York University, NY, NY (May 2005)
Thesis: “Dissecting Propaganda Elements in Eminem’s Lyrics”
• Bachelor of Arts in English, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA (May 2002)
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| Research Interests: |
Media Studies: Aesthetics, New Media (participatory media), Television Studies, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Convergence Culture, Social Networking Sites,
I am currently pursuing my research interest in the intersection between decentralization of subjective aesthetic standards and the power / political tension inherent to generating cultural values in social networking sites.
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| Publications, Presentations, Projects of Interest: |
PUBLICATION:
Artist Communities Encyclopedia of Social Networking, George Barnett, Ph.D., General Editors, Sage Publication.
Severing the Disjuncture between Cultural Studies and Aesthetics: New Ways to Engage Aesthetics in the Study of Social Networking Sites. Rhizomes: Cultural Studies in Emerging Knowledge. Vol. 19. http://www.rhizomes.net/issue19/suhr.html
"Understanding the Paradoxes in the Artistic Fields of Myspace: The Problematization of Values and Popularity in Convergence Culture" New Media and Society, Vol. 11, Issue 1/2 (Forthcoming), 2008
“Understanding the Operation and Values of Live Music Performances on Secondlife:
A Textual Analysis on Social Networking Sites for Secondlife.com.” International Journal of Humanities, (Forthcoming)
“The Role of Participatory Media in Aesthetic Taste Formation: How do Amateurs critiques Music Performances and Videos on Youtube.com?” The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2008
“The Role of Intermediaries in the Consecration of Arts on Myspace.com” International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics. Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2008
“Music with View.” The Art Section: An Online Journal of Art and Cultural Commentaries. Vol. II, Issue 1, Deanna Sirlin (Publisher & Editor-in-Chief), Philip Auslander (Editor), 2008
“The Paradoxical Intersection between Foucault and Aurobindo’s Ideas on the Worldview and Aesthetics: Reflections on Critical Integral Theories” Integral Review. (Under Invited Revision)
(forthcoming in March, 2009). Review of Ispy: Surveillance and Power in the Interactive Era by Mark Andrejevic for Cyberculture Studies book reviews.
(invitation to participate in a book chapter) “Exploring the Implication of New Collaborative Technology on Indabamusic.com: How does Virtual Collaboration Impact the Cultural Values and Aesthetic Tastes?” Book Chapter for E Research Collaboration edited by Dr. Murugan Anandarajan. 2009
(invitation to participate in a book chapter) “Raising Popularity on MySpace: Tila Tequila's Fame of Labor and Celebrity Status" Book Chapter for In the Limelight and Under the Microscope: Forms and Functions of Female Celebrity edited by Dr. Su Holmes and Professor Diane Negra.
(forthcoming in March 2010). “Understanding the Emergence of Social Protocols on Cyberspace: Social Networking Practices of Musicians” (invitation to participate in Monograph, “Mediations in the Digital Context: Musics and Screens”). Comunicar. Vol. 34.
PRESENTATION:
Raising popularity on MySpace: The Power of Tila Tequila's Brand. Cultural Studies Association meeting, 18-20 March 2010, Berkeley, CA.
Exploring Musicians Laboring Process on Youtube: How does the Notion of Popularity Change in the Youtube Era? National Communication Association, November, 12-15, 2009, Chicago, Illinois.
“Exploring Musicians’ Laboring Process on Youtube : How does the Notion of Popularity Change in the Youtube Era?” National Communication Association, November, 12-15, 2009, Chicago, Illinois.
“Understanding the Implication of Interactivity Between Musical Artist and Audience: A Virtual Ethnography of Live Musical Performances on Secondlife.com” Pre- Conference, International Communication Association, May 21, 2009, Sponsored by Popular Communication Division (accepted and plan to attend)
“Understanding Immaterial, Affective and Free Labor of Musicians and Fans on VLES.com.” National Popular Culture and American Culture Association, New Orleans, LA, 8-11, April 2009 (accepted and plan to attend)
"The Labor of Social Networking: What are the Experts Advice on Becoming Famous on Myspace.com?" New Jersey Communication Association, Kean University, NJ. March 28, 2009
“Understanding the Interactivity between Sound and Vision: An Auto-Ethnographic Account of Improvisational Performance at 2007 NY Art Expo.” National Communication Association, San Diego, CA 21-24, November 2008
“Severing the Disjuncture between Cultural Studies and Aesthetics: New Ways to engage Aesthetics in the Study of Social Networking Sites.” National Communication Association, San Diego, CA 21-24, November 2008
“Understanding the Operation and Values of Live Music Performances on Secondlife:
A Textual Analysis on Social Networking Sites for Secondlife.com.” The Sixth International Conferences on New Direction in the Humanities, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey 15-18, July 2008. (virtual presentation)
“The Role of Participatory Media in Consecrating the Arts: Underpinning the Paradoxes in the Artistic Field of Myspace.com.” 2008 Pre-Conference International Communication Association. May 22nd, 2008, Montreal, Canada. McGill University.
“Jammin' in Cyberspace: Presence, performance, and the concept of "live" music in Second Life.” The 12th Annual New Jersey Communication Association Conference Saturday, March 22, 2008, the Communication Arts Department Marymount Manhattan College, New York, New York
“The Unrelenting Quest for Audiences’ Approval in Music Industry: How are Audiences Constructed from the Music Industry’s Standpoint?” The 2008 Popular Culture/American Culture Conference, in San Francisco, California, on March 19 – 22, 2008.
“Understanding the Intersection between Participatory Media and Aesthetic from Guattari’s Ethico-Aesthetic Paradigm.” 2008 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Mid-Winter Conference. Critical and Cultural Studies Division. Pittsburgh, PA. Feb. 29- March 1, 2008 (unable to attend due to weather)
“The Role of Participatory Media in Aesthetic Taste Formation: How do Amateurs critiques Music Performances and Videos on Youtube.com?” The Fourth International Conferences on Technology, Knowledge and Society. January 18-20, 2008. Northeastern University, Boston. (Virtual Presentation)
“The Feminist Aesthetics of the Female Subculture Music: A Textual Analysis of Ani Difranco’s political ideologies in the live performance DVD “Trust” National Communication Association Convention. November 15-18, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.
“Aesthetics as an Unspoken Medium for Self-Reflexivity: The Intersection between Foucault and the Aurobindo’s notion on the Aesthetics of Existences.” The 28th Meeting of South West Texas Popular and American Culture Association. February 14-17, 2007
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