THOMAS CONNER
communication PhD . culture journalist
THE LATEST
» » » Thrilled and thankful to have been awarded a research fellowship by the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts (SICCA), which will help fund the next phase of my media analysis — a new study currently in development, stay tuned!
» » » Really enjoyed being a part of the rich conversations (and methodology education!) at the Mixed Realities: Ethnographic Approaches to the Virtual conference at Yale. My next appearances will be at two super-fun, highly specialized upcoming cultural-studies conferences: DisNet (re: Disney!) and Realizing Resistance (re: Star Wars!). The latter is a fine follow-up to my guest appearance on the podcast "Star Warsologies" (on Apple and Spotify).
» » » In fact, watch for news about my own upcoming podcast: Phenomenoscopy!
» » » Thrilled and thankful to have been awarded a research fellowship by the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts (SICCA), which will help fund the next phase of my media analysis — a new study currently in development, stay tuned!
» » » Really enjoyed being a part of the rich conversations (and methodology education!) at the Mixed Realities: Ethnographic Approaches to the Virtual conference at Yale. My next appearances will be at two super-fun, highly specialized upcoming cultural-studies conferences: DisNet (re: Disney!) and Realizing Resistance (re: Star Wars!). The latter is a fine follow-up to my guest appearance on the podcast "Star Warsologies" (on Apple and Spotify).
» » » In fact, watch for news about my own upcoming podcast: Phenomenoscopy!
Journalism
20 years as a music critic & newspaper editor |
Research
Analyzing cultural histories & media effects of holograms & AR |
Teaching
Two decades teaching comm theory & writing skills |
Cover star (above): Princess Leia dematerializes