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2019 Year in Academic Review
In Spring 2019, I got to take my first-ever sabbatical, and it really changed the shape of my year. I published less than I usually do by some measures (no journal articles for once?),… Read the rest
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I’m not supposed to be here, but I am
A few years ago, I won a research award for junior faculty at my university. I was very excited. I got a thousand dollars and a crystal trophy plaque thing. But then I looked closely at the engraving: “presented to Carly Kocurek in recognition of his Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Scholarship.”… Read the rest
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Sadly I am not a brain in a jar
I am spending this week and next at the archive. The Brian Sutton-Smith Library and Archives of Play at the Strong Museum of Play has a staggering collection of periodicals, papers, and artifacts.… Read the rest
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Archives I Have Loved: Video Game Research in the Dustbin of History
The discussion on Twitter yesterday about video game archives and archive-based historical work stirred up some memories about the work I’ve done in archives myself. While I tend to fall between disciplines and currently work primarily in media and game studies and digital humanities, my real training is as an American cultural historian.… Read the rest
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