Carly A. Kocurek, PhD - Games, Scholarship, Media

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How I learned to read again

How I learned to read again

During college to some extent and during graduate school to a depressing extent, I stopped leisure reading. .

For many, this is probably fine. I don’t necessarily think reading particular types of things for fun necessarily makes people better or smarter in any particular way.… Read the rest

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A totally unofficial guide to SCMS submissions

A totally unofficial guide to SCMS submissions

I have presented at the Society for Cinema and Media Studies in a variety of capacities, and I’ve served on the committee that reviews conference submissions a couple times. I mention this not to make myself sound official (I’m very decidedly not) but to make clear that my unofficial advice is grounded in some deep familiarity with the organization, the conference, and its processes.… Read the rest

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