Written Work
"The Toy Soldiers From Leeds" 2006
This essay was published in Fan fiction and fan communities in the age of the Internet, a collection of essays edited by Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse. Click on the title to see an overview of the book, essay abstracts and and up-to-date bibliography
Turning It into a Proper Business 2003
My dissertation is a case study comparing distance learning discourses in academic and corporate contexts. Its full title is "Turning It into a Proper Business": The Fate of Complexity in Distance Learning Corporate Discourse and I defended it in November 2003. Click on the title to download a .pdf version of Section 1 (pages 1-21)
"Frontiera? No, grazie" 1996
This essay was published in Nubi all'orizzonte, a collection of essays in Italian on new media communications practices. Click on the title to download a .pdf version
Conference Talks
"Just Do It" [not yet active] 2008
I gave this talk at the Cross-Gendered Voices Conference held May 31, 2008 at the CAPITAL Centre, University of Warwick (UK). Click on the title to download a zipped file including an .mp3 excerpt and supporting .pdf materials
"Transposing Communities of Practice Discourse " 2008
I was a keynote speaker at the Future-Learning Conference held March 27, 2008 in Istanbul (Turkey). Click on the title for an excerpt from my talk
Teaching
Professionnalisation, valorisation de l’expérience et TIC [not yet active] 2008
Course I am currently teaching for the Pierre & Marie Curie University (UPMC). Click on the title to download a sample of teaching materials in .pdf
Writing about Cyberpunk [not yet active] 1994
A very early course I co-taught with Tonya Browning for the University of Texas at Austin Computer Writing and Research Lab (CWRL). Click on the title to download sample teaching materials in a textfile.
Other Projects
Honoria in Ciberspazio 1997
I wrote and sang an aria for this opera. Click on the title to know more.