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Associate Professor of Communication & Media Studies @MemorialU — game studies, critical & experimental media @ sarahthorne on bsky (she/her)
St. John's, NL
Joined March 2012
"People are often skeptical that student action can inspire change, but MUN students are serious when it comes to protesting their continually rising tuition fees." Lee Hurley makes a case for student activism at Memorial leading up to tomorrows day of action.
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Games job at ucla!!!! Open rank!! https://t.co/csn3IpFxem
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If you're looking for a quick academic summary of game industry layoffs, unions, shareholders and games edu - I wrote this piece for @ConversationCA with @kenzielgordon @jweststar and Sean Gouglas.
theconversation.com
Recent waves of layoffs shine a light on the systemic issues in the game industry and the post-graduation promises universities are making to students.
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(1/2) 'Despite having had months to respond #MemorialUniversity has repeatedly refused to submit financial proposals to the union,' Coffin... said the lack of response from the university is "unacceptable & deeply unfair." https://t.co/G899SzWOtG
#MemorialU #GrenfellCampus #MUNL
cbc.ca
The Lecturers' Union of Memorial University is walking away from conciliation with the administration over what it calls repeated delays and refusals to submit proposals over pay.
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Back by Popular Demand! Join us on Wednesday from 12 noon to 1 pm at Nexus Exchange for an insightful session on ChatGPT & Academia. @sarahthorne_ @MaxLiboiron
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HAPPENING TODAY (Oct. 4) - Learn how to use Zotero, the popular citation management tool, in this online workshop hosted by librarian Chelsea Humphries. Register here: https://t.co/a8YBvdF589
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I'm happy to announce an amzing lineup for the Fall 2023 (ADE) for Games Communities Speakers Series. We are, once again, looking forward to centering marginalized perspectives and ideas from Indigenous, Black, and otherwise racialized game scholars and practitioners.
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 Did you know that @mitpress just made a massive push to make it's catalog free and open access? That means if you've been meaning to read Repairing Play you can literally just punch the DOWNLOAD PDF button!!! https://t.co/TwwxEvapc5
direct.mit.edu
A provocative study that reconsiders our notion of play—and how its deceptively wholesome image has harmed and erased people of color.Contemporary theorist
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1/2. Using your smartphone you can follow an abridged version of Orion's Set in Darkness audiobook as you move through the spaces of Edinburgh where the story unfolds. This is a totally free web based app and will take 4-6 hours to complete
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In Edinburgh in July and looking for a new experience? Follow Ian Rankin's Set in Darkness and see Edinburgh come to life through Inspector Rebus's eyes. Try the mobile audio version of Set in Darkness for free.
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NEW PROJECT: How (not) to get hit by a self-driving car 🚗⚠️💥 A street-based game that challenges visitors to avoid being detected by an AI-powered camera. Can you fool the AI and reach the goal? Collab with @tomokihara as part of @wshed @PlayableCity
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MUNFA President Ash Hossain and MUNFA President-Elect Josh Lepawsky have sent the following letter to Education Minister @KLHowell2021 @EDU_GovNL A pdf of the letter can be found: https://t.co/JWMQVYLWtz
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"The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Memorial University extends its solidarity and support to our colleagues at the University of Waterloo in the wake of the recent act of violence on June 28." - Dean Natasha Hurley @memorialhss
https://t.co/ZxikkvMLkp
gazette.mun.ca
We condemn these actions and offer our outrage and sadness in response.
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Tell Me Why is available for free throughout all of June in honor of Pride Month! As in past years, we ask that you give your money to trans creators, trans-inclusive charities local to you, and trans people in need. See you in Delos Crossing! ✨
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🚨PLS SHARE WIDELY 🚨 T-T position in RELS/GNDR in @memorialhss at @MemorialU 🌊🐳🥁in the area of "Indigenous spiritualities and feminisms." Deadline: August 1, 2023. Details ⬇️ Don't hesitate to get in touch with any ❔👋
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Talking queer politics in Life is Strange with Alison Graves! @GamesInstitute #ICGaN2023 Thank you, Alison, for another great presentation!
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Citizens of the game or neoliberal heroes? Caighlan Smith walks Session 9 through challenges to RPG design in her presentation: "Questing Solo: The Single-Player RPG hero and Neoliberal Isolation." @GamesInstitute #ICGaN2023
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Yes! Great discussion even though our talks were all quite different!
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