[Air-l] nomination

[Kathleen O'Riordan]

I accept nomination for an open seat.

As a member of the committee I would like to continue to develop AoIR's
commitment to becoming both an international and interdisciplinary
organisation. 

The AoIR organisation has already become relevant to, and inclusive of a
diverse community.  There is however, much further to go in this direction. 
Like Jeremy I would also like to see areas of social analysis such as queer
theory, feminism and postcolonial theory inform the work of the organisation
more extensively.  There are already these elements in place but again such
directions need to be sustained and developed.  I would also like to see the
work of the ethics committee further sustained.

I have served on the AoIR ethics committee and was also present at AoIR 1.  I
unfortunately will not be able to attend AoIR 2 but hope to see it in Europe
next year.  

Academically I come from a literature and critical theory background but moved
into media studies and IT at postgraduate level.  I then developed a research
project specific to Internet Research around my DPhil.  I have also carried
out additional research into cross-platform media such as Big Brother.  I am
interested in looking further at the convergence of media and communication
forms and also in continuing to map a history of communications to better
understand these periods of change.  I am also invested in both developing and
analysing the interdisciplinary and international elements of the field.

At present I teach and research media studies, multimedia and IT in the
Cultural studies framework of Continuing Education in the U.K. 


Kate O'Riordan
Arts C304 
CCE
University of Sussex
Falmer
Brighton
BN1 9RG

Tel: 01273 877774
Email: k.s.o-riordan at sussex.ac.uk

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