At this point, I am assuming that my project will be some narrative exploration of my own digitised self, utilizing generative models trained on my own personal data. I don’t yet know what form the narrative will take; it may possibly be that I can present my conversation with my digital doppelganger as a narrative […]

Beyond the skills and knowledge with which the Narrative and Computational Text Analysis intensive equipped me, I found it a valuable space for orienting myself a little more within the interdisciplinary space which my work will have to occupy. It is so far the closest fit I have found to my own interests—for once, I […]

By now, I have a fairly clear idea of my topic area–I want to explore the idea of digital identity from two directions: first, as a network of story we “write” into digital spaces; second, as a digital object far beyond our comprehension and control. The first approach suggests that we can analyze things like […]

The running theme of my coursework, readings, and reflections during week three was identification and dissociation, othering and empathy. From Dr. Alexander’s discussions of the uncanny in Interdisciplinary Futures to the Edwin Merwin Bot in the Text Remix readings and material, I drew out a running thread of the power of language and story to […]