p r o j e c t s
online projects
online surveys on entertainment and politics: designed and conducted two national surveys on the relationship between entertainment and politics
center of attention : an island on Second Life is currently under construction
blog.learcenter.org : i'm a regular contributor to the Norman Lear Center Blog
www.grandintervention.org: created this site for a joint project between the Los Angeles Times and the Norman Lear Center.
entertainment news archive : created a categorical system for a searchable bibliography of thousands of articles on every facet of entertainment – from film, TV, and radio to art, advertising, and fashion
lear center local news archive : helped design an online video database containing thousands of hours of broadcast political news
reliable resources : produced the site and its roadmap for political reporters, a database of key resources for political stories, including current contact information for government personnel, academic experts, and political journalists for every US state.
education.com : helped design Vivendi-Universal's portal for educational games
women in the humanities : i had to use the wayback machine to rediscover my first web site, an index to the most valuable sites on women in the arts.
offline projects
grand intervention: helped conceive and produce this unique, grass-roots park design competition
ready to share: fashion & the ownership of creativity: helped conceive the project and produce a ground-breaking conference and book
warners' war: politics, pop culture & propaganda in wartime hollywood : helped curate and produce this museum exhibition on American propaganda films from the 30s and 40s
tribeca film festival : helped conceive and produce five events at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival, including panels on "Jesus as Celebrity" and "Politics as Entertainment"
research interests
celebrity culture | globalization of entertainment | fashion & intellectual property law | entertainment technology | propaganda & public diplomacy | gaming