Ryan McGrady, ABD

Congratulations to CRDMer Ryan McGrady, whose oral exams demonstrated to his committee that he deserves the letters ABD. His committee is chaired by Jeremy Packer, with Tim Stinson, Jason Swarts, and Neal Thomas (at UNC) as members.  Ryan's dissertation will investigate the history of encyclopedias and will explore the issues of epistemic authority and medium …

It’s that time of year again: CRDMers have been filling up the Pubs

In keeping with what has become tradition on the CRDM blog, it's time to take a moment to recognize the CRDM students who have been published all across the academic landscape in the past year. Brock, Kevin. "Establishing Ethos on Proprietary and Open Source Software Websites." Online Credibility and Digital Ethos: Evaluating Computer-Mediated Communication. Eds. Shawn Apostel and Moe Folk. …

Nathan Hulsey, ABD

After beating the exam/prospectus boss Nathan will now level up and face his dissertation, tentatively titled "For Play: Games, Seduction and Everyday Life."