Since its inception, the sounds of hip hop were inherently tied to geography and space. The deep, rolling basslines of the west coast g-funk classics pioneered by Dr. Dre were fundamentally different from the grimy beats and kung fu samples produced around the same time by RZA in New York. The dirty trap sound started … Read more
When I began browsing Reddit in 2008, or so, I never knew it would become such an important part of my academic career. What was once a hobby and a source of information quickly became a vital site of analysis for my PhD work, and eventually the primary source material for my dissertation. However, as … Read more
Check out my interview with Ken Cagne about my dissertation, Reddit, GamerGate and politics in the digital era!
This is it, I guess. Last night, Americans decided that Donald J. Trump deserves to be the president of the United States. Collectively, over 58 million people went into a polling booth yesterday and decided to vote for a candidate who preys on the weak, attacks the marginalized, and is so volatile that his aids … Read more
Stamford, Conn. – August 1st, 2019 Dateline NBC has announced an open call for submissions of family Christmas cards that could be featured in their upcoming season. The hit newsmagazine asks for cards that feature an attractive couple with approximately 2.5 kids (preferably blonde) that will look ironic next to the text, “Father Kills Entire … Read more
If you are interested in Reddit, politics, GamerGate, check out my AMA with the Reddit community about my dissertation. I’m called a Nazi at least once!
You can find a copy of my dissertation here: http://search.proquest.com/docview/1719155030?pq-origsite=gscholar. You can also download a copy from my website here: http://blog.noahspringer.com/publics-and-counterpublics/
You can download my master’s thesis here: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1713&context=theses. You can also download it directly from my site here: http://blog.noahspringer.com/serious-play/