This is the online hub of my creative and intellectual work. Prior to my work as a media and brand reputation analyst, I was a graduate student of religion and anthropology at the University of Chicago. My research focused on digital culture and Middle Eastern politics. These days, I write about whatever strikes my fancy. I also make art and music.
Modern and Im/material things: my thoughts on modernity, digital culture and the measurement of the immaterial web.
When I am not tumbling for personal reasons, I write for We Are Local.
About: “The We Are Local project is an experiment in collaborative ethnography about social media and social media practices. Unlike other blogs written by multiple authors, We Are Local’s contributors are documenting how social media impacts their day-to-day lives by documenting in as much detail as possible how they use or do not use social media in their social lives. There are no experts of social media at We Are Local. Our claim is simply this: the best way to make claims about the larger implications of social media and culture is to document and understand the relationship between the two on a micro-level and extrapolate from there.”
My personal tumblelog:
Imaginary Qualities of Actual Things
About: “Satirizing the real, one cultural reference at a time. Imaginary Qualities of Actual Things is a journal of digital culture, sarcasm, and cultural analysis.”
Has been retired since 2/26/2010. Refer to Modern and Im/material Things for most recent content.
“Political Euphemisms: The Semantics of Oppression.”
Mention in UChicago’s Chronicle
A Nice Write-Up at Nervous Motion
Feature in my College Newspaper
“Swift Like Silence,” Christina Dennaoui
I write abstract electronic music. For more samples, also check out my myspace page.
Mergers & Acquisitions: Sound and Remix Lab
I find music I like and I post it here. Usually remixes but not always. Note: Might not be updated frequently.
Christina Dennaoui:
After acquiring two degrees in a field of study that is useless to everyone except for academics and Homeland Security, I decided to give up the ghost on armchair anthropology. In my post-graduate school life, I works as a (social) media and brand reputation analyst in the research division of a highly ranked Public Relations firm. I am an artist, musician, and maintain a blog read by a riveted audience of three.
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