Zach Whalen
Assistant Professor
Dept. of English, Linguistics, Communication
University of Mary Washington
Teaching
This semester, Fall 2011, I am teaching The Graphic Novel [ENGL 386], Code, Culture and the Postmodern [ENGL 457] and two sections of Writing through Media [ENGL 202H].
Book
Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Videogames, published 2008 by Vanderbilt University Press. Edited by Zach Whalen and Laurie N. Taylor.
Recent Publications
- "Deviant Materialities: Reflecting Surfaces and Hollow Bodies in CSI." Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media. 13 (2008).
- "Film Music vs. Video Game Music: The Case of Silent Hill." Music, Sound, and Multimedia. Ed. Jamie Sexton. Edinburgh: Edinburgh U P, 2007.
- "Game Studies and Web 2.0: Finding an Audience Online." Flow TV. Department of Radio-TV-Film at UT Austin. 9 February 2007.
- @shannotate Definitely not the same thing (wasn't it orig "Alice's Adventures Underground"?), so yes, a vector would be great. #engl251 — 4 hours 13 min ago
- @lemidgardknight Oh yeah, did you get to see Alan Webb fall down the other day? I bet he was mad. — 19 hours 1 min ago
- @lemidgardknight By the way, I saw Tim Young listed as being "injured" at the trials, but no more detail than that. — 19 hours 2 min ago
- @lemidgardknight Learning is a lifelong process! Class is good so far -- lots of me lecturing, though, which is a little weird. — 19 hours 3 min ago
- @karlfenlay I once wrote a paper about product placement in that game. Relatedly, it references They Live (1988) at one point. #engl251 — 19 hours 3 min ago
- @karlfenlay Ah yes, Enter the Matrix. I have (some) fond memories of that game. Is the repetitiveness what you find frustrating? #engl251 — 19 hours 5 min ago
- My training last week: 7 workouts for 44.97 mi and 5297 calories burned http://t.co/8BDOKwxQ — 1 day 3 hours ago
- #PuppyBowl is a perfect demonstration that sports commentary is all about making narrative out of otherwise meaningless data. — 1 day 22 hours ago
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