Contact
There are number of ways to get in touch with me online, but probably the best way is to email me at zwhalen at umw dot edu OR zach.whalen at gmail dot com. I also frequently use the screenname "molecularr" (for example, on the unForums), so if you run into someone with that screenname, there's a good chance it's me.
If you must send me snail mail communication, this is my official address:
Zach Whalen
Dept. of English, Linguistics and Communication
University of Mary Washington
1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
My office is in Combs 308 and my phone number is (540) 654-2355.
Where I'm At
Teaching
I am teaching two courses this fall: "Forms of Narrative" (ENGL 251A) and "New Media: The False and the Virtual" (ENGL 376MM). More information about these courses is available on my teaching page.
Research
My dissertation is on videogame typography, and I have published on a number of topics related to games and other digital media. My continuing research interests focus on the material textuality of digital artifacts.
Please see my curriculum vitae for more information.
Book
Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Videogames, forthcoming 2008 from Vanderbilt University Press. Edited by Zach Whalen and Laurie N. Taylor.
Other Sites to Visit
- Gameology.org
- ImageTexT
- TheVideogameText.com (soon)
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.
