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Curriculum Vitae
M.A. 1992. Florida Atlantic University, Department of Communication. Master's Thesis Title: "Voices from the Distance: Radio Martí and the (Pen)Insular Construction of Cuban Identity" (317 KB). B.A. 1985. Florida Atlantic University, Department of Communication. | |
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Publications
Cybering Democracy: Public Space and the Internet.* Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 2002. Synopsis: Taking the spatial metaphors typically used to characterize both democratic participation (e.g., agora) and online activity (e.g., cyberspace) as its point of departure, this study explores the conceptions of space at work in democratic theory and develops an analytical framework for understanding cyberspace as another kind of produced social space -- a heterotopia that contradicts "the famililar landmarks . . . of our geography" (Foucault). This framework is then used to investigate whether and in what senses the different spatiality of cyberspace may be said to enable a kind of democratic practice, or whether, by contrast, what it most enables is the production of a new kind of safe, liberal space, which (like most liberal spaces) operates by excluding certain bodies. *Winner of the MLA 2002 Prize for Independent Scholars (see press release). b. Journal Articles (peer reviewed) "Gendering Sovereignty: Marriage and International Relations in Elizabethan Times." European Journal of International Relations 3 (3), September 1997: pp. 291-318. "Making State Action Possible: The U.S. and the Discursive Construction of 'the Cuban Problem', 1960-1994." Jutta Weldes and Diana Saco. Millennium 25 (2), 1996: pp. 361-395. (Abstract) c. Book Chapters (peer reviewed) "Colonizing Cyberspace: National Security and the Internet. In Cultures
of Insecurity: States, Communities, and the Production of Danger,
eds. Jutta Weldes, Mark Laffey, Hugh Gusterson, and Raymond Duvall. Minneapolis:
University of Minnesota Press. Forthcoming, October 1999. "Masculinity as Signs: Poststructuralist Feminist Approaches to the
Study of Gender," pp. 23-39. In Stephen Craig (Ed.), Men,
Masculinity and the Media. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications,
1992. | |
"The Gendered Bodies of Cyberspace." Book review of The Domain-Matrix, Nattering on the Net, Wired_Women, and Net Chick. Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources 19(1), Fall 1997: pp. 21-24. "Souping Up Your Web Site." Feature-length software review of Corel Web.Graphics Suite (v1.2), AimTech Jamba (v1.1.25), and Symantec Visual Café (v1.0). ComputorEdge 15 (15), April 11, 1997: pp. 32+. Software review of CorelDraw 7 Suite. ComputorEdge
14(51), December 20, 1996: p. 66. Software reviews of DocuMagix HotPage (v1.0) and ProCD Select Phone
Deluxe 1997. ComputorEdge
14(38), September 20, 1996: pp. 60+.
"Colonizing Cyberspace: ‘National Security' and the Internet." Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Chicago, IL. 31 August-3 September, 1995. "Burying the Cuban Cadaver in the Peaceful Fields of the New World Order, or, The U.S. Construction of the Cuban Security Problematic." Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association. Acapulco, Mexico. 23-27 March, 1993. (co-authored with Jutta Weldes.) "Poststructuralist Feminist Approaches to the Study of Gender and Sexuality: Avenues for Future Media Research." Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association. Miami, FL. 21-25 May, 1992. "Voices from the Distance: Radio Martí and the (Pen)Insular Construction of Cuban Identity." Annual Meeting of the International Communication Association. Miami, FL. 21-25 May, 1992. a. Scholarly journals
b. Conferences, workshops, and seminar presentations Guest Author (via tele-conference) for Q-and-A session on Cybering Democracy. For the senior seminar in "Critical Approaches to Power," Whitman College. Walla Walla, WA. 19 November, 2003. Guest Presenter, "@Netting the Body." For the graduate seminar in "Approaches to Knowledge and Truth: Ways of Knowing" (George Spangler and Raymond Duvall, Professors). University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. 5 May, 2000. Discussant, "Culture and Historical Change" Panel 3. Third Pan-European International Relations Conference and Joint Meeting with the International Studies Association. Vienna, Austria, 16-19 September, 1998. Guest Presenter, "Troubling Images: On the Politics of Film and ‘Film Talk' on the Internet." For the graduate seminar in "Communication and Modern Cultural Theory" (Mike Budd, Professor). Florida Atlantic University. Boca Raton, FL. 7 November, 1995. Paper Contributor and Participant, Workshop on "Culture and the Production of Insecurity." Sponsored by the Midwest Consortium for International Security Studies (MCISS) (organized by Raymond Duvall, Jutta Weldes and Mark Laffey). University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. 27-29 October, 1995. Paper Contributor and Participant, Workshop on "Culture and the Production of Insecurity." Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the University Research Council of Kent State University (organized by Jutta Weldes). Kent, OH. 28-30 April, 1995. Guest Presenter, "Feminist Film Criticism: The Piano and the Female Gaze." (14KB). For the Minnesota Humanities Commission's Teacher Institute. Seminar on "Screening Society: Film as Art and Culture." Chaska, MN. 13-18 November, 1994. Paper Contributor and Participant, Workshop on "Culture and the Production of Insecurity." Sponsored by the Committee on International Peace and Security of the Social Science Research Counsel (SSRC) and the MacArthur Interdisciplinary Program on Peace and International Cooperation (organized by Jutta Weldes and Hugh Gusterson). University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. 28-30 October, 1994. Invited Discussant, Third GRIP (Group for Research into the Institutionalization and Professionalization of Knowledge-Production) conference, "Knowledges: Production, Distribution, Revision." Sponsored by the University of Minnesota and GRIP. Minneapolis, MN. 14-17 April, 1994. Paper Discussant and Participant, Workshop on "Norms and International Security." Sponsored by the Social Science Research Counsel (SSRC) and the MacArthur Interdisciplinary Program on Peace and International Cooperation (organized by Peter Katzenstein). University of Minnesota. Minneapolis, MN. 13-16 January, 1994.
Harold B. Leonard Memorial Film Study Fellowship ($12,000): held at the University of Minnesota, 1991-92. American Political Science Association Latino Minority Fellowship ($6,000): held at the University of Minnesota, 1987-88. University of Minnesota Wolfsberg Fellowship ($3,900), 1987-88. Florida Atlantic University Minority Graduate Fellowship ($1,500), Spring 1987. English Speaking Union Scholarship to the Oxford University International
Graduate Summer Study Program (in "British Literature, History, and Society:
1870-Present," Exeter College): held as a Florida Atlantic University
graduate student, Summer 1986.
Manager of Information Systems (for a law firm in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida): July 1999 - Present b. Teaching Adjunct Professor (courses designed and taught): Florida Atlantic University (Davie Campus), Division of Social Science:
Spring 2000.
Macalester College, Political Science: Fall 1994.
Instructor (courses designed and taught): University of Minnesota, Political Science: Summer 1993, Winter
1994, and Summer 1994.
Florida Atlantic University, English: Fall 1986-Spring 1987.
Teaching Assistant: University of Minnesota, Institute of International Studies, International
Relations Undergraduate Program: Fall 1992 and Fall 1993.
University of Minnesota, Political Science: Fall 1988-Winter 1993.
Florida Atlantic University, Communications: Spring 1986-Spring
1987.
c. Other academic appointments International Relations Advisor. University of Minnesota, Institute of International Studies, International Relations Undergraduate Program. Program Director: Prof. Kinley Brauer. Acting Program Director: Prof. Michael Metcalf: Winter 1994-Spring 1995. Assistant to the Director of the MacArthur Interdisciplinary Program on Peace and International Cooperation. University of Minnesota. Acting Program Director: Prof. Raymond Duvall, Political Science: Fall 1992-Spring 1993. Political Science Advisor. University of Minnesota, Political Science, Undergraduate Program. Program Directors: Prof. Charles Backstrom and Prof. August Nimtz: Winter 1990-Winter 1991. Research Assistant to Prof. Jacqueline Zita. University of Minnesota, Women's Studies: Winter and Spring 1988. • Democratic Theory/Political ThoughtForeign Languages
• French (moderate reading proficiency)
• Server OS/Applications: Windows Server 2003/2000, Novell Netware, Zenworks, ArcServe, Norton Anti-Virus Corporate Edition, Border Manager; including user setup, network security and remote desktop and server management. • Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, router based and Windows-based firewall management, NAT, port forwarding, Ethernet and wireless networking protocols, print server setups, dual-WAN setup and load balancing, CAT-5E wiring and testing, and RJ45 jack termination. • Web: expertise using all major browsers (including IE, Netscape, and Firefox), extensive HTML editing, content-management software experience (including ProPage Manager and WordPress), some CGI, Java scripting, PHP, and CSS. • Remote Access: Terminal Server, Citrix Metaframe, pcAnywhere, Telnet, FTP. • Word Processing/Desktop Publishing/Graphics: Microsoft Office Suite (including Word, Access, Excel, and Powerpoint), Corel WordPerfect, Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator CS2, PaintShop Pro. • Law-Office Applications: GroupWise (calendaring and e-mail), Juris (billing and administration), Premise. • Video/Sound/DVD Authoring Applications: Bulent's Screen Recorder 3 (for creating computer training videos), Adobe Audition (for sound mixing), Mpeg Video Wizard (digital video editor), Ulead DVD Moviefactory. • Other Business Applications (including telecomm & security): Olympus DS3000/4000 Digital Dictation/Transcription software (user setup with custom registry fixes to modify network download paths and batch files for remote uploads), Siemens HiPath Manager C (system wide phone programming & hardwire punchdowns on 110 blocks), Siemens Phonemail management (via ProComm Plus), WinDSX (office entry/security management), WordPerfect Macros, Microsoft Visual Basic Macros, DOS batch file processing. • PDAs: Blackberry and Palm Pilot desktop applications and management, including Blackberry Web Client setups with email forwarding rules and POP3 email setups for Palm. • PC and Laptop Hardware: full systems build, installation and troubleshooting, including custom built PC designs with IDE or mirrored SATA harddrives, BIOS reconfigurations, and installation or replacement of all system components, including motherboards and CPU's, memory chips, graphic cards, sound cards, optical drives, power supplies, cooling units, and expansion cards; installation of all peripherals including modems, printers, scanners, and interface devices.
Research Profile: The work I do explores the construction and differential empowerment of subjects in multiple sites, including domestic politics, international relations, and popular culture. Hence, the common theme running through my research on cyberspace, U.S./Cuban relations, gender and sovereignty, and the politics of the media is how certain identities and practices have become possible and intelligible in each of these venues and what other identities and practices have been excluded. In short, I am interested in the study of what are fundamentally political processes for making meanings. Looking back on my earlier projects, I now realize that I have always been interested, as well, in studying how space figures into these processes. Whether in terms of the island of Cuba as "distant, lost homeland" in the construction of Cuban exile identity or in terms of the notions of "Christendom" and "the New World" as shapers of sixteenth-century sovereignty and European identity, the meaningful construction of a particular kind of space has been central to the political processes of subject formation and political agency that I have analyzed. I now focus on the space of politics and the politics of space in a more self-conscious fashion, exploring how space itself can contribute to social change. In my recent work, I analyze cyberspace as a new kind of produced social space and analyze the challenges and possibilities it engenders, particularly for democratic participation, for international security, and for redefinitions of the state and civil society. | ||
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