Zachary James McDowell

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1 Updated January Zachary James McDowell 29 Pine Street Easthampton, MA EDUCATION Ph.D. Communication Dissertation: Mashup Archaeology: A Case Study in the Role of Digital Technology in Cultural Production Specialty Areas: New Media / Technology, Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, Philosophy of Communication University of Massachusetts, Amherst M.A. B.S. Communication Studies Thesis: Variations on a Theme: Prophetic Advocacy as Turning-in while Sharing-out Arizona State University Communication Studies, Minor in Public Relations Thesis: The Decline from the Community to the Individual: The Consequences of Tourismisation in Thailand Arizona State University and the Barrett Honors College AWARDS AND HONORS Doctoral Research Fellow, National Center for Digital Government Wikipedia Teaching Fellow 2011, 2012, 2013 Nominations for Distinguished Teaching Award Fall 2011, Spring 2009, Fall 2009 Teaching Commendations RESEARCH Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals McDowell, Z.J., and Soha, M. (2016). Monetizing a Meme: YouTube, ContentID & the Harlem Shake. Social Media + Society. January-March, McDowell, Z.J. (2010). Nerd Play: Puzzle Hunting as Participatory Knowledge Creation. International Journal of Sport and Society. 1, Kassing, J. W., & McDowell, Z. J. (2008). Disagreeing about what s fair: Exploring the relationship between perceptions of justice and employee dissent. Communication Research Reports, 25, 1-10

2 Zachary McDowell Page 2 Chapter in Refereed Book McDowell, Z. Postcards from the Other Side: Interactive Revelation in Post- Apocalyptic Video Games Dungeons, Dragons, and Digital Denizens: Digital Roleplaying Games, Joshua Call et al. (eds.) New York: Continuum (February 2012) Book Reviews in Peer Reviewed Journals Review: The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots, and Ethics. MIT Press, New Media and Society September 2014; 16:6. Review: The Road To Big Brother: One Man s Struggle against the Surveillance Society. Encounter Books, Surveillance & Society 8(10): Refereed Conference Presentations Teaching with Wikipedia. WikiConference USA. National Archives, Washington D.C. October 10, 2015 Monetizing a Meme: YouTube, ContentID, & the Harlem Shake. IAMCR, Monreal Quebec. July YouTube is (not) our Dance Hall: ContentID, Coercion and The Harlem Shake. #Screentime Conference, Boston University, Massachusetts. June Mixing up a revolution: The role of sharing and recombination in digital cultural production. Cultural Studies Association Conference, Chicago. May Teaching with Wikipedia: Building an On-line COMMunity of Scholars. Presenter. National Communication Association. November Postal Mediation and Apocalyptic Game Studies. Pioneer Valley Game Studies Colloquium. Amherst, MA. November Rethinking the Film Auteur: A Media Archaeology of Remix Film. Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Boston, MA. March Postcards from the Other Side: Interactive Revelation in Post-Apocalyptic Video Games. National Communication Association Convention, New Orleans, LA. November The Signature of the Pirate: Remixing Culture. Cultural Studies Association Conference, Chicago, March The Secret of Everyday Technology. National Communication Association Convention, San Francisco, November Archival Specters: The Peril of Being in the Face of the Digital Self. The Archive and Everyday Life Conference, Hamilton, ON, May Nerd Play: Puzzle Hunting as Participatory Knowledge Creation. Sport and Society Conference, March 2010.

3 Zachary McDowell Page 3 The Passion of the Geist: Archival Specters of Promise and Peril. Passions: Promises & Perils, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, October Chair and Respondent. Keyword Play : Taking Computer Games and Game Play Seriously. International Communication Association Convention, Chicago, May Kassing, J. W., & McDowell, Z. Disagreeing about What s Fair: Exploring the Relationship between Perceptions of Justice and Employee Dissent. National Communication Association Convention, Chicago, November Invited Talks Mashup Archaeology: A case study in the role of digital technology in cultural production. Northern Kentucky University, April 25, Collective intelligence, epistemology, and systemic biases or Why you should be editing Wikipedia. Northern Kentucky University, April 25, Importance of information design in achieving learning goals. University of Massachusetts, Amherst. March 6 th, New Media and Media Archaeology. Hampshire College Guest Lecture October 25, Media Archaeology and Media Historiography. University of Massachusetts Amherst. October 24, Mashup Archaeology. Spring Colloquium Series for the Department of Communication at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. April 4, Mediatization and Media Archaeology. Hampshire College, February 22, Mashups as Metaphor for Cultural Production. University of Massachusetts Amherst. March 3, Online Academic Writing McDowell, Z. Teaching (More than Just) Writing with Wikipedia. WikiEdu.org. November 2 nd, ( McDowell, Z. and Soha, M. Monetizing a Meme: A Case Study on The Harlem Shake. Culture Digitally. October 24, ( Boulton, C. and McDowell, Z. Fighting for Fair Use and Author Rights + The Open Access Alternative. Culture Digitally. Feb 20, (

4 Zachary McDowell Page 4 McDowell, Z. The Next Step in Open Access Publishing. Culture Digitally. Mar 9, ( Editorial Experience Founder and Managing Editor, communication +1, communicationplusone.org Present (Editor-in-Chief: Briankle G. Chang) Editor, Futures of Communication, volume 1 of communication Editor, Communication and New Materialism, volume 2 of communication Peer reviewer for New Media and Society, First Mondays, and International Journal of Sport and Society TEACHING UMASS Undergraduate Teaching Experience Introduction to Media and Culture (FA12) Race, Gender, and the Sitcom (FA14)* Public Speaking (SP09, FA09, SP10) Introduction to Semiotics (SP11)* Intro to Media and Communication (SP13) Horror and Public Culture (SP12, SP11) * Film History I (FA14)* Media and Communication (SP11, FA10)* Critical Folklore Studies (FA10)* Experiential Reflections on Technology (FA12-FA15 - Online) Experiential Reflections on Public Policy (SUM13, SUM14 Online) Writing as Communication (SP15/SP12/FA11/FA08) *= Teaching assistant and lecturer (all others as Teacher of Record). GRANT WORK EXPERIENCE Worked under Five College grant for Open Courseware Flipped GIS Classroom FA15 Worked under Microsoft Impact Grant FA10 Worked under a Five College Women Studies Research Center grant to develop Gender and Bread: Embodied Gender Online. FA12 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS International Communication Association National Communication Association Cultural Studies Association International Association of Media and Communication Research

5 Zachary McDowell Page 5 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Campus Ambassador, Wikimedia Foundation Organizer, Wikipedia Loves Libraries Editathon, UMass Amherst. Oct 25, 2012 Instructor for Wikipedia Editathon. Oct 19, 2015 Instructional Design and Moodle administration for Learningresiliency.com Founder of UMass Amherst Free Culture Instructional Media Lab Graduate Consultant (Fall 2009 Fall 2013) Instructional design for faculty and instructors, focusing on implementing technology into the classroom to achieve pedagogical goals, including but not limited to: course management software, backchannel Discussions / social media in the classroom, screencasting / lecture capture and video production, Drupal design, presentation design, and other multimedia support. Experience using and teaching many software packages. Experience with HTML, CSS, Python, and Javascript Previous Experience in Marketing Management for Construction Management and Architecture firms, Creative Director for a Diving Magazine, Radio Host and Producer, Recording Studio Assistant, Copywriter, and Print Designer. Details upon request.

6 Zachary McDowell Page 6 REFERENCES Briankle G. Chang Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (413) bchang@comm.umass.edu Jarice Hanson Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst (413) jariceh@comm.umass.edu Stephen Olbrys Gencarella Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst solbrys@comm.umass.edu (413) Mailing Address for all the above references: Department of Communication 240 Hicks Way Amherst, MA