Punching Holes in the International Busa Machine Narrative
Jacob, A. (2020). Punching Holes in the International Busa Machine Narrative. IDEAH. https://doi.org/10.21428/f1f23564.d7d097c2.
CV
Education
- Dipl.T. Ontario College Advanced Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology - Telecommunication, Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology, 2007
- B.A. Combined Honours in Communication Studies, Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, McMaster University, 2010
- M.P.C. Master of Professional Communication, Ryerson University, 2011
- M.A. in Work and Society, McMaster University, 2017
- M.A. in Cultural Studies and Critical Theory, McMaster University, 2019
- Ph.D. in Information Studies, Media, Technology and Culture Concentration, University of Toronto, (In-Progress)
Work experience
- Summer 2021: Research Assistant
- University of Toronto
- Duties included: Social Media Research on Academic Tiktok
- Supervisor: Dr. Sara Grimes
- Summer 2021: Research Assistant
- University of Toronto
- Duties included: Community Liasion at the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative
- Supervisor: Dr. Elspeth Brown
- Winter 2021: Research Assistant
- McMaster University
- Duties included: Literature Review on Migrant Indians and Foreign Remittance
- Supervisor: Dr. Chandrima Chakraborty
- Fall 2020: Research Assistant
- University of Victoria
- Duties included: Conference and Colloquium Organizing at the Electronics Textual Cultures Lab
- Supervisor: Dr. Ray Siemens
- Summer 2020: Research Assistant
- University of Toronto
- Duties included: Literature Review on the media genealogy of menticide
- Supervisor: Dr. Jeremy Packer
- Winter 2019: Research Assistant
- McMaster University
- Duties included: Literature Review on Data, Democracy and Dirty tricks
- Supervisor: Dr. Henry Giroux
Skills
- Library Carpentries
- Creative Commons Open Licensing
Publications
Transforming DH Pedagogy
Boulay, N., Morford, A. C., Jacob, A., Patel, K., O'Donnell, K. (2021). "Transforming DH Pedagogy." Digital Studies/le Champ Numérique. 11(1).
Follow The Ho Chi Minh Trail: Analyzing the Media History of the Electronic Battlefield
Jacob, A. (2021). "Follow The Ho Chi Minh Trail: Analyzing the Media History of the Electronic Battlefield." IDEAH. 2(1).
Making the most of the ‘crisortunity’: Techno-fixes and precarity in a global pandemic
Bryant, Haley, Nelanthi Hewa, Camille Inston and Arun Jacob (2022).“Making the most of the ‘crisortunity’: Techno-fixes and precarity in a global pandemic” Interdisciplinary Digital Engagement in Arts & Humanities (IDEAH), vol. 3, no. 2, Dec 02, 2022. https://doi.org/10.21428/f1f23564.db5a6abe.
Bad Boundaries: Geofences and the Intimacies of Location Data
Noone, Rebecca, and Arun Jacob. (2024). “Bad Boundaries: Geofences and the Intimacies of Location Data,” TOPIA: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies, Issue 48, Special Issue: Platform Intimacies. https://doi.org/10.3138/topia-2023-0035
AKA WWJD?: Interrogating Gendered Ideologies and Urban Revanchism
Jacob, Arun and Elizabeth Di Emanuele. (2024). “AKA WWJD?: Interrogating Gendered Ideologies and Urban Revanchism”, Diverging the Popular, Gender and Trauma AKA The Jessica Jones Anthology edited by Mary Grace Lao, Jessica Bay and Pree Rehal, University of Calgary Press. pp. 243-252. https://ucp.manifoldapp.org/projects/9781773855752.
Talks
Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Tutorial at UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing Science, Berkeley CA, USA
Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Talk at London School of Testing, London, UK
Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field
Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA
What is the Worst That Could Happen? (Research Data Management Panel)
Invited Talk at Compute Canada Federation Humanities and Social Sciences Series Winter 2022, Online
Teaching
Service and leadership
- Canadian Society for Digital Humanities / Société canadienne des humanités numériques (CSDH/SCHN) Executive Council Graduate Student Representative (2020-2021)
- Digital Humanities Summer Institute, Conference and Colloquium Co-Chair (2020-present)