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Kean University 2017, The Network

a reflection & a thank you

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I’ll be honest— when the class started and we learned that we were going to be “alchemists” learning “alchemy,” I think I was thrown for a loop. I’m all about creativity in the classroom, but I think the scientific nature of the theme scared and confused me— after all, the heck do I know about alchemy? Asides from Full Metal Alchemists (which, by the way, is full of incorrect alchemical concepts), I really did not know anything. How was I […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

this is not the end, comrade

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Dear Ketsunya, Privyet! Thank you for coming into a life of your own these past few months. Even though I may have started constructing the idea of who you are, you really become a whole new movement on your own. I chose your name because it meant “kitten” in Russian (maybe that makes me a bit basic because of my love for cats, but I guess that’s another story)— and let’s not forget, you had your cat, Kat, by your […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

april showers bring netnarr personas

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Hi all! I think like a lot of my fellow alchemists, I’m feeling the struggle in the lull that was last week. I did, however, want to mention my excitement for the upcoming month, and I’m really interested in where our journey will go as we create our alchemical identities and enter the “mirror world”… I wanted to put some thought into the online alter ego that we are building. I tried the Alchemy Name Generator, and even the Rot-ify […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

vermont buses and jersey trains

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Last week, we had the privilege of getting to join the Young Writers Project in a webinar to talk about their community and writing, as well as to hear from some of the members of YWP and others, such as a sixth grade class and one of our fellow alchemists on our NetNarr tour! Before that, we got to take some time exploring the website and getting a feel for the YWP community, as well as the voice of today’s […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

please welcome to the stage… THE LADY REE POSING!

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It’s nice to be able to have a moment of fresh air, where we step out of the lab, away from all the potion fumes and mountains of spellbooks, so that we can enjoy a metaphorical cigarette break. We get to reflect on our journey so far in our alchemical pursuits for Networked Narratives, and I think it’s been a rather interesting adventure. I don’t think I, or anyone in the class, for that matter, was really expecting anything that […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

the realm of fanfiction

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This week we had the lovely opportunity to chat with Flourish Klink and Elizabeth Minkel about fanfiction for our Studio Visit! Here’s a link to the SoundCloud version of the webinar, and if you’re interested, I tried to highlight some of the important parts of our wonderful discussion in the comments section below! To start with, I was particularly excited about this session because I’ve been interested in fanfiction since I was in 5th grade… so about over 10 yrs […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

generative magic

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It’s a personal philosophy of mine that art, especially poetry, can be found in everything around us – as long as we have the right lenses on, an imaginative, rose-colored pair, I think there is literary value in even the most natural, unintentional things. With that being said, the Five Card Flickr activity speaks to that idea, I think. We were allowed to choose five random images and create a poetic connection between all of them. The process of thinking […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

elemental deconstruction

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Elements are quite literally all around us. We do not have to wander far before we run into one of four of the earth’s natural conditions; in fact, they can even be found thriving in the manmade confines of a sad campus dorm, if you look hard enough. just have to open a window to find air… actually, you don’t even have to do that. it’s everywhere, folks. Before turning and looking inside my room, I captured my first element […]

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Kean University 2017, The Network

equivalent exchange

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One of the basic rules of alchemy is the idea of polarity – everything has an equaled opposite. With that being said, the concept of “digital alchemy” manifests itself as a juxtaposition, as two contrasting ideas. When we think about alchemy, we think about an outdated practice steeped in mystical and magical tendencies; on the other hand, we have the “digital” aspect of it, which is the product of technology and science. To combine the two is the start of […]

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