{"id":340,"date":"2011-04-07T16:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-08T00:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=340"},"modified":"2013-11-12T13:33:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T21:33:44","slug":"the-pinocchio-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/the-pinocchio-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PINOCCHIO REVOLUTION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OKANAGAN<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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THESIS DEFENSE ANNOUNCEMENT<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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I<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>n partial <\/span><\/i><\/b>f<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>ulfillmen<\/span><\/i><\/b>t <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>of <\/span><\/b><\/span>t<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>he <\/span><\/i><\/b>r<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>eq<\/span><\/i><\/b>u<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>irements for <\/span><\/i><\/b>t<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>he deg<\/span><\/i><\/b>r<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>ee <\/span><\/i><\/b>o<\/span><\/b><\/span>f<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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Ma<\/span><\/b>s<\/span><\/b><\/span>ter of Arts in Education<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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M<\/span><\/b>e<\/span><\/b><\/span>lissa Hart<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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w<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>ill <\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>e<\/span><\/i><\/b>f<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>e<\/span><\/i><\/b>n<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>d <\/span><\/i><\/b>th<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>e <\/span><\/i><\/b>t<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>hesis e<\/span><\/i><\/b>nti<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span>tle<\/span><\/i><\/b>d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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THE PINOCCHIO REVOLUTION: BEYOND THE E-BOOK <\/span><\/b>–<\/span><\/b><\/span>-WHEN PROTAGONISTS COME<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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Fall down a <\/span><\/b>r<\/span><\/b><\/span>abbit hole and enter <\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>n<\/span><\/b>t<\/span><\/b><\/span>o a digita<\/span><\/b>l <\/span><\/b><\/span>world where reality a<\/span><\/b>n<\/span><\/b><\/span>d fantasy interm<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>ngle <\/span><\/b>a<\/span><\/b><\/span>nd avatars are not only phenomenological but also tactile.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Beyond the eBook: The Pinocch<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>o Revolution-When Protagonists Come to life delves beyond the e-Book into a digital fict<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>on unrecognizable in the<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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traditional sense of fiction. This thesis focuses on research that examines the covert fiction pract<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>ced on Facebook. This fiction involves cybercitizens<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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that are stuffies (in the United Kingdom they are referred to as fluffies)-stuffed animal toys. The stuffies do not represent an actual human individual<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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but rather, an autonomous fict<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>onal character created by a (covert) human being. However<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>the characters’ identities often intertwine with that of their<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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human creator.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The ethnographical research uncovers a secret world where the boundaries between fantasy and reality are blurred. The role of identity, authority,<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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agency, audience and the evolution of story<\/span><\/b>: <\/span><\/b><\/span>the hypertextual (multi layered digital texts<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>graphics<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>aud<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>o and links to other sites) ways in which the<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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story is <\/span><\/b>“<\/span><\/b><\/span>written” are examined. Facebook story is both fiction\/non fiction and offline\/online distinctions are blurred as offlin<\/span><\/b>e <\/span><\/b><\/span>and online worlds<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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become <\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>ndistinguishable<\/span><\/b>. <\/span><\/b><\/span>It is a novel and covert approach to creating <\/span><\/b>fi<\/span><\/b><\/span>ction-the participants are vi<\/span><\/b>o<\/span><\/b><\/span>lating Faceboo<\/span><\/b>k <\/span><\/b><\/span>policy by their mer<\/span><\/b>e<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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existence<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>as all Facebook members must be an actual human being with a minimum age of 13 (Facebook, 2009). This adds a dimension of tension<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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to the story as authors create with the constant threat that their <\/span><\/b>“<\/span><\/b><\/span>work<\/span><\/b>” <\/span><\/b><\/span>and cyber ident<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>ty may vanish at any moment.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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This study challenges th<\/span><\/b>e <\/span><\/b><\/span>multifaceted role of researcher as participant<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>covert creator and researcher. Theories that influence the study are the<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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t<\/span><\/b><\/span>heories hybridity and intertextuality and so<\/span><\/b>c<\/span><\/b><\/span>io semiotic theory<\/span><\/b>; <\/span><\/b><\/span>all included in the broader mul<\/span><\/b>t<\/span><\/b><\/span>iliteracies theory. In add<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>t<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>on, the theory of popula<\/span><\/b>r<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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culture as everyday culture theory is considered. Furthermore, as the cybercitizens are both tactil<\/span><\/b>e <\/span><\/b><\/span>and phe<\/span><\/b>n<\/span><\/b><\/span>omenological, the theory of<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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phenomenological immersion is explored in the paper<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The research will benefit the areas o<\/span><\/b>f <\/span><\/b><\/span>Education<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>Media<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>Literacy and the Arts. Exploring new w<\/span><\/b>a<\/span><\/b><\/span>ys in which story <\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>s <\/span><\/b>e<\/span><\/b><\/span>volving through a multiliteracies<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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theor<\/span><\/b>y <\/span><\/b><\/span>is important for educators. They will <\/span><\/b>l<\/span><\/b><\/span>earn new and innovativ<\/span><\/b>e <\/span><\/b><\/span>ways in whi<\/span><\/b>c<\/span><\/b><\/span>h students pract<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>ce literacy<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>writing skills and artistic expressio<\/span><\/b>n<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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within new media<\/span><\/b>. <\/span><\/b><\/span>Facebook fiction includes but is not limited to online: prose, poetry<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>v<\/span><\/b>id<\/span><\/b><\/span>eo, audio, photography<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>multi-authoring, role-playing<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>an<\/span><\/b>d<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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social <\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>nteraction. As well as offline: art creation<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>set design<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>costum<\/span><\/b>e <\/span><\/b><\/span>design<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>tra<\/span><\/b>v<\/span><\/b><\/span>el and social interaction. Especially interesting to educators and<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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new media designers will be the formation of o<\/span><\/b>n<\/span><\/b><\/span>line identity and the relationships between identity<\/span><\/b>, <\/span><\/b><\/span>cyberid<\/span><\/b>e<\/span><\/b><\/span>ntity, cybercitizenship an<\/span><\/b>d<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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cybercommun<\/span><\/b>i<\/span><\/b><\/span>ty and cyberartifact.<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Faculty, students and the general public are welcome <\/span><\/i>to <\/span>attend.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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