curriculum vitae

Activities

Academic Positions
  • 2021— Lecturer (research & teaching), Department of Media, Communications & Cultural Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London. 
 
  • 2019-2021 - Assistant Professor (tenure track). Simon Fraser University, School of Communication. Canada.
   
Education
  • 2017 - Ph.D. In Communication and Culture, Minor in Telecommunications.  Indiana University Bloomington
    Advisor:  Mary L. Gray (Microsoft Research); Committee: Harmeet Sawhney (IU Media School), Susan Lepselter (IU Anthropology), Robert Ivie (IU Communication & Culture)
 
  • 2009 - MA in Communications and New Media. National University of Singapore
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  • 2002 - BA in Sociology, Minor in Cultural Studies (First-class honours). University of Melbourne

Grants
  • 2021 - SFU/SSHRC Small Research Grant
  • 2013 - Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. Dissertation Fieldwork Grant​

Invited Talks 
  • Digital Society @ Manchester Festival. Panel on Economic and political challenges within the Digital Games Industry. “The Artist and Automaton in Digital Game Production.” Manchester, UK. June 7 2022. ​
  • Italian Sociological Association Conference, Cultural Processes and Institutions Section. Plenary. “Whiteness and Wellness in Social Media Disconnection.” Rome, Italy. May 27 2022. 
  • University of Antwerp Department of Communication Studies Spring Seminar Series. “Reckoning with Social Media.” (with Jorge, A. and Karppi, T.) Virtual Event. April 19 2022. ​
  • University of Jyväskylä. “The Artist and Automaton in Digital Game Production.” Centre for Excellence in Game Culture Studies. Virtual Event. March 15 2022.​​
  • Microsoft Research AI and Gaming Research Summit. "Automated Futurisms in Digital Game Production." 24 Feb 2021. [Online]​
  • The Future of Work in the Age of Automation and AI.  "The Post-Work Productivity of Everyday Game Making."  15 May, 2020. [Online]
  • Tampere University Game Research Lab Spring Seminar on Immersive Experiences. Keynote & Discussant. 30th-31st Mar 2020 in Tampere, Finland. [Cancelled]
  • Science, Technology and Innovation Studies Seminar. "Data-Driven Dreaming and Biopolitical Immediacy." 29 Sept 2018, University of Edinburgh.

Organised Workshops & Panels:
  • 2022 - Association of Internet Researchers.  (w/ Jim Malazita) Panel: "The Engine is the Message: Videogame Infrastructure and the Future of Digital Platforms." Dublin, Ireland. 2-5 November, 2022. 
  • 2022 - Foundation of Digital Games. Panel: "Ideologies of Scale in Procedural Content Generation." Virtual. 5-8 September, 2022.
  • 2022 - Digital Games Research Organization. Workshops: “The Plumbing of the Metaverse.” (w/ Jim Malazita); "Politicizing Agency in Digital Play after Humanism." (w/ Paolo Ruffino) Krakow, Poland & Virtual: July 7, 2022. 
  • 2021 - Association of Internet Researchers Panel: "Networked Conspirituality in New Age Media." 2021. Virtual.
  • 2020 - Association of Internet Researchers (w/ Airi Lampinen). Roundtable: "Post-Work Productivity: Meanings and Metrics of Productivity from Co-Working to On-Demand Labour". Oct 27, 2020. Virtual.
  • 2019 - Digital Games Research Association Conference. Panel: "Production beyond the Studio: From Playbour to Gamework". 6-10 August 2019 in Kyoto, Japan. 

Reviewing
  • Journals:  Int. Journal of Communication
    Baltic Screen Media Review
    Social Media+ Society 
    Big Data & Society​
    ​Subjectivity
    Digital Society
    Science, Technology, & Human Values
    Journal of Critical Studies in Media Communications​
    Journal of Consumer Culture
    Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

  • Presses: Rowman & Littlefield

  • Conferences: 
    Association of Internet Researchers
    Digital Games Research Association
    European Communication Research and Education Association​
    Foundations of Digital Games Conference
    GamiFIN Conference
    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
  • Chia A. and Neves, J. (2022) "The Data Pharmacy: Wearables from Sensing to Stimulation." Media Theory. Accepted.

  • Chia A. (2022) "The Metaverse, but not the way you think: Game engines and automation beyond game development." OA Download: Critical Studies in Media Communication. Invited contribution to special issue on The Future of Game Studies. OnlineFirst.
 
  • Chia A. and Ruffino, P. (2022) "Special Issue Introduction: Politicizing Agency in Digital Play After Humanism." OA Download: Convergence. OnlineFirst.
 
  • Chia, A. (2022) “The Artist and the Automaton in Digital Game Production.” OA Download: Convergence. OnlineFirst.
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  • Karppi, T., Chia, A., & Jorge, A. (2021) “In the Mood for Disconnection.” Convergence. OnlineFirst.
 
  • Chia, A., Keogh, B, Leorke, D., & Nicoll, B. (2020) "Platformization in Game Development." OA Download: Internet Policy Review. 9(4)
   
  • Chia, A. (2019) "The Moral Calculus of Vocational Passion in Digital Gaming​​​." ​ Television & New Media. 20(8): 767-77
 
  • Chia, A. (2019) "Virtual Lucidity: A Media Archaeology of Dream Hacking Wearables." OA Download: Communication +1. 7(2)​
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  • Chia, A. (2012) “Welcome to Me-Mart: The Politics of User Generated Content in Personal Blogs.” American Behavioral Scientist. 56(4): 421-438

Editorial Projects
  •  Chia, A. and Ruffino, P. (2022) Journal Special Issue: "Politicizing Agency in Digital Play After Humanism." Convergence ​Download:​ OA Intro 
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  • Neves, J., Chia, A., Paasonen, S., & Sundaram, R. (2022). Collaborative Volume: TechnoPharmacology. University of Minnesota Press.

Book Chapters  
Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
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