Prof Aphra Kerr
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
Project | Role | Funding Body / Program | Description | Start Date | End Date | Award (€) | |
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Gambling Awareness Review | PI | Gambling Awareness Trust, / Consultancy | John O Brennan Co-PI on this research funded by Gambling Awareness Trust | 01-SEP-19 | 31-AUG-20 | 65119 | |
GOI Scholarship for Joshua Savage: Playing by the Rules: Governing Content and Conduct in Transnational Online Media | PI | Irish Research Council (IRC) / Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship | Aphra Kerr is supervisor | 01-OCT-17 | 28-FEB-21 | 70935.23 |
Post Doctoral Fellows/Research Team
Researcher Name | Project | Role | Funding Body | |
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Lucia Vazquez-Mendoza | Gambling in Ireland | Post Doctorate | Gambling Awareness Trust, |
Books
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2017 | Global games: Production, circulation and policy in the networked era.
Kerr Aphra (2017) Global games: Production, circulation and policy in the networked era. New York: Routledge. [DOI] [Details] |
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2006 | The business and culture of digital games: Gamework/gameplay.
Kerr Aphra (2006) The business and culture of digital games: Gamework/gameplay. London: Sage. [DOI] [Details] |
Edited Books
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2015 | International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society
Mansell, R., Ang, PH, Ballon, P., Braman, S., Grimshaw, D. J., Ivory, J. D., Kerr, A., Kleine, D., Steinfield, C., van der Graaf, S (Ed.). (2015) International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society United States: Wiley-Blackwell. [DOI] [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
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2020 | 'Expectations of artificial intelligence and the performativity of ethics: Implications for communication governance'
Kerr Aphra, Barry Marguerite, Kelleher John D. (2020) 'Expectations of artificial intelligence and the performativity of ethics: Implications for communication governance'. BIG DATA AND SOCIETY, 7 (1) [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2019 | 'Communication and internet policy: a critical rights-based history and future'
Kerr, Aphra; Musiani, Francesca; Pohle, Julia (2019) 'Communication and internet policy: a critical rights-based history and future'. Internet Policy Review, 8 (1) [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2017 | 'Privacy Shields for Whom? Key Actors and Privacy Discourses on Twitter and in Newspapers'
O'Rourke, Cristin; Kerr, Aphra (2017) 'Privacy Shields for Whom? Key Actors and Privacy Discourses on Twitter and in Newspapers'. Westminster Papers In Communication &Amp; Culture, 12 :21-36 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'Reclaiming public space: Sound and mobile media use by teenagers'
Keeffe L.;Kerr A. (2015) 'Reclaiming public space: Sound and mobile media use by teenagers'. International Journal of Communication, 9 (1):3562-3582 [Details] |
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2015 | 'The Recruitment of Passion and Community in the Service of Capital: Community Managers in the Digital Games Industry'
Kerr, Aphra, Kelleher, J D (2015) 'The Recruitment of Passion and Community in the Service of Capital: Community Managers in the Digital Games Industry'. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 32 :177-192 [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Placing International Media Production'
Kerr, Aphra (2014) 'Placing International Media Production'. MEDIA INDUSTRIES JOURNAL, 1 [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Surveillant assemblages of governance in massively multiplayer online games: A comparative analysis'
Kerr Aphra, De Paoli Stefano, Keatinge Max. (2014) 'Surveillant assemblages of governance in massively multiplayer online games: A comparative analysis'. Surveillance & Society, 12 (3):320-336 [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | 'Social and Spatial Structures of Innovation in the Irish Animation Industry'
van Egeraat, C, O Riain, S., Kerr, A. (2013) 'Social and Spatial Structures of Innovation in the Irish Animation Industry'. European Planning Studies, 21 :1437-1455 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'L’agencement de la triche. Aborder la triche dans les MMORPG comme un imbroglio'
De Paoli, S. Kerr, Aphra (2012) 'L’agencement de la triche. Aborder la triche dans les MMORPG comme un imbroglio'. LA REVUE RÉSEAUX – COMMUNICATION – TECHNOLOGIE – SOCIÉTÉ, 30 :235-269 [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'The spatialisation of the digital games industry: lessons from Ireland'
Kerr, A;Cawley, A (2012) 'The spatialisation of the digital games industry: lessons from Ireland'. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 18 :398-418 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'On crimes and punishments in virtual worlds: bots, the failure of punishment and players as moral entrepreneurs'
De Paoli, S;Kerr, A (2012) 'On crimes and punishments in virtual worlds: bots, the failure of punishment and players as moral entrepreneurs'. Ethics and Information Technology, 14 :73-87 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | 'Toward trust as result. A transdisciplinary research agenda for the 'Future internet''
de Paoli S.;Gangadharan G.;Kerr A.;d'Andrea V. (2011) 'Toward trust as result. A transdisciplinary research agenda for the 'Future internet''. TripleC, 9 (2):702-714 [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | 'We Will Always be One Step Ahead of Them. A Case Study on the Economy of Cheating in MMORPGs'
De Paoli, Stefano Kerr, Aphra (2010) 'We Will Always be One Step Ahead of Them. A Case Study on the Economy of Cheating in MMORPGs'. JOURNAL OF VIRTUAL WORLDS RESEARCH, 2 [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | 'The Assemblage of Cheating: How to Study Cheating as Imbroglio in MMORPGs'
De Paoli, Stefano Kerr, Aphra (2010) 'The Assemblage of Cheating: How to Study Cheating as Imbroglio in MMORPGs'. THE FIBRECULTURE JOURNAL, [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | 'Innovation and Knowledge in the Digital Media Sector. An information economy approach'
Preston, Paschal, Kerr, Aphra, Cawley, Anthony (2009) 'Innovation and Knowledge in the Digital Media Sector. An information economy approach'. Information Communication and Society, 12 :994-1014 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | 'New media - New pleasures?'
Kerr Aphra, Kuchlich Julian, Brereton Pat (2006) 'New media - New pleasures?'. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 9 (1):63-82 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2004 | 'Game for it?'
Delaney, D., Kerr, A. and Gallagher, D. (2004) 'Game for it?'. THE ENGINEER'S JOURNAL, 58 :244-249 [full-text] [Details] |
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2003 | 'Revisiting Globalisation through the Movie and Digital Games Industries'
Kerr, Aphra & Flynn, Roderick (2003) 'Revisiting Globalisation through the Movie and Digital Games Industries'. Convergence, 9 [full-text] [Details] |
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2003 | 'Live Life to the power of PS2. Locating the Games Industry in the New Media Environment'
Kerr, A. (2003) 'Live Life to the power of PS2. Locating the Games Industry in the New Media Environment'. Irish Communications Review, 9 [full-text] [Details] |
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2001 | 'Digital Media, the Nation State and Local Cultures: The development of multimedia content in Ireland'
Preston, P. & Kerr, A. (2001) 'Digital Media, the Nation State and Local Cultures: The development of multimedia content in Ireland'. MEDIA, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 23 :109-131 [full-text] [Details] |
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2000 | 'Media Diversity and Cultural Identities. The Development of Multimedia ‘Content’ products in Ireland'
Kerr, Aphra (2000) 'Media Diversity and Cultural Identities. The Development of Multimedia ‘Content’ products in Ireland'. New Media and Society, 3 [full-text] [Details] |
Book Chapters
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2021 | 'Decoding and Recoding Game jams and Independent Game Making Spaces for Inclusion'
Kerr, Aphra. (2021) 'Decoding and Recoding Game jams and Independent Game Making Spaces for Inclusion' In: Ruffino, P (eds). Independent Videogames: Cultures, Networks, Techniques and Politics. London: Routledge. [Details] |
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2019 | 'Game Production Logics at Work: Convergence and Divergence'
Kerr, A (2019) 'Game Production Logics at Work: Convergence and Divergence' In: MAKING MEDIA: PRODUCTION, PRACTICES, AND PROFESSIONS. AMSTERDAM 1071: AMSTERDAM UNIV PRESS. [Details] |
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2020 | 'Ireland'
Kerr, Aphra (2020) 'Ireland' In: Mark J. P. Wolf (eds). Encyclopedia of Video Games: The Culture, Technology, and Art of Gaming. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. [Details] |
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2020 | 'Hacking at the techno-feminist frontier – Gendered exclusion and inclusion in technology cultures'
Kerr, Aphra and Savage, Joshua D. (2020) 'Hacking at the techno-feminist frontier – Gendered exclusion and inclusion in technology cultures' In: Cullen, Pauline and Corcoran, Mary (eds). Producing Knowledge, Reproducing Gender: Power, Production and Practice in Contemporary Ireland. Dublin: UCD Press. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Transnational media networks and the 'migration nation''
Kerr A.;King-O'Riain R.;Titley G. (2016) 'Transnational media networks and the 'migration nation'' In: Migrations: Ireland in a global world. [Details] |
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2016 | 'Recruitment, Work, and Identity in Community Management: Passion, Precarity, and Play'
Kerr, Aphra (2016) 'Recruitment, Work, and Identity in Community Management: Passion, Precarity, and Play' In: Webster, Juliet and Randle, Kieth (eds). Virtual Workers and the Global Labour Market. UK: Palgrave MacMillan. [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2015 | 'Online Games'
Kerr, Aphra and Ivory, J. (2015) 'Online Games' In: The International Encyclopedia of Digital Communication and Society . New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell. [full-text] [Details] |
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2014 | 'Social and Spatial Structures of Innovation in the Irish Animation Industry'
van Egeraat, C, O Riain, S., Kerr, A. (2014) 'Social and Spatial Structures of Innovation in the Irish Animation Industry' In: hris Van Egeraat, Dieter Kogler, Philip Cooke (eds). Global and Regional Dynamics in Knowledge Flows and Innovation. London: Routledge. [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | 'Transnational media networks and the 'migration nation''
Kerr, A;King-O'Riain, R;Titley, G (2013) 'Transnational media networks and the 'migration nation'' In: MIGRATIONS: IRELAND IN A GLOBAL WORLD. MANCHESTER: MANCHESTER UNIV PRESS. [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | 'Space Wars: The Politics of Games Production in Europe'
Kerr, A (2013) 'Space Wars: The Politics of Games Production in Europe' In: Gaming Globally: Production, Play and Place. BASINGSTOKE: PALGRAVE. [full-text] [Details] |
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2013 | 'Transnational Media Networks and the 'migration nation''
Kerr, A., King O’Riain, R., and Titley, G., (2013) 'Transnational Media Networks and the 'migration nation'' In: Migrations: Ireland in a Global World. Manchester: Manchester University Press. [full-text] [Details] |
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2012 | 'The Irish and UK Videogame Industries'
Kerr, Aphra (2012) 'The Irish and UK Videogame Industries' In: The Video Game Industry: Formation, Present State and Future. New York: Routledge. [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | 'Here, there and everywhere: Polish media transnationalism
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Titley, Gavan, Dr Aphra Kerr (2011) 'Here, there and everywhere: Polish media transnationalism ' In: Immigration and the Irish Experience of European and Global Transformation. Farnham: Ashgate. [Details] |
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2011 | 'Polish Migrants and Media Transnationalism'
Titley, G;Kerr, A (2011) 'Polish Migrants and Media Transnationalism' In: GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION: IRELAND IN EUROPE AND THE WORLD. ALDERSHOT: ASHGATE PUBLISHING LTD. [Details] |
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2011 | 'The Culture of Gamework'
Kerr, Aphra (2011) 'The Culture of Gamework' In: Managing Media Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. [full-text] [Details] |
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2011 | 'Player production and innovation in online games - Time for new rules?'
Kerr, Aphra (2011) 'Player production and innovation in online games - Time for new rules?' In: Online Gaming in Context — The social and cultural significance of online games. Oxon: Routledge. [Details] |
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2011 | 'Constructing the Role of Users in ICT Design
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Kerr, A., De Paoli, S., Storni, C., (2011) 'Constructing the Role of Users in ICT Design ' In: New Media Technologies and User Empowerment. Berlin: Peter Lang. [Details] |
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2010 | 'Beyond billiard balls: transnational flows, cultural diversity and digital games'
Kerr, A (2010) 'Beyond billiard balls: transnational flows, cultural diversity and digital games' In: GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL GAME ENVIRONMENTS AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY: TRANSDISCIPLINARY ENQUIRIES. CHELTENHAM: EDWARD ELGAR PUBLISHING LTD. [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | 'Integrating Players, Reputation and Ranking to Manage Cheating in MMOGs'
Botvich, D., McGibney, J., Ostapenko, G., De Paoli, S., Kerr, A. and Keatinge, M. (2010) 'Integrating Players, Reputation and Ranking to Manage Cheating in MMOGs' In: FDG 2010: The 5th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games. California: ACM. [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | 'Knowledge Economy'
Kerr, A. and Riain, S. (2009) 'Knowledge Economy' In: International Encyclopaedia of Human Geography. Oxford: Elsevier. [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | 'New Media: New Pleasures?'
Kerr, A., Brereton, P. and Kücklich, J. (2009) 'New Media: New Pleasures?' In: History of Audience Study. Volume 1. Media Audiences. SAGE Benchmarks in Communication. London: Sage Publications. [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | 'Transnational flows: media use by Poles in Ireland'
Kerr, A. (2007) 'Transnational flows: media use by Poles in Ireland' In: Mapping Irish Media: Critical Explorations. Dublin: UCD Press. [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | 'Player-Centered Game Design: Player Modeling and Adaptive Digital Games'
Charles, D., McNeill, M, McAlister, M. J. Kücklich, Kerr, A. Black, M. Moore, A. Stringer, K. (2007) 'Player-Centered Game Design: Player Modeling and Adaptive Digital Games' In: Worlds in Play. International Perspectives on Digital Games Research. . New York: Peter Lang. [full-text] [Details] |
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2007 | 'Locating the Digital Games Industry in the New Media Environment'
Kerr, A. (2007) 'Locating the Digital Games Industry in the New Media Environment' In: The Gaming Industry - An Introduction. Hyderabad, India: Icfai Books. [Details] |
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2007 | 'From Boston to Berlin – Creativity and Digital Media Industries in the Celtic Tiger'
Kerr, A. (2007) 'From Boston to Berlin – Creativity and Digital Media Industries in the Celtic Tiger' In: My Creativity Reader. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures. [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | 'The business of making digital games'
Kerr A. (2006) 'The business of making digital games' In: Understanding Digital Games. [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | 'Spilling Hot coffee. Grand Theft Auto as contested cultural product'
Kerr, A. (2006) 'Spilling Hot coffee. Grand Theft Auto as contested cultural product' In: A Strategy Guide for Studying the Grand Theft Auto Series. Jefferson: McFarland press. [full-text] [Details] |
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2006 | 'The Business of Making Games'
Kerr, A. (2006) 'The Business of Making Games' In: Understanding Digital Games. London: Sage Publications. [full-text] [Details] |
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2005 | 'New Media'
Kerr, A. (2005) 'New Media' In: The Irish Media Guide. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. [Details] |
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2004 | 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun!'
Kerr, A. (2004) 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun!' In: Strategies of Inclusion: Gender in the Information Society. Vol III: Surveys of Women’s User Experience. Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Details] |
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2003 | 'Girls/Women Just Want to Have Fun: A Study of Adult Female Players of Digital Games'
Kerr, A. (2003) 'Girls/Women Just Want to Have Fun: A Study of Adult Female Players of Digital Games' In: Level Up: Proceedings from the first international conference of the International Digital Games Research Association. Utrecht: [full-text] [Details] |
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2003 | 'Súil Eile. An Irish perspective on the mass media, technology and globalisation'
Kerr, A. (2003) 'Súil Eile. An Irish perspective on the mass media, technology and globalisation' In: Prometheus's Bequest: Technology and Change: Proceedings from the Macalester International Roundtable, 2002. Minnesota: Macalester College. [full-text] [Details] |
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2002 | 'Representing users in the design of digital games'
Kerr, A. (2002) 'Representing users in the design of digital games' In: Computer Games and Digital Cultures. Finland: University of Tampere. [full-text] [Details] |
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2002 | 'The business of culture. New media industries in Ireland'
Kerr, A. (2002) 'The business of culture. New media industries in Ireland' In: Ireland Unbound. A Turn of the Century Chronicle. Dublin: Institute of Public Administration. [Details] |
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1998 | 'Teaching Photography – A workshop on Thinking about, and Seeing Photographs'
Kerr, A. (1998) 'Teaching Photography – A workshop on Thinking about, and Seeing Photographs' In: Conference Proceedings from Third European conference on Integrating Information and Communications Technology in the Curriculum. Dublin: Dublin City University. [Details] |
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1999 | 'The Development of Multimedia in Ireland'
Kerr, A. Preston, P. (1999) 'The Development of Multimedia in Ireland' In: Europe Appropriates Multimedia. A Study of the National Uptake of Multimedia in Eight European Countries and Japan. Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Details] |
Conference Publications
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2010 | Toward Trust as Result: An Interdisciplinary Approach
De Paoli, S., Gangadharan, G., Kerr, A., D'Andrea, V., Serrano, M. Botvich, D. (2010) Toward Trust as Result: An Interdisciplinary Approach Proceedings of ALPIS, University of Trento (Italy),11-14 February 2010 . Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems, 10(8) [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | Integrating players, reputation and ranking to manage cheating in MMOGs
Botvich D.;McGibney J.;Ostapenko G.;De Paoli S.;Kerr A.;Keatinge M. (2010) Integrating players, reputation and ranking to manage cheating in MMOGs FDG 2010 - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games , pp.17-24 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | The cheating assemblage in mmorpgs: Toward a sociotechnical description of cheating
De Paoli S.;Kerr A. (2009) The cheating assemblage in mmorpgs: Toward a sociotechnical description of cheating Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory - Proceedings of DiGRA 2009 [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | Trust and reputation policy-based mechanisms for self-protection in autonomic communications
Serrano M.;Van Der Meer S.;Strassner J.;De Paoli S.;Kerr A.;Storni C. (2009) Trust and reputation policy-based mechanisms for self-protection in autonomic communications Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) , pp.249-267 [DOI] [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | The Economy of Cheating in MMORPGs: A Case Study of Innovation
De Paoli S. and Kerr, A. (2009) The Economy of Cheating in MMORPGs: A Case Study of Innovation 4th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | Rethinking the Role of Users in ICT Design: Reflections For the Internet
Kerr, A, De Paoli, S., Storni, C. (2009) Rethinking the Role of Users in ICT Design: Reflections For the Internet The Good, the Bad and the Challenging. The user and the future of ICTs Slovenia, [full-text] [Details] |
Published Reports
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2020 | Decoding and Recoding Game Making Events for Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation.
Kerr, Aphra, Savage, Joshua D., Twomey-Lee, Vicky (2020) Decoding and Recoding Game Making Events for Diversity, Inclusion and Innovation. Maynooth University, Maynooth. [full-text] [Details] |
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2010 | Broadcasting in the New Ireland-Mapping & Envisioning Cultural Diversity Broadcasting.
Titley, Gavan, Kerr, Aphra and King O Riain, Rebecca (2010) Broadcasting in the New Ireland-Mapping & Envisioning Cultural Diversity Broadcasting. Broadcasting authority of Ireland, Dublin. [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | Van Egeraat, C., O’Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy. Deliverable 11.2 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project.
Van Egeraat, C., O’Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy. Deliverable 11.2 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project |
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2008 | Van Egeraat, C. O’Riain, S. Kerr, A. Sarkar, R. Chatterjee, J., Stanley, J., Rivera León, L. and Passani, A. (2008) A Research Agenda for Bridging Digital Ecosystems to Regional Development and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: A Preliminary Report. Deliverable 11.1 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project.
Van Egeraat, C. O’Riain, S. Kerr, A. Sarkar, R. Chatterjee, J., Stanley, J., Rivera León, L. and Passani, A. (2008) Van Egeraat, C. O’Riain, S. Kerr, A. Sarkar, R. Chatterjee, J., Stanley, J., Rivera León, L. and Passani, A. (2008) A Research Agenda for Bridging Digital Ecosystems to Regional Development and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy: A Preliminary Report. Deliverable 11.1 for EU FP6 OPAALS Research Project. EU FP6, Brussels. [Details] |
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2010 | Design & User Case Studies.
De Pavoli, S. Stornic C, Botvich (2010) Design & User Case Studies. TSSG Waterford IT, Waterford. [Details] |
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2009 | Socio-Spatial Structures of Knowledge Flow and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries- Final Report.
Van Egeratt (2009) Socio-Spatial Structures of Knowledge Flow and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries- Final Report. EU, EU. [Details] |
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2009 | The Games Industry in Ireland 2009.
Aphra Kerr and Anthony Cawley (2009) The Games Industry in Ireland 2009. Maynooth University, NUIM. [full-text] [Details] |
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2005 | Media Literacy in Northern Ireland.
Aphra Kerr (2005) Media Literacy in Northern Ireland. University of Ulster, Centre for Media Research. [full-text] [Details] |
Other Journals
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2014 | 'Indie/dependent – incubating indies in Dublin and Montreal
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Kerr, Aphra Shepherd, Tamara (2014) 'Indie/dependent – incubating indies in Dublin and Montreal ' http://culturedigitally.org, NA . [Details] |
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2012 | 'The Politics of Cultural Production'
Kerr, Aphra (2012) 'The Politics of Cultural Production' http://culturedigitally.org, NA . [Details] |
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2012 | 'Game for Work'
Kerr, Aphra (2012) 'Game for Work' http://smartfutures.ie, NA . [Details] |
Book Review
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2015 | Review of ‘Understanding the Media’ Eoin Devereux. Third Edition. Sage Publications.
Kerr, Aphra (2015) Review of ‘Understanding the Media’ Eoin Devereux. Third Edition. Sage Publications. Book Review [DOI] [Details] |
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2007 | Review of Silverstone, R. (Ed.) (2005) Media, Technology and Everyday Life in Europe. From Information to Communication.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2007) Review of Silverstone, R. (Ed.) (2005) Media, Technology and Everyday Life in Europe. From Information to Communication. Book Review [Details] |
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2006 | ‘Dungeons and Dragnets’ Review of Salen, K. and Zimmerman, E. (eds) 'The Game Design Reader', for Mute beta, available at http://www.metamute.org/en/Dungeons-and-Dragnets.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2006) ‘Dungeons and Dragnets’ Review of Salen, K. and Zimmerman, E. (eds) 'The Game Design Reader', for Mute beta, available at http://www.metamute.org/en/Dungeons-and-Dragnets. Book Review [Details] |
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2004 | Review of Technology and In/Equality. Questioning the Information Society’, Wyatt, S. et al (Eds.)in Men and Masculinities.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2004) Review of Technology and In/Equality. Questioning the Information Society’, Wyatt, S. et al (Eds.)in Men and Masculinities. Book Review [Details] |
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2009 | Review of Costall, A and Drier, O. (Eds) (2006) Doing Thing with Things. The Design of Everyday Objects.
Kerr, Dr Aphra (2009) Review of Costall, A and Drier, O. (Eds) (2006) Doing Thing with Things. The Design of Everyday Objects. Book Review [full-text] [Details] |
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2008 | Play between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture.
Kerr, A (2008) Play between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture. LONDON: Book Review [DOI] [Details] |
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2008 | Review of ‘T L Taylor, (2006) Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture’.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2008) Review of ‘T L Taylor, (2006) Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture’. Book Review [Details] |
Conference Contributions
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2020 | ACM FAT* 2020.
Barry, Marguerite; Kerr, Aphra; Smith, Oliver (2020) ACM FAT* 2020. [Other], Ethics on the Ground: From Principles to Practice, Barcelona , 29-JAN-20 - 31-JAN-20 [Details] |
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2019 | International Seminar on Global Communication: International Flows and Local Realities.
Kerr, Aphra (2019) International Seminar on Global Communication: International Flows and Local Realities. [Keynote Address], Battle Royale: Videogames, Youth and Global Communication, School of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (PUCP), Lima, Peru , 11-NOV-19 - 13-NOV-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Arts and Science, International Conference, Université Côte D’Azur, France.
Kerr, Aphra (2019) Arts and Science, International Conference, Université Côte D’Azur, France. [Keynote Address], Global Games as Industry and Culture: Platforms, Performance and Play. Invited Keynote, Université Côte D’Azur, Nice, France, , 27-NOV-19 - 30-NOV-19 [Details] |
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2019 | ReFiG project annual conference.
Kerr, Aphra and Savage, Joshua D. (2019) ReFiG project annual conference. [Oral Presentation], Decoding and Recoding GameJams & Game Making Spaces for Inclusion, Toronto, Canada , 07-NOV-19 - 10-NOV-19 [Details] |
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2019 | The Real Smart City.
Kerr, Aphra; Baranzoni, Sara; Fitzpatrick, Noel and Kelleher, John D. (2019) The Real Smart City. [Oral Presentation], Understanding the anthropocene and imagining sustainable futures. Panel and citizen workshop, Casa de La Cultura, San Cristobal, Galapogas islands, Ecuador , 26-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2019 | ReaLsMs European project conference, University of the Arts,.
Kerr, Aphra (2019) ReaLsMs European project conference, University of the Arts,. [Invited Lecture], Production Logics and the Smart City: is a critical therapeutic possible?, Guayaquil, Ecuador , 14-JUL-19 - 30-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Irish Game Based Learning Conference.
Joshua D Savage and Aphra Kerr (2019) Irish Game Based Learning Conference. [Oral Presentation], Re-Staging Design: Queering Informal Game Making Education, Cork , 27-JUN-19 - 28-JUN-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Monday Night Seminar Series, McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology,.
Kerr, Aphra (2019) Monday Night Seminar Series, McLuhan Centre for Culture and Technology,. [Public presentations], De-Brogramming App Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada , 25-FEB-19 [Details] |
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2019 | MIT Sloan and Higher Education Authority.
Aphra Kerr (2019) MIT Sloan and Higher Education Authority. [Public presentations], Integrating Technology and work Systems. How we can use advances in Technology to improve the future of work, Dublin Castle , 10-JAN-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Refiguring Innovation in Digital Games conference, Spaces and Places.
Kerr, Aphra (2018) Refiguring Innovation in Digital Games conference, Spaces and Places. [Oral Presentation], Spatial Reasoning: Code/spaces in Informal Education places, University of British Columbia, Vancouver , 24-OCT-19 - 27-OCT-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Tech for Good.
Kerr, Aphra (2018) Tech for Good. [Public presentations], Ethics, AI & Inclusion, Dublin , 28-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Workshop organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute (HIIG) and Access Now,.
Kerr, Aphra (2018) Workshop organized by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute (HIIG) and Access Now,. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Turn to Artificial Intelligence in governing communication online, HIIG, Berlin, Germany , 20-MAR-18 [Details] |
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2018 | Second International Digital Games Research Conference.
Kerr, Aphra (2018) Second International Digital Games Research Conference. [Keynote Address], Diversity and Inclusion are serious games, IRIB University and The Iranian National Foundation of Video Games, Tehran, Iran , 30-NOV-18 [Details] |
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2017 | Women Techmakers.
Kerr, Aphra (2017) Women Techmakers. [Public presentations], From Photography to Pokemon Go, Google Foundry, Dublin , 11-APR-17 [Details] |
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2017 | Galway Games Gathering.
Kerr, Aphra (2017) Galway Games Gathering. [Plenary Lecture], Global Games: would you start from here?, GMIT, Galway , 17-SEP-19 [Details] |
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2011 | Presented at the Political Economy section of the IAMCR.
Aphra Kerr (2011) Presented at the Political Economy section of the IAMCR. [Oral Presentation], Spatialisation and Mobile Labour in the Digital Games industry, Istanbul, Turkey , 15-JUL-11 [Details] |
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2011 | Panel convenor and chair, presented at the DiGRA bi-annual conference.
Aphra Kerr (2011) Panel convenor and chair, presented at the DiGRA bi-annual conference. [Oral Presentation], Digital Games as Cultural Industry? Does it matter?, Utrecht School of Art, Hilversum, The Netherlands , 14-OCT-11 - 17-OCT-11 [Details] |
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2011 | Presented at the DiGRA bi-annual conference, Think, Play, Design, Utrecht School of Art Hilversum.
Aphra Kerr (2011) Presented at the DiGRA bi-annual conference, Think, Play, Design, Utrecht School of Art Hilversum. [Oral Presentation], Globalisation and mobile labour in the Irish Games Industry:implications for policy, The Netherlands , 14-SEP-11 - 17-SEP-11 [Details] |
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2009 | Presented at the Breaking New Ground: Innovation i.
(2009) Presented at the Breaking New Ground: Innovation i. [Oral Presentation], The Cheating Assemblage in MMORPGs: Toward a socio, Brunel, London [Details] |
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2009 | Game Focus Germany, professional games industry co.
(2009) Game Focus Germany, professional games industry co. [Oral Presentation], Considering Cultural Diversity in Game Development, Hannover, Germany [Details] |
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2009 | Paper accepted for presentation at 'Users as innov.
(2009) Paper accepted for presentation at 'Users as innov. [Oral Presentation], Rethinking the Role of Users in ICT Design: Reflec, Copenhagen [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | Presented at the Breaking New Ground: Innovation i.
(2009) Presented at the Breaking New Ground: Innovation i. [Oral Presentation], Levels of Complexity: Cultural Diversity, Politics, Brunel, London [Details] |
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2009 | Presented at the annual Sociology Association of I.
(2009) Presented at the annual Sociology Association of I. [Oral Presentation], Assessing cultural diversity and digital games, Waterford IT, Ireland [Details] |
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2008 | Presented at Association for Internet Research.
(2008) Presented at Association for Internet Research. [Public presentations], Outsourcing Risk.’ Video Game Cultures and User Ge, Copenhagen [Details] |
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2008 | Presented at the Sociology Association of Ireland.
(2008) Presented at the Sociology Association of Ireland. [Oral Presentation], Discourses of Diversity, UCG [Details] |
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2008 | Governance of Online Worlds and Cultural Diversity.
(2008) Governance of Online Worlds and Cultural Diversity. [Oral Presentation], Encouraging the Production of Cultural Diversity i, University of Lucerne, Switzerland [Details] |
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2008 | Presented at the Irish Media Research Network conf.
(2008) Presented at the Irish Media Research Network conf. [Oral Presentation], Where is the creativity in the Media Industries?’, NUIM [Details] |
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2008 | Irish Social Sciences Platform conferenc.
(2008) Irish Social Sciences Platform conferenc. [Public presentations], Conceptualising Trust, DCU [Details] |
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2019 | European Sociology Association biannual conference.
Aphra Kerr and Joshua D Savage (2019) European Sociology Association biannual conference. [Oral Presentation], Spatial Reasoning: re-coding spaces for inclusive game making, Manchester , 20-AUG-19 - 23-AUG-19 [Details] |
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2019 | World Anti-Bullying Forum.
Delma Byrne, Aphra Kerr and Joshua D Savage (2019) World Anti-Bullying Forum. [Poster Presentation (Refereed)], Gender as a ‘Way of Doing’: The Case of CyberBullying in Ireland, Dublin , 04-JUN-19 - 06-JUN-19 [Details] |
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2019 | CPT section of IAMCR.
Barry, Marguerite, Aphra Kerr and Laura Grehan (2019) CPT section of IAMCR. [Oral Presentation], “Having our say”: Strategies for public engagement in responsible AI research and policy development, Madrid , 06-JUL-19 - 28-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)annual conference.
Aphra Kerr and Joshua D Savage (2019) Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)annual conference. [Oral Presentation], De-Coding Informal Code/Spaces for Inclusive Game Making, Kyoto, Japan , 07-AUG-19 [Details] |
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2019 | Communciation and Cultural Digital Platforms, IAMCR post-conference.
Aphra Kerr (2019) Communciation and Cultural Digital Platforms, IAMCR post-conference. [Oral Presentation], Cultural Production, platform logics and cultural diversity: insights from the Digital Games Industry, Madrid , 12-JUL-19 - 12-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2019 | CPT section of International Association for Media and Communciation Research.
Aphra Kerr (2019) CPT section of International Association for Media and Communciation Research. [Oral Presentation], Exploring ethics and values in data science training, Madrid , 07-JUL-19 - 12-JUL-19 [Details] |
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2018 | Media Industries: Current Debates and Future Directions.
Kerr, Aphra (2018) Media Industries: Current Debates and Future Directions. [Oral Presentation], Beyond Diversity: Towards an Ethics of Inclusion, Kings College London , 18-APR-18 - 20-APR-18 [Details] |
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2017 | IAMCR, CPT Section, Cartagena, Columbia.
Cristin O'Rourke and Aphra Kerr (2017) IAMCR, CPT Section, Cartagena, Columbia. [Oral Presentation], Privacy Shields for Whom? Key Actors and Privacy Discourses on Twitter and in Newspapers, Cartagena, Columbia , 16-JUL-17 - 22-JUL-17 [Details] |
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2017 | DIGRA UK.
Aphra Kerr (2017) DIGRA UK. [Oral Presentation], Towards Comparative Game Industry and Production Studies: Beyond the global, Salford, UK , 05-MAY-17 - 05-MAY-17 [Details] |
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2017 | ‘Digital Democracy Symposium’, European Communication Research and Education Association.
Kerr, Aphra, Barry, Marguerite and Kelleher, John D. (2017) ‘Digital Democracy Symposium’, European Communication Research and Education Association. [Oral Presentation], Public discourse and private practice in data science work: Ethical, social and contextual issues, Södertörn, Sweden , 10-NOV-17 - 11-NOV-17 [Details] |
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2016 | Presented at the DIGRA/FDG conference.
Aphra Kerr (2016) Presented at the DIGRA/FDG conference. [Oral Presentation], Production Logistics in Digital Games, Dundee, Scotland [Details] |
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2016 | IAMCR Political Economy.
Aphra Kerr (2016) IAMCR Political Economy. [Oral Presentation], Production Logics and the Digital Games Industry, Leicester, UK , 26-JUL-16 - 31-JUL-16 [Details] |
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2015 | IAMCR CPT Section.
Aphra Kerr (2015) IAMCR CPT Section. [Oral Presentation], The Recruitment of Passion and Community in the Service of Capital: Online COmmunity Managers in the Surveillant Assemblage, Montreal, Canada , 12-JUL-15 - 16-JUN-16 [Details] |
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2015 | Presented at Consoel-ing Passions.
Aphra Kerr (2015) Presented at Consoel-ing Passions. [Oral Presentation], Emotional Work in the Global Games Industry: Passion, Precarity and Play, Dublin , 18-JUN-15 - 20-JUN-15 [Details] |
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2014 | Presented at the Dynamics Virtual Work: The Transformation of Labour in a Global Digital Economy, Conference.
Aphra Kerr and Dr John Kelleher and Katatrina Vesikko (2014) Presented at the Dynamics Virtual Work: The Transformation of Labour in a Global Digital Economy, Conference. [Oral Presentation], Occupational Implications of Games as a Service: The Invisible Work of Community Managers, University of Hertfordshire , 03-SEP-14 - 05-SEP-14 [Details] |
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2014 | Presented at the Pictilin, Creative Media Conference.
Aphra Kerr and Edward Sugden (2014) Presented at the Pictilin, Creative Media Conference. [Oral Presentation], Discourses Around Video Games within Newsprint Media in the USA and Ireland between 2001 to 2014, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland , 03-NOV-14 [Details] |
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2014 | Presented at the Pictilin, Creative Media Conference.
Aphra Kerr, John D. Kelleher and Katarina Vesikko (2014) Presented at the Pictilin, Creative Media Conference. [Oral Presentation], Games as a Service: The Invisible Labour of Community Managers, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland , 03-NOV-14 [Details] |
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2014 | Presented at the Pictilin, Creative Media Conference.
Aphra Kerr and Raymond Payne (2014) Presented at the Pictilin, Creative Media Conference. [Oral Presentation], Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark- the evolution of creation and creativity between DJ and audience, Dundalk Institute of Technology , 03-NOV-14 [Details] |
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2013 | Part of the Strategies and Tactics for Promoting Indie Game Design Panel, Association for Internet Research.
Aphra Kerr (2013) Part of the Strategies and Tactics for Promoting Indie Game Design Panel, Association for Internet Research. [Oral Presentation], Towards Creative Autonomy:Tactics for Survival, Denver, Colorado, USA , 23-OCT-13 - 28-OCT-13 [Details] |
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2013 | Presented at the Communication Technology division of the International Media Communications Research Conference.
Aphra Kerr (2013) Presented at the Communication Technology division of the International Media Communications Research Conference. [Oral Presentation], Governing Games- Economic Technological and Policy Issues, Dublin Ireland [Details] |
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2013 | Presented at the Community Communications division of the International Media and Communications Research conference.
Aphra Kerr and Linda O'Keefe (2013) Presented at the Community Communications division of the International Media and Communications Research conference. [Oral Presentation], Mobilising the City? Teenagers and mobile sound technologies in urban city spaces, Dublin Ireland [Details] |
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2012 | Panel convenor and chair, at the Association for Internet Research.
Aphra Kerr, Sal Humphreys, Mira Burri and Greg Lastowka (2012) Panel convenor and chair, at the Association for Internet Research. [Oral Presentation], Governing Games [in the public interest]- Social, Economic and Policy Issues, Salford, Manchester, UK [Details] |
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2011 | Presented at the Game Behind the Video Game. Business, Regulation and Society in the Games Industry.
Aphra Kerr (2011) Presented at the Game Behind the Video Game. Business, Regulation and Society in the Games Industry. [Oral Presentation], Globalisation and Mobile Labour in the Digital Games Industry: Implications for policy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA , 09-APR-11 [Details] |
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2011 | Presented at A Decade in Internet Time: Symposium on the Dynamics of the Internet and Society;iCS and Oxford Institute.
Aphra Kerr, De.Paoli S. and Keating, M. (2011) Presented at A Decade in Internet Time: Symposium on the Dynamics of the Internet and Society;iCS and Oxford Institute. [Oral Presentation], Human and Non-Human Aspects of Governance and Regulation of MMOGs, Oxford University UK , 21-SEP-11 - 21-SEP-11 [Details] |
Thesis
Year | Publication | |
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2000 | Ireland in the Global Information Economy: Innovation and Multimedia Content Industries.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2000) Ireland in the Global Information Economy: Innovation and Multimedia Content Industries. Dublin City University: Thesis [Details] |
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1995 | The Use of Communication Technologies and the Potential Adoption of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in the Irish Media and Information Industries.
Dr Aphra Kerr (1995) The Use of Communication Technologies and the Potential Adoption of the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) in the Irish Media and Information Industries. Thesis [Details] |
Technical Publication
Year | Publication | |
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2009 | The Games industry in Ireland 2009.
Kerr, A. and Cawley, A. (2009) The Games industry in Ireland 2009. Technical Publication [full-text] [Details] |
Working Paper
Year | Publication | |
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2009 | The sociology of trusted systems: the episteme and judgment of a technology.
De Paoli, S., Kerr, A. and Storni, C. (2009) The sociology of trusted systems: the episteme and judgment of a technology. Working Paper [full-text] [Details] |
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1997 | The Social Shaping of Multimedia in Ireland. Actors, Networks and Relationships.
Preston, P and Kerr, A (1997) The Social Shaping of Multimedia in Ireland. Actors, Networks and Relationships. Working Paper [Details] |
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1996 | The Evolution of Science and Technology Policies in Ireland, 1963-1995. Issues and Responses.
Kerr, A. (1996) The Evolution of Science and Technology Policies in Ireland, 1963-1995. Issues and Responses. Working Paper [Details] |
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1994 | The Use and Adoption of ISDN and other Communication Technologies in the Irish Media and Cultural Industries.
Preston, P and Kerr, A. (1994) The Use and Adoption of ISDN and other Communication Technologies in the Irish Media and Cultural Industries. Working Paper [Details] |
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2009 | Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries.
Van Egeraat, C., O’Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Social and Spatial Structures of Collaboration and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries. Maynooth: Working Paper [Details] |
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2008 | Conceptualising Trust : A Literature Review.
De Paoli, S. and Kerr, A. (2008) Conceptualising Trust : A Literature Review. Working Paper [full-text] [Details] |
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2009 | Socio-Spatial Structures of Knowledge Flow and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries.
Van Egeraat, C., Ó Riain, S. and Kerr, A. (2009) Socio-Spatial Structures of Knowledge Flow and Innovation in the Irish Biotech and Digital Media Industries. Working Paper [full-text] [Details] |
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2005 | The Future of the BBC.
White, A., Messenger Davies, M., Hill, A., and Kerr, A. (2005) The Future of the BBC. Working Paper [Details] |
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2004 | Media Literacy in Northern Ireland.
Dr. Aphra Kerr (2004) Media Literacy in Northern Ireland. Working Paper [full-text] [Details] |
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2004 | New Media: New Pleasures?.
Kerr, A., Brereton, P., Kücklich, J. and Flynn, R. (2004) New Media: New Pleasures?. Working Paper [full-text] [Details] |
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2003 | Girls/Women Just Want to Have Fun.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2003) Girls/Women Just Want to Have Fun. Working Paper [Details] |
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2002 | Loading…Please Wait. Ireland and the Global Games Industry.
Dr Aphra Kerr (2002) Loading…Please Wait. Ireland and the Global Games Industry. Working Paper [full-text] [Details] |
Conference Hosted
Year | Publication | |
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2013 | National and Transnational Cultural Flows and Place.
Aphra Kerr (2013) National and Transnational Cultural Flows and Place. Conference Hosted [Details] |
Honours and Awards
Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
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2020 | Member Academy of Europe, Film Media and Visual Studies section | The Academie of Europe/ Academia Europaea | |
2019 | IASH-SSPS Research Fellowship | University of Edinburgh | |
2016 | Distinguished Scholar Award Digital Games | Digital Games Research Association | |
2011 | Teaching and Learning Innovation Project Award : Teaching Research Ethics | Maynooth University | |
2011 | Annenberg Visiting Scholar in Culture & Communication | Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania | |
2001 | Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow | Irish Research Council | |
1995 | European PhD fellowship | United Nations University & EU | |
1993 | Irish American Partnership Postgraduate Fellowship | Irish American Partnership Scholar Programme |
Professional Associations
Association | Function | From / To | |
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International Association for Media and Communication Research | Chair of the Communication Policy & Technology section | 01-AUG-16 / 31-JUL-19 | |
European Sociology Association | Member | 01-AUG-18 / | |
International Association for Media and Communciations Research | Vice-chair Communication Technology & Policy section | 01-AUG-12 / 31-JUL-16 | |
Association for Internet Researchers | Member | 01-JAN-12 / | |
Sociology Association of Ireland | Member | 01-JAN-06 / | |
Digital Games Research Association | Founding member | 01-SEP-03 / |
Committees
Committee | Function | From / To | |
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University Research Committee | Member | 2016 / 2019 | |
University Research Committee | Faculty representative | 2020 / | |
AOIR Local Organising Committee | Conference organisation | 2019 / 2020 | |
European Communication Policy Research - EURO-CPR | Organisation Committee | 2010 / 2013 | |
Social Sciences Research Ethics Sub-Committee | Sociology representative | 2009 / 2011 |
Employment
Employer | Position | From / To | |
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University of Pennsylvania | Visiting Lecturer | 03-JAN-11 / 31-MAY-11 | |
Maynooth University | Lecturer/Senior Lecturer | 01-SEP-05 / | |
University of Ulster | Research Fellow | 01-SEP-04 / 31-AUG-05 | |
Dublin City University | Postdoctoral Fellow | 01-FEB-00 / 30-APR-04 | |
Dublin City University | Lecturer | 01-FEB-98 / 30-MAY-01 | |
Griffith College | Lecturer | 01-SEP-94 / 01-JUL-98 | |
United Nations University | European Research Fellow | 01-SEP-95 / 30-APR-96 |
Education
Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
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2000 | DCU | PhD | ||
1992 | DCU | BA | ||
1995 | DCU | MA (by research) |
Outreach Activities
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Gamecraft is a volunteer run initiative running diversity and inclusion events around digital technology. Link |
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Moderator of ‘Citizens' Think-in on Artificial Intelligence, Privacy and Civil Liberties’ Discussion moderator. Open to the public. Part of Science Week and in collaboration with ADAPT - the Global Centre for Digital Content Technology. Link |
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An initiative of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to bring together a range of stakeholders to run media literacy events in Ireland. Link |
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Judge of the 3 minute PhD competition for Researchfest @Inspirefest, a two day conference and festival promoting inclusion and diversity in science and technology. Link |
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Expert Advisor to the games industry content and age classification system for all game systems across Europe. Link |
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A community outreach website, social media presence and events sharing information and promoting networking among game makers and policy makers in Ireland. Funded by industry, run by volunteers. Link |
Teaching Interests
Recent Postgraduates
Graduation | Student Name | University | Degree | Thesis | |
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2019 | Jim Murphy | Maynooth University | PhD | Standardising the city: A material-discursive genealogy of CPA-I_001, ISO 37120 and BSI PAS 181 | |
2016 | Oskar Milik | NUI (UCD) | PhD | Protecting face in virtual life: An ethnographic analysis of identity categories and information systems of social control in Massively Multiplayer Online Worlds | |
2015 | Jean Hogarty | Maynooth University | PhD | The Rhythm of Our Lives: Popular Music and Cultural Memory in the Age of the Internet and Retro Culture | |
2014 | Linda O'Keeffe | Maynooth University | PhD | Spaces of Reproduction: How Teenagers Co-construct Post Industrial Soundscapes in Smithfield, Dublin. | |
2010 | Max Keatinge | Maynooth University | MLitt | The Expression and Constraint of Human Agency in the Massively Multiplayer Online Games of World of Warcraft and Eve-Online: a Comparative Case Study |
Internal Collaborators
Name | Institute | Country | |
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Gavan Titley | Media, NUIM | IRELAND | |
Rebecca King O'Riain | Soc, NUIM | IRELAND | |
Seán Ó Riain | Soc, NUIM | IRELAND |
External Collaborators
Name | Role / Description | Country | |
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Botvich, Dimitri. TSSG, WIT | Research | ||
Helen Kennedy. UWE, Bristol | Research | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Julian Kucklich. Berlin | Research | GERMANY | |
Storni, Cristiano. UL, Ireland | Research | ||
Pat Brereton. Comms, DCU | Research | ||
Jacob Mathews. Univ-Paris 8 | Research proposal collaboration | FRANCE | |
Torill Mortensen, ITU Copenhagen | Research proposal collaboration | DENMARK | |
Foghlu, Micheal O. TSSG, WIT | Research | ||
Jennifer Jenson. University of York | Research, Proposal writing | CANADA | |
Stefano De Paoli. University of Dundee, Abertay | Post-doc mentor, research, conference organisation, proposal writing. | SCOTLAND | |
Darryl Charles. University of Ulster | Research | UNITED KINGDOM | |
Cawley, Anthony. UL | Research | ||
Preston, Paschal. Comms, DCU | Research, ISSP Knowledge Society Strand. |