Thank you for visiting my blog posts! In this page, you will see an assortment of posts from homework to in-class work relating to my final project of an autoethnography. In this autoethnography, I decided to explore my experience of…
bp7: reflection on workshop
1. summary of what your partner or professor believe you need to do before submitting final draft While I want to focus on reflecting on my partner’s comments on my second draft, it is worth noting that both my professor…
bp6: feminist critique of the black hole news
In the spirit of the first ever image of the black hole, I will look at the news event of the first ever image of the Black Hole, more specifically this article (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/science/katie-bouman-black-hole.html). To provide a quick overview, the first-ever…
bp5: experiment
The focus of this writing project is to look at the role of women in gaming communities, may it be from playing video games, watching gaming streams, or competing in professional video game competitions. This experiment will look at women…
bp4: admiral grace hopper
The Grace Hopper Conference is one of the most coveted tickets for a women in technology. It has been the largest conference for women in technology and continues to grow every year from 10,000 attendees in 2017 and almost 20,000…
personal cherry coke
When I was younger, I had made friends at local internet cafes. I would come in and sit next to a random stranger playing the same game, and within a few minutes we would end up in the same server…
bp3: bro culture
Article: https://kotaku.com/inside-the-culture-of-sexism-at-riot-games-1828165483 Being a female in the world of gaming is very similar to a being a female in STEM. These predominantly male industries are known for having a bro culture, and while several companies have added efforts in inclusion…
bp2: two places
Looking back to high school, I remember sharing a tiny room with my mother. I can remember the tiny foldable table, the clothes on my head hanging from a makeshift clothes line, and a plastic storage bin as my chair.…
rapidfire thingy
Apology: Recently, I was sharing the news of my admissions to everyone that I thought really helped me get there and as well as those who would entertain me – I would not and could not stop thinking and talking…
bp1: what did my past self do?
What did past Keri do for present Keri to be in this position? I sometimes still think to myself at what point did all of this really begin? Was it when I first attended university? Was it when I met…