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  • #EditWikiLit Retrospective

    When me and my course-mates learned at the start of the academic year that we had to edit a Wikipedia article, we accumulated a certain amount of scepticism. As an assignment, the task appeared somewhat odd. I have to admit, however, that the resulting experience was engaging and enjoyable. The process of selecting an article…

  • The Uncomfortable Romance Of Role Playing Games

    Love can be strange to represent in video games. Outside of dating simulators or other explicitly dedicated games, Role Playing Games (RPGs) such as Bethesda Studio’s iterations of the Elder Scrolls or the post-apocalyptic Fallout series, frequently offer the player choices for romance. As Bethesda is gearing up for the release of their new RPG,…

  • SMI and ICTM Joint Postgraduate Conference: A Brief Travelogue

    The weekend of January 21st and 22nd saw my first academic conference attendance. An exciting, slightly terrifying, but ultimately very rewarding experience. The Society of Musicology Ireland and the International Council for Traditional Music Ireland jointly hosted this Postgraduate Conference in University College Dublin, on the 21st and 22nd January 2023.  I had the pleasure…