Amy Gibbs
For my Doctoral thesis I am researching the topic ‘Histories of the Future: Community Longevity in the Virtual World.’ My research examines the roles of friendship, networking and interests in the longevity of online community. I am looking at both formal and informal media fandom communities residing within blogging networks, and argue that there are concrete reasons for a community’s success or failure. I have been involved in online community continuously since 1995. I completed a Bachelors Degree at Monash in the areas of History and Archaeology. For my Honours thesis I examined the validity of history on Native American tribal websites.
‘The Role of Old Media in Online. Fandom Culture,’ International and Intercultural Communications in the Age of Digital Media Conference, Monash University, 11-13 August 2008.
‘A Real History: Why histories matter in determining whether online communities will flourish or die,’2007 ECPS Communications & Media Studies Seminar Series, Monash University, 20 August 2007.