Cv-2010.doc

A L E X A N D E R C A L A N L E A V I T T
www.alexleavitt.com • www.doalchemy.org • (781) 526.6483 • alexleavitt@gmail.com E D U C A T I O N
Boston University College of Arts & Sciences, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature; minor concentration in Japanese Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
R E S E A R C H P O S I T I O N S
danah boyd, Ph.D., Microsoft Research, Cambridge, MA
Research Assistant
Elizabeth Stark, J.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT
Research Assistant
Convergence Culture Consortium, Comparative Media Studies, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Research Specialist
- Perform research and publish weekly essays on media and culture for Consortium partner companies & public
Web Ecology Project (http://webecologyproject.org/), Cambridge, MA
Lead Researcher
- Manage research projects and compose publications on social network analysis for open Web publication
YouTomb, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Researcher & Analyst
- Compose research on social networks, YouTube policy, online video regulation, & copyright law
Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Intern & Research Assistant
- Digital Natives Project, (http://www.digitalnative.org/)
Prof. Sarah Frederick, Boston University, Boston, MA
Research Assistant
- Bridging Contemporary Literature & Modern Entertainment in the 20th Century: G R A N T S & F U N D I N G
Boston University UROP, Conference Participation Travel Award
$500
Boston University UROP, Student Research Award
$2000
Institute of International Education, Freeman-ASIA Award
$5000
O P E N P U B L I C A T I O N S
ChatRoulette: An Initial Survey
A. Leavitt, T. Hwang. Web Ecology Project: 2010.
The Influentials: New Approaches for Analyzing Influence on Twitter
A. Leavitt. Web Ecology Project: 2009.
The Iranian Election on Twitter: The First Eighteen Days
A. Leavitt, J. Beilin, M. Blake, M. Cowell, D. Fisher, S. Gilbert, R. Hanson, T. Hwang, G. Marra, R. Mason, C.
McSwiggen, D. Rood, A. Shaw, F. Tobia, S. Woodworth. Web Ecology Project: 2009. C O N F E R E N C E S , P A N E L S , P R E S E N T A T I O N S
ROFLcon II, Boston, MA
Communications Manager
BarCamp Boston 5
Lecturer, € +  -  = ? [Euro Plus Cloud Minus Plane Equals Question Mark]
How the Internet is Reacting to a Giant Volcano Lecturer, The Next Big Issues in Social Media (As Told By ChatRoulette) MIT Business in Gaming
Delegate
Popular Culture Association National Conference, St. Louis, MO
Research Panelist, From Narrative to Character: Transmedia, Emotional Economies,
and the Success of Neon Genesis Evangelion C O N F E R E N C E S , P A N E L S , P R E S E N T A T I O N S , c o n t .
Anime Boston, Boston, MA
Panelist/Moderator, Anime in Academia
Lecturer, Introduction to Anime Intro and Ending Themes Lecturer, After Cowboy Bebop: The Works of Shinichiro Watanabe Lecturer, Chains, Trains, and Happy Endings: Japan’s Underground Sex Culture Lecturer, On the Road for Anime Pilgrimages Lecturer, Hentai Manga: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Lecturer, From Antisocial Loser to Economic Hero: The History of Otakudom Penny Arcade Expo: East, Boston, MA
Lecturer, Memes, Microcultures, and 2D Chicks: Our Future in the Otaku Gamer
Ignite Boston, Boston, MA
Presenter, Moé: Media Meets Reality
Futures of Entertainment 4, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Event Manager
Schoolgirls and Mobilesuits: Culture and Creation in Manga and Anime,
Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN
Lecturer, “Death to Narrative Structure! The Conflicting Relationship of Money & Vision Podcamp Boston 4, Boston, MA
Lecturer, “How Did Social Technology Change Web Culture?”
Otakon, Baltimore, MD
Lecturer, “Without Watching the Anime: Opening & Ending Themes”
Lecturer, “The Impact of Evangelion” Lecturer, “The Problem with Otaku” Anime Expo, Anaheim, CA
Lecturer, “The Problem with Otaku” Lecturer, “Without Watching the Anime: Opening & Ending Themes” Panelist, “Introduction to Anime & Manga Studies” Open Video Conference, New York University, New York, NY
Lecturer, “Anime Video Culture: The Case of Fansubs, Anime Music Videos, & Copyright”
C O N F E R E N C E S , P A N E L S , P R E S E N T A T I O N S , c o n t .
Anime Boston, Boston, MA
Lecturer, “Music, Genre, & the Works of Shinichiro Watanabe” Lecturer, “The Virtual Worlds of Anime” Lecturer, “The Anime That’s Not Anime: Opening & Ending Themes” Panelist, “Akiba Empire: The Otaku Influence” Panelist, “Chains, Trains, & Love Hotels: The Japanese Sex Industry” Panelist/Moderator, “Technology, Globalization, and the American Otaku” Panelist/Moderator, “Trescaflowgun: Comparative Themes in Japanese Animation” Popular Culture Association National Conference, New Orleans, LA
Research Panelist, “Asian Popular Culture: ‘Otaku: The (Un)popular Fandom’” South by Southwest, Austin, TX
Panel Moderator, “Blackboards or Backchannels: (Social) Technology in the Classroom of Tomorrow” Harvard Program for Asian & International Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Workshop Presenter, “Trends of Education in Asia”
ROFLthing NY, New York City, NY
Staff
Connecticon, Hartford, CT
Beyond Broadcast, American University, Washington, D.C.
Social Media Consultant/Delegate
Berkman@10, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Delegate
ROFLcon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Delegate
L A N G U A G E S K I L L S
- Conversant & literate in French- Intermediate skills in Japanese- Elementary skills in Mandarin Chinese

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